A beginner-friendly Microsoft Foundry setup: create a project, understand models and deployments, then run one focused first test.
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AI — Tutorials & Guides by Jannik Reinhard
I write about building secure AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and connecting them to enterprise data and tools. These guides cover implementation choices, access control, retrieval, evaluation and operation.Start with Microsoft Foundry project setup, follow the model deployment guide, or compare Agent Skills and MCP. The articles below cover the next implementation decisions.
Microsoft Foundry Observability: Trace AI Agents in Production
In this blog post I explain how observability works for AI agents in Microsoft Foundry: zero-code tracing with OpenTelemetry, the monitoring dashboard, continuous evaluation on live traffic and alerts. With the exact setup I use in…
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Microsoft Foundry Realtime Voice Agent: Talk to Your Screen
Talk to live screen information with a Microsoft Foundry Realtime voice agent. Share an Azure page, ask by voice, and receive an immediate spoken answer.
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Azure AI Inference SDK Migration: OpenAI v1 Guide
Migrate from the deprecated Azure AI Inference SDK to OpenAI v1 before 26 August 2026. Find old clients, update the endpoint and validate the deployment.
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Microsoft Foundry Model Router and Catalog: A Deep Dive
In this blog post I take a deep look at the model router in Microsoft Foundry and the model catalog behind it. I explain how routing works, what it costs, which deployment types exist and how…
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Microsoft Foundry June 2026: Build More Than a Demo
Microsoft Foundry June 2026 added Claude, agent publishing, Toolboxes, Routines and Memory. I explain the changes and build a practical Intune example.
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Secure Microsoft Foundry: Network, Identity and Guardrails
In this blog post I explain how I secure Microsoft Foundry end to end: private networking for agents, Entra Agent ID and RBAC, customer-managed keys and guardrails. Written from an IT admin perspective, with the traps…
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Microsoft Foundry vs Copilot Studio: Which Agent Platform?
Microsoft now offers two big platforms for building AI agents: Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio. In this blog post I explain in depth how both work, compare models, pricing, governance, and quality, and give you a…
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How to Evaluate AI Agents in Microsoft Foundry Step by Step
In this blog post I show how to evaluate AI agents in Microsoft Foundry. I go through the built-in evaluators, the evaluation wizard in the portal, a runnable SDK example, and how continuous evaluation keeps an…
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Agent Skills Explained: How to Build Your First Skill
In this blog post I explain what Agent Skills are and why they are becoming an open standard across AI tools. I also show step by step how you can build your first own skill with…
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