Microsoft 365 Copilot Detailed Design
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Detailed Design
April 2025
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Microsoft 365 Service
Connection to the nearest
available compute within the
Microsoft secure global
network. This is usually
within the geography
of the
end user or the data, but
varies based on local
availability and load
balancing requirements.
Compute platform is shared
by multiple customers.
Shared Compute
Data is encrypted and tagged
with customer unique keys
and identifiers. Location is
determined by the tenant
data map and Core Online
Services contract terms.
Storage platform is shared
by multiple customers.
Shared Storage
Build low/no-code
Copilot extensions
and stand
-alone
experiences
Related Services
Build your own pro-
code solutions that
integrate with Copilot
Resources
Legend
Fully custom agent
experiences within
the Copilot UI
Data imported into
the Graph from
outside sources
Components that are
integral to the
Microsoft 365 service
Microsoft
365 Service
Components
Microsoft services
that operate outside
of Microsoft 365
Other
Microsoft
Services
Components that
operate outside the
Microsoft network
External
Components
Purple lines show integral
connectivity paths
Green lines are customer
optional connections, arrows
indicate one
-way data flows
Secure, private use
of Bing to augment
Copilot with web data
End users connect to the
nearest Microsoft network
node over secure, encrypted
channels. Data remains
tagged to each customer
throughout.
Microsoft Global Network
Microsoft
Bing
Custom
Engine
Agents
Use Copilot Studio,
SharePoint, and
Teams Toolkit to
extend Copilot
External
Data
The global network
provides access to
Microsoft 365
Copilot is a Core
Online Service with
data residency terms
Core Online
Services
Storage
Additional services
may store data in
other geographies
Additional
Services
Storage
Azure
OpenAI
Service
Copilot
Studio
Microsoft
Network
Edge
Internet
·
Copilot Web Grounding Security
·
Copilot Architecture
·
Copilot Security
optional
optional
optional
optional
Azure AI
Services
Graph
Connectors
Microsoft
365 Copilot
Service
Microsoft
Graph
Declarative
Agents
Copilot
Extensibility