GPT-5.6 now available in Microsoft Foundry
Introducing OpenAI’s latest frontier model series, the Asia Pacific Data Zone, and product agent capabilities, all generally available in Microsoft Foundry.
Announcements
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Proving application resilience on Azure with Chaos Studio
Azure Chaos Studio helps organizations validate application resilience by simulating outages, failovers, network disruptions, and infrastructure failures before they impact production. -
Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available
Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available, hosted on Azure, and running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra, giving teams a faster path from agent experimentation to production. -
Accelerate modern Linux workloads with Azure Files
Azure Files combines familiar file access with built-in performance, data protection, security, and Azure service integration. -
The performance dividend: Optimizing PostgreSQL on Azure directly in Visual Studio Code
Poor database performance is never just a database problem. -
From insight to action: The next phase of agentic cloud operations
What if your cloud environment could help you move from insight to action in real time, with systems already working through the next set of decisions? -
Claude Fable 5 available today in Microsoft Foundry: Powering the next era of autonomous agents
Claude Fable 5, Anthropic’s latest Frontier model, available today in Microsoft Foundry, powering agents in GitHub Copilot and Foundry Agent Service. -
Announcing Microsoft Discovery general availability and Microsoft Discovery app preview
At Microsoft Build, we are announcing that Microsoft Discovery is now generally available for all organizations, providing a comprehensive platform for building and governing agentic AI workflows. -
Microsoft Build 2026: Building agentic apps with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases
Microsoft Build 2026 highlights advancements in app development with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases, emphasizing a unified data and AI platform for scalable, agentic applications. -
Foundry IQ: Build smarter agents faster with unified knowledge and serverless retrieval
Build smarter agents with Microsoft Foundry IQ, unifying enterprise and external data into a secure, scalable knowledge layer for faster, higher-quality answers. -
A Developer’s Guide to Managing Models, Cost and Quality in Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry helps teams move beyond model access to operate AI at scale—selecting, evaluating, optimizing, and governing models across the full lifecycle. -
Claude Opus 4.8 is now available in Microsoft Foundry
Claude Opus 4.8 is now available in Microsoft Foundry, giving developers and enterprises access to Anthropic’s most capable Opus model for coding, agentic tasks, and professional work.
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