AvePoint Expands Strategic Partnership with Microsoft for AI Governance
AvePoint has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Microsoft to provide enhanced tools for deploying, securing, and governing AI across enterprise environments.
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AvePoint announced an expanded strategic partnership with Microsoft to help organizations deploy, govern, secure, and optimize AI across their enterprises. Building on 25 years of collaboration, the partnership aims to address challenges in AI adoption by combining Microsoft's AI platforms with AvePoint's governance and security expertise. AvePoint reported 45x growth in Cloud Backup Express customers in 2026 and is expanding its AgentPulse product to provide governance workflows for AI agents.
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