Join our free livestream series on using Microsoft IQ with Python

Join us for a new 3-part livestream series where we take a deep technical look at Microsoft IQ, the knowledge layer for the next generation of AI experiences. You'll learn how Foundry IQ, Work IQ, and Fabric IQ can be used to ground AI systems in organizational knowledge, workplace context, and structured business data.

Our series will cover:

• Foundry IQ for multi-source agentic retrieval on search indexes, SharePoint, websites, and more
• Work IQ for user-specific retrieval of M365 data, like Teams chats, emails, and calendar events
• Fabric IQ for retrieval of data stored in OneLake, via Fabric ontologies and data agents
• Building agents with Microsoft Agent Framework to connect to Foundry IQ, Fabric IQ, and Work IQ

Throughout the series, we’ll use Python for all examples and share full code so you can run everything yourself in your own Foundry projects.

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In addition to the live streams, you can also join the Microsoft Foundry Discord to ask follow-up questions after each stream.

If you are new to generative AI with Python, start with our 9-part Python + AI series, which covers topics such as LLMs, embeddings, RAG, tool calling, MCP, and agents. If you are new to Microsoft Agent Framework, watch our 6-part Python + Agent series which dives deep into agents and workflows.

To learn more about each live stream or register for individual sessions, scroll down:

28 July, 2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time

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In the first session of our Microsoft IQ Deep Dive with Python series, we’ll kick things off with an introduction to the Microsoft IQ family: Foundry IQ, Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and Web IQ. We’ll then take a deeper look at Foundry IQ (Azure AI Search), exploring how it helps agents and applications work with curated knowledge and organizational context. We'll build a knowledge base and connect it to multiple knowledge sources, including the new IQs, MCP servers, and search indexes built from ingested data. Then we'll perform multi-source agentic retrieval on the knowledge base, which executes queries in parallel and merges the results with state-of-the-art ranking models. Finally, we will build an agent in Python using Microsoft Agent Framework and ground the agent's responses in results from the Foundry IQ knowledge base. All code demos will use Python and will be available in an open-source repository for you to deploy yourself. After the stream, join office hours in the Microsoft Foundry Discord to ask follow-up questions.

29 July, 2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time

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In the second session of our Microsoft IQ Deep Dive with Python series, we’ll focus on Work IQ and how it brings workplace context into AI-powered experiences. We’ll explore how developers can use Work IQ through APIs, A2A patterns, MCP integration, and tool-based workflows. We’ll look at two practical tool examples, then show how Work IQ can be used from Copilot and from a Microsoft Agent Framework agent. All code demos will use Python and will be available in an open-source repository for you to deploy yourself. After the stream, join office hours in the Microsoft Foundry Discord to ask follow-up questions.

30 July, 2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time

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In the final session of our Microsoft IQ Deep Dive with Python series, we’ll explore Fabric IQ and how it connects AI experiences to structured business data. We’ll introduce the key concepts behind Fabric IQ, including ontologies and data agents, and show how they help describe, organize, and reason over operational data stored in OneLake. We’ll use the Microsoft Fabric API SDK in Python to connect to Fabric IQ, so that we can programmatically configure ontologies and answer questions about our data. All code demos will use Python and will be available in an open-source repository for you to deploy yourself. After the stream, join office hours in the Microsoft Foundry Discord to ask follow-up questions.