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MCP is moving from 'cool agent connector' to enterprise integration layer. Microsoft just made MCP servers first-class citizens in Azure API Management, including:
- Productize access
- Observe tool calls
- Version safely
- Automate with API/IaC
This is the API management playbook for agentic AI in the Microsoft ecosystem.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
📅 Microsoft Teams is getting a dedicated meeting recap app coming this month! Easily access, filter, and review all your meeting summaries in one centralized hub. Quick filters help you find specific meetings instantly, with access to recaps from the past 30 days. Staying organized just got easier. #MicrosoftTeams#Productivityneowin.net/news/microsoft-co…
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Agents aren’t just model and prompt, the real work is on the context plumbing:
Azure AI Search, MCP, Web IQ, Fabric IQ, Work IQ, citations, boundaries.
This Microsoft Build lab is a good look at how that starts coming together. github.com/microsoft/Build26…
Azure Functions getting a serverless agents runtime is pretty cool.
Markdown-defined agents, event-driven triggers, managed identity, MCP support, sandboxed code execution, and scale-to-zero deployment.
I really like this direction techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
Solid Microsoft reference architecture for Foundry chat.
Friendly reminder: the model is only one part of production AI.. the real work is identity, networking, egress, grounding, state, monitoring, and governance. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/az…
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I originally thought yellow bricks, but apparently that is some where else entirely different and the flying monkeys can fool you for a bit.
Microsoft’s Agent Framework quick-start is a great starting point if you’re building your first agent, including multi-turn sessions, persistent memory, workflows, and hosting.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ag…
Copilot Studio is getting DANGEROUS.
New flow designer showing in Preview.
Looks a lot closer to Make and n8n.
Classify. Route. Call agents. Write back.
Microsoft is coming for the automation canvas.
Agent sprawl is coming!
Microsoft Agent 365 is Microsoft’s control plane for enterprise agents, including:
- Centralized visibility across agent adoption, activity, health, and risk signals
- Lifecycle management, access control, policy, and compliance guardrails
- Agent registry in the Microsoft 365 admin center
- Integration with Entra, Purview, and Defender for identity, data security, and runtime protection
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mi…
Why are all power outlets ankle high? Wouldn't it make more sense to put them about 3 ft from the floor? Who really enjoys bending over to plug anything in? 🤷♂️
🚀 AI is changing how IT/Ops teams run modern infrastructure, so we built a hands-on lab to help you try it today! Check out the AI for IT/Ops repo with scenarios and labs examples 👇
github.com/microsoft/aiforit…
Open-source. Practical. Built for IT/Ops.
#AzOps#Azure#ITPro#AI
If you want to build your own Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent, follow this path:
1. Module: Understand Microsoft 365 Agents SDK
2. Module: Utilize an Azure OpenAI model to create an Agent
3. Module: Build your custom Agent using Microsoft 365 Agents SDK
Tell me you are using AI without telling me you are using AI...
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