Amanda Silver

@amandaksilver

Same mission, new chapter. Building the foundation for human + agent collaboration. CVP at Microsoft, M365 Core + Work IQ. // ☁️🌈

Seattle, WA

m365.cloud.microsoft

Joined November 2010

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Amanda Silver
@amandaksilver
Jun 25
Could an AI describe your work life without you telling it anything? I've been at Microsoft 24 years and couldn't do it on a napkin. Work IQ did it in 2 minutes. For a little fun at our LT offsite, we each ran a simple prompt through M365 Copilot with Work IQ. It looked through
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Amanda Silver
@amandaksilver
Sep 4
Really excited to see the world premiere of The Story of VS Code. youtu.be/kHL3XzjpT5w?si… So many lessons learned through this experience. VS Code really paved the way for Microsoft to contribute to Open Source and really laid the foundation for GitHub joining the Microsoft
The Story of VS Code | Official Documentary
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Amanda Silver
@amandaksilver
Aug 30
Just caught sight of 6+ orcas on the Seattle-Bainbridge ferry including a couple babies! Awesome end to the summer!
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Amanda Silver
@amandaksilver
Jun 29
Huge news. Anthropic models now GA in Foundry.
Microsoft Azure
@Azure
Jun 29
Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available, hosted on Azure. Prompt caching and extended thinking are supported today, with more capabilities on the way. Read more: msft.it/6018vsDhM
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Amanda Silver
@amandaksilver
Jun 29
The real question about AI agents isn't how fast they answer... it's whether we can trust them with the work. So we asked 300 engineers to rank their confidence across 101 tasks. The 2026 Agent Confidence Index, with @techreview, is live:
The 2026 Agent Confidence Index: Where 300 builders see real momentum | The Microsoft Cloud Blog
From microsoft.com
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