Microsoft Build 2025 vs. Google Cloud Next ’25 : The Agent War
Why everyone is talking about “AI agents” 🧑💻🤖
AI agents can plan, reason and act on their own (or with humans). Both Microsoft and Google just showed how serious they are about turning agents into everyday business tools.
Microsoft Build 2025 “Agents everywhere”
| Where? | What’s New? | Why It Matters (Plain Talk) |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | Becomes a coding teammate that can refactor, test, fix bugs, even modernise old Java/.NET apps. | Saves days of boring code cleanup. |
| SRE Agent | Watches production apps, finds the problem, fixes it, writes the post mortem. | Fewer 3 a.m. on call nightmares. |
| Copilot Studio | Drag and drop or full code ways to build your own agents. Agents can talk to each other. | Anyone from a pro dev to a power user can join the fun. |
| Agent Store & Entra Agent ID | A marketplace plus a “badge” for every agent so IT knows who/what has access. | Keeps agent sprawl under control. |
| Computer Use tool | Agents can click buttons and type in regular apps by “seeing” the screen. | Automates legacy software without APIs. |
Google Cloud Next ’25 “Vertex AI is the command center”
| Platform Piece | Plain English Role |
|---|---|
| Vertex AI Agents | One home for building, training and running every kind of agent. |
| Agent Development Kit (ADK) | Open source starter kit for multi agent systems. |
| Agentspace | A “search bar plus agent hub” for every employee. Finds info and presses the buttons for you. |
| Gemini models | The brains handle text, images, video, code. |
| Domain agents |
Customer service bots
Data science analysts
Creative content helpers
Security sidekicks
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Real world demo: A data agent pulled numbers out of PDF invoices, joined them with sales data in BigQuery and explained a cash flow dip in minutes, no code.
Microsoft vs Google quick scorecard
| Question | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|
| One big platform or many touch points? | Woven into GitHub, Teams, Windows, Azure… Familiar but scattered. | Vertex AI is a single “command center.” |
| Coolest live agent? | Autonomous SRE agent (ops automation). | Agentspace + Customer Engagement Suite (talks to customers, pulls data). |
| Developer vibe | From drag and drop to VS Code extensions. | Natural language config, open ADK. |
Why it matters to companies like Codimite
Codimite already builds AI boosted software on Google Cloud. Google’s new agents (Code Assist, Workflow Automation, Vertex AI) slot straight into that playbook helping deliver:
- 80% faster projects
- 24 / 7 support bots
- Quick adaptation to new AI tools
Imagine These Everyday Wins
Midnight outage fixed in 5 min — Microsoft’s SRE Agent restarts a flaky service, files a GitHub issue, and lets the human sleep.
Bank helpline with super powers — Google’s Customer Engagement agent pulls account data + policy docs instantly, so reps answer tricky loan questions first time.
Cash flow mystery solved — A Google data agent reads PDFs + sales DB, spots a “36-month promo” draining money, and drafts the CFO email.
The Takeaway
Agents are coming fast.
Google offers a single, deep AI platform (Vertex AI) that feels ready for big, data hungry problems.
Microsoft sprinkles agents across the tools millions already use great for quick adoption inside familiar workflows.
Smart businesses will mix and match but whichever way you lean, start experimenting now.
