What's the deal with these IQs?

Marco Casalaina breaks down Foundry IQ, Fabric IQ, Work IQ, and Web IQ, explaining them as grounding capabilities that give AI agents the right context. He maps each “IQ” to the underlying data source (knowledge bases, OneLake, Microsoft 365 apps, and the public web) and what it enables.

Overview

The video explains four “IQ” concepts as different ways to ground AI agents with relevant context:

Foundry IQ

• Described as a grounding capability for knowledge bases and search indexes.
• Focuses on giving agents access to curated organizational knowledge and indexed content.

Fabric IQ

• Described as a grounding capability for data in Microsoft Fabric.
• Specifically ties to the data in your OneLake catalog.

Work IQ

• Described as the agent-facing grounding capability for Microsoft 365 work content.
• Covers the agent-facing side of:
  • Outlook
  • Teams
  • SharePoint
  • Word

Web IQ

• Described as grounding via fast, real-time search of the web.
• Focuses on bringing in up-to-date external information when needed.