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Azure AI Foundry - Simply Explained
Jul 16, 2026 ·
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Azure AI Foundry - Simply Explained
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Cognitive Services, Azure AI Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Foundry: the constant renaming leaves many developers unsure what the platform actually is. This episode explains Foundry resources, projects, the model...
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Cognitive Services, Azure AI Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Foundry: the constant renaming leaves many developers unsure what the platform actually is. This episode explains Foundry resources, projects, the model catalog, agents and the architecture behind them in plain English, for developers who want to build custom AI solutions on Azure, and ends with concrete first steps.
In this episode
Key takeaways
Worth quoting
“It's a unified platform for building, testing, and deploying AI applications all in one place. That's the simplest definition.” – Mirko Peters (01:36)
“It's not about adding another tool. It's about removing the friction of managing a dozen separate services.” – Mirko Peters (02:46)
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In this episode
- 00:00 – Why the Name Is So Confusing
- 01:32 – What Azure AI Foundry Actually Is
- 02:51 – Foundry Projects
- 04:12 – The Model Catalog
- 05:58 – Building AI Agents
- 08:52 – Architecture Under the Hood
- 11:17 – How Everything Connects
- 12:46 – Getting Started
Key takeaways
- Azure AI Foundry, now Microsoft Foundry, is one unified platform that replaces stitching together Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Machine Learning and other services by hand.
- A Foundry resource is the security and billing boundary, while Foundry projects give each AI solution an isolated workspace with its own models, agents and knowledge.
- Agents in Foundry combine instructions, a model from the catalog, tools, knowledge and memory, and new users should skip classic hubs and start with one project and one agent.
Worth quoting
“It's a unified platform for building, testing, and deploying AI applications all in one place. That's the simplest definition.” – Mirko Peters (01:36)
“It's not about adding another tool. It's about removing the friction of managing a dozen separate services.” – Mirko Peters (02:46)
Explore more on M365.FM
- Episode page: the full episode with chapters, quotes and a short FAQ on Foundry
- Azure AI Foundry – the unified platform this episode explains, from its many name changes to first steps
- AI agent – the core build target here, assembled from instructions, model, tools, knowledge and memory
- Foundry Agent Service – the runtime that hosts Foundry agents, calls models and tools and scales automatically
- Related episode: Beyond Copilot: Building AI That Works in the Real World with Azure AI Foundry and Agentic AI for Frontline Workers with Fergus Kidd [MVP]
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| Author | Mirko Peters M365, Azure & AI |
| Organization | m365 FM |
| Website | www.m365.fm |
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