The new Imagine Enterprise platform aims to help businesses deploy and manage AI agents across financial services, insurance and retail, with built-in security and governance capabilities.
IBM and Microsoft have announced the launch of Imagine Enterprise, a new agentic AI platform designed to help organisations build, deploy and manage artificial intelligence agents across industry-specific business processes. The platform combines IBM Consulting's portfolio of more than 6,000 pre-built AI agents and assets with Microsoft's cloud, data and security technologies.
Announced on November 10, 2026, Imagine Enterprise is designed to support businesses transitioning from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment. The platform focuses on integrating AI agents into existing workflows while maintaining human oversight, security controls and regulatory compliance.
The companies said the platform is particularly aimed at organisations operating in regulated industries, where AI adoption requires stronger governance and integration with existing enterprise systems.
IBM Consulting will contribute its AI transformation expertise and a portfolio of more than 6,000 agents and assets developed through IBM Consulting Advantage. Microsoft will provide the underlying technology infrastructure, including Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot and Azure.
The platform will also incorporate Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Entra, Purview and Defender to support data management, identity verification, security and AI governance.
Through IBM Consulting Advantage's Process Studio, Context Studio and Advantage Core, organisations will be able to design and deploy AI agents tailored to their operational requirements.
Unlike standalone AI applications, Imagine Enterprise is designed to connect with existing business systems, data and processes without requiring organisations to replace their current technology infrastructure.
The platform will initially offer industry-specific frameworks for financial services, insurance and retail. IBM and Microsoft plan to extend these capabilities to additional sectors, including manufacturing, energy, mobility and the public sector.
The companies will also provide engineering support to qualifying enterprise customers, helping them develop and implement AI agents for specific business requirements.
Financial technology and asset management company SEI is exploring emerging and agentic AI technologies with IBM Consulting and support from Microsoft as part of its enterprise transformation initiatives.
Sneha Shah, Chief AI Strategist and Head of SEI Next, said the company is examining how emerging technologies could strengthen critical business processes while supporting responsible AI adoption.
Mohamad Ali, Senior Vice President and Head of IBM Consulting, said businesses are increasingly looking beyond AI tools that improve individual productivity towards systems that combine human expertise with digital labour.
Imagine Enterprise is available through IBM Consulting, which can deploy and operate the platform for customers or collaborate with organisations on enterprise-scale implementations. Self-management options are also available.
IBM and Microsoft have not disclosed pricing details or specific performance benchmarks for the platform.
The launch expands both companies' enterprise AI offerings as businesses explore the use of autonomous agents for workflow automation, operational management and industry-specific applications.
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