Agent Factory: Building your first AI agent with the tools to deliver real-world outcomes
Agents are only as capable as the tools you give them—and only as trustworthy as the governance behind those tools.
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Building the Frontier Firm with Microsoft Azure: The business case for cloud and AI modernization
Frontier Firms are moving beyond experimentation and into scaled transformation—powered by human-agent teams—by having agents as members of their team, reinventing processes, providing employees with new skills to scale their impact, and using a modern cloud foundation.
Agent Factory: The new era of agentic AI—common use cases and design patterns
Instead of simply delivering information, agents reason, act, and collaborate—bridging the gap between knowledge and outcomes. Read more about agentic AI in Azure AI Foundry.
GPT-5 in Azure AI Foundry: The future of AI apps and agents starts here
Today, we’re announcing general availability of OpenAI’s new flagship, GPT-5, in Azure AI Foundry. This is more than a new model release; it is the most powerful large language model (LLM) ever released across key benchmarks.
OpenAI’s open‑source model: gpt‑oss on Azure AI Foundry and Windows AI Foundry
With the launch of OpenAI’s gpt‑oss models—its first open-weight release since GPT‑2—we’re giving developers and enterprises unprecedented ability to run, adapt, and deploy OpenAI models entirely on their own terms.
Scaling generative AI in the cloud: Enterprise use cases for driving secure innovation
In our technical guide, “Accelerating Generative AI Innovation with Cloud Migration” we outline how IT and digital transformation leaders can tap into the power and flexibility of Azure to unlock the full potential of generative AI.
Microsoft Azure AI Foundry Models and Microsoft Security Copilot achieve ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification
Microsoft has achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification—a globally recognized standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems for both Azure AI Foundry Models and Microsoft Security Copilot.
Databricks runs best on Azure
Choosing Azure Databricks can streamline your entire data lifecycle within a single, scalable environment.
Reasoning reimagined: Introducing Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning
Unlock faster, efficient reasoning with Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning—optimized for edge, mobile, and real-time applications.
Introducing Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Announcing the public preview of Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry—an API and SDK-based offering of OpenAI’s advanced agentic research capability.
Introducing Azure Accelerate: Fueling transformation with experts and investments across your cloud and AI journey
Azure Accelerate is a simplified offering designed to fuel transformation with experts and investments across the cloud and AI journey.
Building secure, scalable AI in the cloud with Microsoft Azure
Forrester Research shows how Azure helps enterprises scale generative AI securely, overcoming infrastructure and compliance challenges to unlock real business value.