From reinventing hybrid integration to unlocking AI-powered productivity and simplifying API management across ecosystems, the first quarter of 2025 was all about making integration smarter, faster, and more accessible for everyone. Whether you're a developer modernizing legacy workflows, an IT pro securing mission-critical APIs, or a business technologist building intelligent automations, Azure Integration Services and Azure API Management are moving at the speed of innovation.
Here’s what stood out this quarter and how these updates can help accelerate your next move.
Product Announcements
We’ve been hard at work delivering powerful new capabilities across Azure Logic Apps and Azure API Management designed to help you move faster, modernize smarter, and innovate with confidence. Here’s what’s new:
Azure Logic Apps Hybrid Deployment Model [Public Preview Refresh]
The public preview of the Logic Apps hybrid deployment model has been refreshed, allowing you to run Logic Apps on your own infrastructure, whether that’s on-premises, at the edge, or across multi-cloud environments.
New highlights include:
- .NET Framework custom code support on Linux containers – Bring over BizTalk-style transformations without a rewrite.
- SAP built-in connector now supported on Linux containers – Run SAP workflows anywhere you deploy Hybrid Logic Apps.
- New Rabbit MQ built-in connector – Seamlessly connect to on-premises message brokers for hybrid queueing scenarios.
Read the full update.
Data Mapper in Azure Logic Apps (Standard) [Public Preview Refresh]
The updated Data Mapper in Logic Apps (Standard) is now even more powerful, bringing forward critical BizTalk-era capabilities with a modern UX:
- Run enterprise-grade XSLT logic from reusable templates
- Extract values from complex XML using XPath
- Build and reuse custom XML functions within your maps
Dive into the details.
Azure API Center Continues to Evolve
Azure API Center continues to evolve as the single source of truth for your organization’s APIs. Two key updates now in public preview:
- Managed API Center Portal – A turnkey developer portal to explore, customize, and govern APIs with Microsoft Entra integration.
Set up instructions for the API Center portal.
- ️Amazon API Gateway integration – Automatically import and keep APIs in sync from AWS into API Center. No manual updates. No drift.
Learn about the integration.
Developer tooling: A better Azure API Management experience in VS Code
We’ve released a new version of the Azure API Management VS Code extension, focused on making it easier to draft, debug, and explain API policies fueled by GitHub Copilot and AI enhancements. It’s all about helping developers move faster and smarter. Learn more.
Your AI and modernization playbooks for Logic Apps
Bring AI into your workflows with the Logic Apps AI Playbook
Ready to infuse intelligence into your apps, bots, or business processes? Our AI Playbook for Azure Logic Apps gives you a practical guide to building smarter workflows fast. Whether you're starting from scratch or scaling existing automations, you’ll find step-by-step examples to accelerate your journey:
- Build conversational apps using Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search
- Automate document intelligence with built-in connectors to Azure AI Document Intelligence
- Power real-time retrieval with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns
- Create intelligent agents using Semantic Kernel and Logic Apps orchestration
Explore AI scenarios and examples.
Still running mainframe workloads? We've got a playbook for that too.
Modernizing mission-critical systems doesn’t have to mean starting over. With our Mainframe and Midrange Modernization Playbook, Logic Apps helps you replatform legacy workloads with less risk and more flexibility. Discover how to connect to existing systems, orchestrate modern services, and unlock agility without rewriting everything.
Explore the mainframe modernization guide.
Partnership Announcements
Azure API Management comes with a powerful, fully integrated developer portal built to help teams publish APIs, onboard developers, and manage access with enterprise-grade scalability and security. For many organizations, this out-of-the-box portal offers exactly what they need.
But some businesses need more advanced branding, tailored onboarding journeys, or completely bespoke developer experience. That’s why we’re partnering with Pronovix and ApiBoost, two industry leaders in custom API portals. These partnerships give customers even more flexibility to extend and personalize their API programs.
Customer Success Stories
Telefônica Brasil is transforming call center operations for 115M+ users using Azure OpenAI and Azure API Management. With AI-driven insights and secure API access for 33,000 employees, they’ve cut average handling time by 9% and accelerated innovation. Read the story.
Intermountain Health has saved thousands of hours by integrating Azure API Management, OpenAI, and Arize AI into their cloud AI infrastructure. Responsible AI deployment meets real-time observability for better patient outcomes. Learn more.
Delta Dental of California unified its integration architecture across APIs, messaging, and app delivery using Azure API Management, App Gateway, Redis, and more—streamlining operations and unlocking agility. Explore the case study.
NTT Communications uses Azure Logic Apps to automate threat response as part of its Microsoft Sentinel-powered security stack, enabling faster correlation of security signals across systems. Read the story.
What’s coming up: Events you won’t want to miss
Unleash AI Innovation with a Modern Integration Platform and an API-First Strategy
Join us for a dynamic two-day virtual event April 29-30 where we’ll explore how Azure Integration Services and Azure API Management are powering intelligent, connected experiences. Hear directly from Azure product leaders, industry analysts, and enterprise customers as they share how they’re using Azure to scale AI-driven innovation, modernize integrations, and build API-first strategies that unlock new business value.
This global event is designed to fit your schedule, with live sessions tailored for key regions:
US/Canada: Reserve your seat today!
Day 1: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Day 2: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Australia/New Zealand: Reserve Your Seat Today!
Day 1: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM AEDT
Day 2: Thursday, 1 May 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM AEDT
Europe: Reserve Your Seat Today!
Day 1: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 9:00am – 12:30pm BST
Day 2: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 | 9:00am – 12:30pm BST
Microsoft Build 2025
Whether you're joining us in Seattle or tuning in online, Microsoft Build is your front-row seat to the future of technology. Taking place May 19–22, this year’s conference will showcase groundbreaking innovations across cloud, AI, developer tools, and of course APIs and integration.
Stay Connected!
Q1 2025 set the stage for even bolder moves in the integration space. With hybrid flexibility, next-gen mapping, cross-cloud API management, and AI in every layer, Azure Integration Services and Azure API Management are ready to power what’s next.
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