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card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Announcements\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/announcements\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1465\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-22T11:30:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 22\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/gpt-6-astra-sol-and-luna-for-production-agents-in-microsoft-foundry\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54001\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tExplore GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and GPT-6 Luna in Microsoft Foundry, with scalable model options for production AI agents, complex workflows, and high-volume tasks.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-equal-height-columns variant-a is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media card-block--has-excerpt not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54013\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Ship agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54013\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Foundry-Optimization-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Graphic reads, Microsoft Foundry. Model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Announcements\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/announcements\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1465\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-24T11:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 24\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t9 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/ship-agents-faster-with-expanded-model-choice-voice-agents-and-continuous-optimization\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Ship agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54013\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShip agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe best model for your business will keep changing.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media card-block--has-excerpt not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54081\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54081\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Azure_SQLCon-3-Azure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A conference room full of people during a keynote presentation\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Events\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/events\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1460\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-28T23:30:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 28\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/fabcon-and-sqlcon-2026-in-barcelona-building-the-data-foundation-for-microsoft-copilot-and-agents\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54081\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft Fabric and SQL innovations announced at FabCon and SQLCon Barcelona 2026 help organizations build trusted data foundations for AI.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media card-block--has-excerpt not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53839\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"The Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governance controls cost and proves ROI\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53839\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Foundry-Economics-Series_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Microsoft Foundry graphic promoting ROI for agents\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-10T10:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 10\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t9 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/the-economics-of-agent-optimization-how-ai-agent-governance-controls-cost-and-proves-roi\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"The Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governance controls cost and proves ROI\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53839\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governance controls cost and proves ROI\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThis blog post is the fourth and final installment of The Economics of Agent Optimization, which shares the strategies, capabilities, and proof points that can help you optimize agent costs and run AI as a managed investment system on Microsoft Foundry.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-331e6ab7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4-xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4-xl)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"hear-from-our-azure-leaders\">Hear 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datetime=\"2026-09-16T09:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 16\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t3 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-recognized-as-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-distributed-hybrid-infrastructure\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53934\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53557\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Inside Microsoft&#8217;s marketing team: Scaling expertise with AI\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53557\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Azure-Foundry-AI-at-Scale-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"People working at computer, abstract network background\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-08-31T09:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAugust 31\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/inside-microsofts-marketing-team-scaling-expertise-with-ai\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Inside Microsoft&#8217;s marketing team: Scaling expertise with AI\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53557\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInside Microsoft&#8217;s marketing team: Scaling expertise with AI\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53462\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53462\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Pyramid with three sections.  Know the risk, reduce exposure, deploy the patch\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-08-25T09:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAugust 25\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t6 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/the-patch-window-is-collapsing-why-security-needs-a-new-control-plane\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53462\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);\" class=\"section alignfull is-style-rounded-md has-electric-blue-300-background-color wp-block-bloginabox-theme-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-bloginabox-theme-section-is-layout-3a320c2e wp-block-bloginabox-theme-section-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"section__background alignfull is-layout-constrained\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-background-image-wrapper section-background-image-wrapper--light section-background-image-wrapper--desktop alignfull\" style=\"opacity: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/azure\/dist\/images\/explore-shapes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"section-background__image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-background-image-wrapper section-background-image-wrapper--dark section-background-image-wrapper--desktop alignfull\" style=\"opacity: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/azure\/dist\/images\/explore-shapes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"section-background__image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"section__content alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-rounded-md has-blur-background-color has-border-color has-white-border-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-337b8cc2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:4px;background-color:#dceef85c;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg)\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);\" class=\"section is-style-rounded-md alignwide explore-section wp-block-bloginabox-theme-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-bloginabox-theme-section-is-layout-4efa1124 wp-block-bloginabox-theme-section-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"section__background alignfull is-layout-constrained\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-background-image-wrapper section-background-image-wrapper--light section-background-image-wrapper--desktop alignfull\" style=\"opacity: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/azure\/dist\/images\/Surface.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"section-background__image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-background-image-wrapper section-background-image-wrapper--dark section-background-image-wrapper--desktop alignfull\" style=\"opacity: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/azure\/dist\/images\/Surface-dark.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"section-background__image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"section__content alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-3-font-size\" id=\"explore-microsoft-azure-product-categories\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xs)\">Explore Microsoft Azure product categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-af2e4402 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/ai-machine-learning\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AI + machine learning<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/analytics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analytics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/compute\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Compute<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/containers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Containers<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/databases\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Databases<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/developer-tools\/devops\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DevOps<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/developer-tools\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Developer tools<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/hybrid-multicloud\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hybrid + multicloud<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/identity\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Identity<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/integration\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Integration<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/internet-of-things\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internet of things<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/management-and-governance\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Management and governance<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en-us\/blog\/category\/storage\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Storage<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f6960ec2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4-xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"hear-from-our-azure-leaders\">AI and machine learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-query-id=\"49\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul role=\"list\" class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning category-compute category-hybrid-multicloud category-internet-of-things category-management-and-governance tag-gartner-magic-quadrant audience-business-decision-makers audience-developers content-type-thought-leadership product-azure-arc product-azure-iot product-azure-iot-hub product-azure-local product-azure-resource-manager product-cloud-services product-microsoft-foundry review-flag-1680286581-295 review-flag-and-o-1680286581-349 review-flag-gartn-1680286585-730 review-flag-iot-1680286585-835 review-flag-microsofts review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-partn-1680286579-901\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54330\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54330\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gartner-Global-Industrial-AIoT-Platform-Blog-Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Promotional graphic with the text \u201cBuilding intelligent operations that learn, with Azure.\u201d on a blue digital-pattern background. An inset photo shows two warehouse employees wearing high-visibility safety vests walking through a storage aisle and reviewing information on a handheld device\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-10-06T14:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 6\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-global-industrial-aiot-platforms\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54330\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54081 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning category-databases category-devops category-hybrid-multicloud category-internet-of-things tag-ai tag-copilot tag-microsoft-iq tag-microsoft-onelake audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-events product-analytics product-azure-cosmos-db product-azure-database-for-postgresql product-azure-local product-azure-sql-database product-github-copilot product-microsoft-foundry review-flag-1680286581-56 review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-5-1680286581-950 review-flag-artif-1680286586-345 review-flag-free-1680286579-836 review-flag-gener-1680286584-335 review-flag-microsofts review-flag-new-1680286579-546\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54081\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54081\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Azure_SQLCon-3-Azure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A conference room full of people during a keynote presentation\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Events\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/events\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1460\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-28T23:30:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 28\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t15 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/fabcon-and-sqlcon-2026-in-barcelona-building-the-data-foundation-for-microsoft-copilot-and-agents\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54081\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54013 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning category-management-and-governance audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-announcements product-foundry-agent-service product-microsoft-copilot-for-azure product-microsoft-foundry review-flag-1680286581-364 review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-5-1680286581-950 review-flag-6-1680286581-909 review-flag-7-1680286581-146 review-flag-alway-1680286580-106 review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-publi-1680286584-566\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54013\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Ship agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54013\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Foundry-Optimization-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Graphic reads, Microsoft Foundry. Model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Announcements\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/announcements\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1465\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-24T11:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 24\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t9 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/ship-agents-faster-with-expanded-model-choice-voice-agents-and-continuous-optimization\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Ship agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54013\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShip agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-62f76944 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"hear-from-our-azure-leaders\">Azure infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-query-id=\"49\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul role=\"list\" class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54366 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compute audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers audience-it-implementors content-type-thought-leadership product-virtual-machines review-flag-ai-driven-ai-driven-2 review-flag-never-1680286580-606 review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-vm-1680286585-143\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54366\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"AI transformation across the infrastructure lifecycle: From supply chain to fleet operations\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54366\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/261001_AI-Powered_Systems_Hero-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-10-07T08:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 7\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t7 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/ai-transformation-across-the-infrastructure-lifecycle-from-supply-chain-to-fleet-operations\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"AI transformation across the infrastructure lifecycle: From supply chain to fleet operations\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54366\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAI transformation across the infrastructure lifecycle: From supply chain to fleet operations\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54217 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compute tag-ai tag-datacenter audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-thought-leadership product-virtual-machines review-flag-microsofts review-flag-new-1680286579-546\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54217\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Responsible infrastructure at hyperscale: Managing the full lifecycle of Azure hardware\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54217\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lifecycle-Azure-hardware-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Cobalt 200 against an abstract background\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-30T08:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 30\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t3 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/responsible-infrastructure-at-hyperscale-managing-the-full-lifecycle-of-azure-hardware\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Responsible infrastructure at hyperscale: Managing the full lifecycle of Azure hardware\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54217\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResponsible infrastructure at hyperscale: Managing the full lifecycle of Azure hardware\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compute category-databases category-hybrid-multicloud content-type-announcements product-azure-local product-sql-server-on-azure-virtual-machines review-flag-gener-1680286584-335\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54298\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54298\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2448\" height=\"1584\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FY26AE-Azure-Composite-Mint-002-H.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Announcements\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/announcements\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1465\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-29T09:40:06-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 29\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t3 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2026\/09\/28\/sql-server-on-azure-local-is-now-generally-available\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54298\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-arrow-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-62f76944 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"hear-from-our-azure-leaders\">App development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-query-id=\"49\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul role=\"list\" class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-53956 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-analytics category-devops category-management-and-governance tag-advancing-reliability tag-azure-essentials tag-azure-well-architected-framework audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers audience-it-implementors content-type-thought-leadership product-azure-chaos-studio product-azure-monitor review-flag-alway-1680286580-106 review-flag-machi-1680286585-314 review-flag-never-1680286580-606 review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-percent review-flag-publi-1680286584-566\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53956\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Your architecture diagram is not your resilience\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53956\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Designing-for-Resilience-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Adam and Mark in interview\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-23T09:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 23\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t11 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/your-architecture-diagram-is-not-your-resilience\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Your architecture diagram is not your resilience\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53956\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour architecture diagram is not your resilience\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-53970 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning category-containers category-devops audience-it-decision-makers content-type-announcements product-azure-container-apps product-foundry-agent-service product-github-copilot product-microsoft-foundry review-flag-anywh-1680286580-635 review-flag-never-1680286580-606\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53970\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Designing agent-first platforms: What changes when agents do the work\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53970\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AI-Sandboxes-Banner-9.21.26.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Agents dont just think. Secure them before they act\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Announcements\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/announcements\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1465\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-23T08:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 23\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t7 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/designing-agent-first-platforms-what-changes-when-agents-do-the-work\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Designing agent-first platforms: What changes when agents do the work\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53970\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigning agent-first platforms: What changes when agents do the work\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-53839 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning category-analytics category-devops category-hybrid-multicloud category-management-and-governance category-migration category-security tag-the-economics-of-agent-optimization audience-developers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-thought-leadership product-azure-api-management product-azure-monitor product-azure-openai product-azure-policy product-cost-management product-microsoft-defender-for-cloud product-microsoft-foundry product-microsoft-purview review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-2-1680286581-601 review-flag-3-1680286581-173 review-flag-never-1680286580-606 review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-partn-1680286579-901 review-flag-priva-1680286584-258\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53839\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"The Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governance controls cost and proves ROI\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53839\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Foundry-Economics-Series_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Microsoft Foundry graphic promoting ROI for agents\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-10T10:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 10\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t9 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/the-economics-of-agent-optimization-how-ai-agent-governance-controls-cost-and-proves-roi\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"The Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governance controls cost and proves ROI\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53839\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governance controls cost and proves ROI\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c737c13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2-xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4-xl)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" id=\"hear-from-our-azure-leaders\">Database and analytics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-query-id=\"49\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul role=\"list\" class=\"columns-3 flex-row wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-53585 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning category-analytics category-management-and-governance tag-the-economics-of-agent-optimization audience-developers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-thought-leadership product-foundry-agent-service product-microsoft-foundry product-microsoft-purview review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-3-1680286581-173 review-flag-5-1680286581-950 review-flag-microsofts review-flag-never-1680286580-606 review-flag-new-1680286579-546\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53585\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"The Economics of Agent Optimization: Context engineering for enterprise AI agents\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53585\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Foundry-Economics-Series_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Person in the background with text reading Microsoft Foundry. Build agents and optimize workflows. The economics of agent optimization\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-02T09:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 2\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t7 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/the-economics-of-agent-optimization-context-engineering-for-enterprise-ai-agents\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"The Economics of Agent Optimization: Context engineering for enterprise AI agents\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53585\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Economics of Agent Optimization: Context engineering for enterprise AI agents\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-53455 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compute category-databases category-hybrid-multicloud tag-azure-open-source tag-databases audience-business-decision-makers audience-developers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-best-practices product-azure-database-for-postgresql product-azure-horizon-db product-virtual-machines review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-2-1680286581-601 review-flag-3-1680286581-173 review-flag-4-1680286581-250 review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-vm-1680286585-143\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53455\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL: Key benefits and trade-offs\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"53455\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2440\" height=\"1579\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FY26AE-Azure-Composite-Mint-003-H.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Hands hover over a laptop keyboard\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Best practices\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/best-practices\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1511\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBest practices\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-08-27T10:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAugust 27\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t6 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/managed-postgresql-vs-self-hosted-postgresql-key-benefits-and-trade-offs\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL: Key benefits and trade-offs\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"53455\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManaged PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL: Key benefits and trade-offs\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-52752 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning category-analytics tag-microsoft-onelake audience-business-decision-makers audience-developers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-thought-leadership product-azure-databricks tech-community-azure-data review-flag-1680286581-364 review-flag-1680286584-658 review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-4-1680286581-250 review-flag-5-1680286581-950 review-flag-6-1680286581-909 review-flag-9-1680286581-259 review-flag-disabled review-flag-forre-1680286585-445 review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-partn-1680286579-300\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media not-visible\"\n\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"52752\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Azure Databricks delivers proven business value\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"52752\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1921\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Azure-Databricks-Forrester-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Image of datacenter with text reading The Total Economic Impact of Azure Databricks\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Thought leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/thought-leadership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1481\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThought leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-15T08:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 15\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/azure-databricks-delivers-proven-business-value\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-bi-an=\"Homepage Featured Article\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Azure Databricks delivers proven business value\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"52752\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAzure Databricks delivers proven business value\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" 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wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul role=\"list\" class=\"columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-e7fd85f5 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compute category-management-and-governance audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-announcements product-azure-service-health product-virtual-machines review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-vm-1680286585-143\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media card-block--has-excerpt not-visible\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54069\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Enhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54069\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Azure-VM-Lifecycle-1b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Announcements\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/announcements\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1465\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-28T08:00:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 28\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t4 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/enhancing-microsoft-azure-virtual-machine-lifecycle\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Enhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54069\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOur Virtual Machine Lifecycle policy guides how we manage these transitions, giving Azure customers transparency, predictability, and guidance.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54001 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning audience-ai-professionals audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-announcements product-microsoft-foundry review-flag-1680286581-295 review-flag-1680286581-56 review-flag-1680286584-658 review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-2-1680286581-601 review-flag-3-1680286581-173 review-flag-4-1680286581-250 review-flag-5-1680286581-950 review-flag-6-1680286581-909 review-flag-alway-1680286580-106 review-flag-integ-1680286579-214 review-flag-new-1680286579-546 review-flag-partn-1680286579-901 review-flag-usd-1680286585-730\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media card-block--has-excerpt not-visible\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54001\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card link\"\n\t\tdata-wp-interactive=\"bloginabox-theme\/card\"\n\tdata-wp-init=\"actions.init\"\n\tdata-wp-class--not-visible=\"!context.isVisible\"\n\tdata-wp-context='{\"id\": \"54001\"}'\n>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__media-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MSFT-Foudry-9-22_10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Graphic reads, Microsoft Foundry. GPT-6 Astra, Sol, Luna, now generally available\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"card-block__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-block__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--term\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"Announcements\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/content-type\/announcements\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"1465\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"post categories\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnnouncements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-22T11:30:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 22\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__meta-item card-block__meta-item--read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/gpt-6-astra-sol-and-luna-for-production-agents-in-microsoft-foundry\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cn=\"GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54001\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-ct=\"title link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-tn=\"content-card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-block__title-glyph card-block__title-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-block__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tExplore GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and GPT-6 Luna in Microsoft Foundry, with scalable model options for production AI agents, complex workflows, and high-volume tasks.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-post post-54023 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-machine-learning audience-business-decision-makers audience-it-decision-makers content-type-announcements product-microsoft-foundry review-flag-1680286581-295 review-flag-1680286584-658 review-flag-1-1680286581-825 review-flag-2-1680286581-601 review-flag-5-1680286581-950 review-flag-8-1680286581-263 review-flag-ga-1680286584-289\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card--default wp-block-bloginabox-theme-card wp-block-null\">\n\t\n<article\n\tclass=\"card-block card-block--default is-clickable card-block--has-media card-block--has-excerpt not-visible\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bi-id=\"54023\"\n\tdata-bi-cn=\"Claude Opus 5.5 comes to Microsoft Foundry for long-running coding and knowledge work\"\n\tdata-bi-ct=\"card 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