Enhanced Workflow and Agent Experience The January 2026 update for Microsoft Foundry extension in VS Code brings a follow update to the capabilities we introduced during Ignite of last year. We’re ...

In December, we presented a series about MCP, culminating in a session about adding authentication to MCP servers. I demoed a Python MCP server that uses Microsoft Entra for authentication, requiring...

Join us for a new 6‑part livestream series where we explore the foundational concepts behind building AI agents in Python using the Microsoft Agent Framework. This series is for anyone who wants to...

Happy New Year! 🎆 We are kicking off 2026 with a major set of updates designed to streamline how you build, test, and deploy AI agents. This month, we’ve focused on aligning with the latest GitHub...

As AI systems mature into multi‑agent ecosystems, the need for agents to communicate reliably and securely has become fundamental. Traditionally, agents built on different frameworks like Semantic Ke...

The transition from standalone Large Language Models (LLMs) to Agentic Orchestration marks the next frontier in AI development. We are moving away from simple "prompt-and-response" cycles toward...

Overcoming Cosmos DB Backup and Restore Challenges with Azure Databricks The Challenge of Backing Up and Restoring Azure Cosmos DB One of the significant pain points when working with Azure Cosmo...

  Why this article? To remove the vulnerability of exposing the data base connection string in Databricks notebook directly, by using Azure key vault. Database connection strings are extremely ...

We just concluded Python + MCP, a three-part livestream series where we: Built MCP servers in Python using FastMCP Deployed them into production on Azure (Container Apps and Functions) Added ...