In this blog, we’ll explore how the latest updates to Azure Integration Services equip your organization with the tools and knowledge to integrate AI into workflows, modernize integrations, and create a foundation that’s both scalable and adaptable to future business needs.
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are turning to AI to drive innovation and maintain their competitive edge. At Microsoft Ignite 2024, Azure Integration Services introduces groundbreaking features that seamlessly integrate AI into your workflows, without disrupting your operations. By putting AI at the forefront, Azure Integration Services helps enterprises streamline business processes, enhance customer experiences, and unlock new capabilities.
While AI is a powerful driver of transformation, modernization of your integration platforms is equally critical. Azure Integration Services delivers both, empowering your organization to modernize integrations while tapping into AI innovation.
In this blog, we’ll explore how the latest updates to Azure Integration Services equip your organization with the tools and knowledge to integrate AI into workflows, modernize integrations, and create a foundation that’s both scalable and adaptable to future business needs.
Future-Proof Your Business: Embrace AI with Azure Integration Services
Azure Integration Services continues to transform the way businesses leverage AI, enhancing Azure API Management and expanding Azure Logic Apps capabilities across diverse environments.
Support for GPT4o (Text and Images) Across All GenAI Policies in Azure API Management
Our expanded support for GPT-4o models (text and image) within Azure API Management’s Generative AI policies brings AI-driven innovation to your fingertips. New features like Token Limit Policy, Token Metric Policy, and Semantic Caching Policy help businesses manage GPT-4 models in Azure OpenAI deployments more effectively. Learn more about how these policies unlock new capabilities here.
Generative AI Gateway Token Quota in Azure API Management
This enhancement to the Token Limit Policy gives businesses greater flexibility with daily, weekly, or monthly token quotas. With the ability to control costs, track usage trends, and optimize token consumption, you can support dynamic AI-driven innovation while staying within your budget. Explore how this drives cost-controlled AI experimentation here.
AI Capabilities in the Azure Logic Apps Consumption SKU
We are excited to announce the public preview of AI capabilities in the Azure Logic Apps Consumption SKU, bringing AI directly into your workflows with the Azure AI Search Connector, Azure OpenAI Connector, and Forms Recognizer. These tools enable intelligent document processing, enhanced search, and language capabilities—all essential for creating dynamic and smarter workflows. By adding AI-powered connectors to the Consumption SKU, businesses of all sizes can innovate without the complexity of managing multiple environments. Ready to integrate AI into your workflows? Learn more about these AI capabilities here.
Templates Support in Azure Logic Apps Standard
Azure Logic Apps makes it easier than ever to launch integrations quickly, whether you're orchestrating simple data transfers or complex workflows. With pre-built workflow templates, you can accelerate integration scenarios—reducing development time while ensuring your workflows meet unique business needs. Explore how these templates can speed up your integration process here.
Modernize Without Disruptions
While innovation is crucial, maintaining operational stability is just as important. Azure Integration Services ensures that businesses can modernize their integration systems without causing disruptions, even during critical migrations or cloud transitions.
Logic Apps Hybrid Deployment Model
For businesses with specialized integration requirements, the new Hybrid Deployment Model allows workflows to run on customer-managed infrastructure—whether on-premises, in a private cloud, or a third-party public cloud. This ensures that businesses can meet regulatory, privacy, or network demands while benefiting from Azure's robust connector library for SaaS integration. Learn how this hybrid approach can help your organization meet unique integration requirements.
Premium Integration Account in Azure Logic Apps
The Premium Integration Account enhances B2B integrations with higher throughput, scalability, and support for advanced security like VNET integration. This offering is optimized for high-performance, mission-critical workloads and provides the reliability your business depends on. Discover how the Premium Integration Account can power your enterprise-grade integrations here.
Deployment slots in Azure Logic Apps Standard
This feature is designed to enable zero-downtime deployment for mission-critical Logic Apps, allowing you to update and deploy new versions seamlessly without disrupting end users. Deployment slots bring enterprise-grade availability to your Logic Apps, making it easier to meet high availability requirements. Learn more about setting up deployment slots and optimizing your deployment strategy in our documentation.
Automate Build and Deployment for Standard Logic App Workflows with Azure DevOps
This release streamlines the deployment process for single-tenant Logic Apps using Azure DevOps, ensuring consistency and efficiency across environments. Start optimizing your workflow deployments today and unlock the power of automated CI/CD for your Logic Apps! For setup details and best practices, check out our documentation here.
Advanced Enterprise Features for API Management
In addition to AI and integration capabilities, Azure API Management continues to evolve with advanced enterprise features designed to streamline operations, enhance security, and improve performance at scale. Let’s take a look at some of the key advancements that will transform your API management experience.
Shared Workspace Gateways in Azure API Management
This feature allows businesses to connect multiple workspaces to a single gateway, reducing operational costs and simplifying API management. By federating API management across up to 30 workspaces, organizations can maintain decentralized control while unifying oversight through a central developer portal. This means you can innovate rapidly without sacrificing the security and scalability your enterprise demands. Start simplifying your API management here.
Azure API Management Premium v2 Tier
For businesses managing APIs at scale, the new Premium v2 Tier offers unmatched performance. With higher entity limits, unlimited API requests, and flexible networking options, the Premium v2 Tier supports large-scale enterprise needs, all while offering greater stability and performance. Explore the power of Premium v2 and how it can drive your organization forward.
Fully Managed API Analysis in Azure API Center
Simplify API governance with fully managed API analysis in Azure API Center. Automatic linting ensures your API definitions align with company standards, helping to maintain high-quality APIs while reducing manual configuration. Learn more about API analysis and how it ensures consistency and quality across all your APIs here.
Synchronization Between Azure API Center and Azure API Management
This integration brings together the governance power of API Center with the management capabilities of API Management, offering a unified solution for API lifecycle management. With this integration, you can now easily sync your API Management instance directly with API Center for streamlined API discovery, centralized tracking, and enhanced governance. This solution simplifies the API lifecycle, improving operational efficiency while ensuring comprehensive oversight and governance across your organization’s APIs.
API security posture management is now natively available in Defender CSPM
We’re excited to announce that API security posture management is now natively integrated into Defender CSPM, offering comprehensive visibility and proactive risk analysis for Azure API Management APIs. This integration helps security teams identify vulnerabilities, prioritize best practices, and assess API exposure risks within the broader application context. Additionally, it expands sensitive data discovery to include API URLs, paths, and query parameters, enabling efficient tracking and mitigation of data exposure risks across cloud applications.
Empower Your Business for the Future with Azure Integration Services
With the latest innovations at Microsoft Ignite 2024, Azure Integration Services ensures that businesses can move forward with confidence—modernizing their integration systems without disruption while leveraging the power of AI. Whether you're managing legacy migrations, automating workflows, or optimizing for AI-driven business success, Azure Integration Services provides the flexibility, scalability, and stability to drive your future growth.
Ready to future-proof your business? Start your AI and integration journey with Azure today!
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