Eptura has expanded the integration of its workplace coordination platform, Eptura Engage, within Microsoft 365, targeting large organisations that manage workspace bookings and office coordination.
The update lets staff and administrators manage desks, rooms, shared spaces and office collaboration through Outlook, Teams and Microsoft Copilot. It is aimed at complex workplace environments where companies need to manage resources across multiple locations.
The announcement follows a certification milestone for the product. Eptura Engage's Solutions Partner has received the certified software designation for Financial Services AI in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, which recognises software that meets Microsoft's programme requirements and works with the Microsoft Cloud.
The designation may carry particular weight for customers in regulated industries, where buyers closely assess security, compliance and interoperability before adoption. According to Eptura, the recognition gives organisations in regulated environments added assurance around secure and compliant workflows.
Broader Scope
Eptura is positioning Engage as a workplace coordination system rather than a simple room-booking tool. Large employers, it argues, want more control over how desks, meeting rooms, neighbourhoods and shared resources are allocated, along with clearer visibility into how office space is being used.
Those demands have grown as hybrid working has become more established. Businesses are under pressure to support team coordination, enforce workplace policies across multiple sites and reduce friction for employees deciding when and where to work.
"Hybrid work breaks down when coordination becomes fragmented or overly simplistic," said Raj Batra, Chief Executive Officer of Eptura. "What we hear from customers is the need for control and flexibility at enterprise scale - without disrupting the Microsoft tools their employees already rely on. With Engage, we focus on extending Microsoft 365 with dedicated workplace capabilities, from advanced booking and team coordination to analytics and automation. Earning the certified software designation validates that approach and our commitment to delivering secure, enterprise-ready solutions for global organizations."
Engage supports a range of scheduling tasks beyond standard booking, including automated room reassignment, recurring meeting management and attendee coordination. Eptura also says Microsoft 365 Copilot integration supports natural-language booking requests, workspace recommendations and collaboration planning.
For administrators, the system provides a central view of availability and utilisation, along with tools to manage policies and exceptions in one place. Eptura says this is intended to help organisations make more deliberate decisions about workplace planning and office operations.
Microsoft Stack
The integration extends beyond front-end booking tools into Microsoft's broader cloud and identity systems. Eptura says its products are hosted on Microsoft Azure, including support for Azure Government Cloud, which is relevant for organisations operating under stricter regulatory and compliance requirements.
It also uses Microsoft Entra ID for single sign-on and user provisioning, allowing access management to be handled through a central identity system already used by many large organisations for internal applications and workforce tools.
On the analytics side, Eptura uses Microsoft Fabric as the basis of its data framework. Customers can analyse space and location data through Microsoft Power BI to examine office utilisation, occupancy trends and other workplace metrics.
Calendar Shift
Another part of the update concerns Microsoft's evolving approach to calendar services. Eptura is advancing a Microsoft Graph-based integration that will provide secure, real-time access to calendars and resource bookings.
That matters because Microsoft is retiring Exchange Web Services in October 2026, requiring software providers that rely on Microsoft calendar data to adapt their integrations. By shifting further towards Microsoft Graph, Eptura is aligning its platform with Microsoft's roadmap for cloud-based calendar and booking services.
Eptura's relationship with Microsoft also includes availability through the Microsoft Marketplace. Eligible purchases may count towards Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitments, a factor that can influence procurement decisions at larger companies with existing cloud spending agreements.
The company also participates in the Microsoft Places ecosystem and integrates with the Microsoft Places Directory, which is intended to support interoperability and hybrid work coordination across office environments.
As workplace management becomes more complex across distributed office estates, customers are looking for systems that combine scheduling, administrative oversight and operational insight in a single platform.