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Microsoft Foundry Agent Service Public Preview: Hosted Agents
Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is now in public preview, offering hosted agents for AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates. This feature aims to help users stay informed about Azure products and features, supporting cloud investment needs. It is available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Updates AI Discovery Now in Public Preview
Azure Updates is introducing an AI-powered discovery feature via the Microsoft Release Communications MCP server, currently in public preview. This enhancement aims to help cloud customers find relevant information about Azure products and features more efficiently. The feature is available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server pg_ivm extension now GA
The pg_ivm extension for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now Generally Available. This extension enables AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates, helping users stay informed about product and feature changes. It is now production-ready and available to all Azure customers.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure Updates AI Discovery Now in Preview
Azure Updates now uses AI-powered discovery via the Microsoft Release Communications MCP server, allowing users to find the latest information on Azure products and features. This enhancement aims to help customers stay informed about their cloud investments. The feature is currently in a limited offering for non-production use and testing, with a full production release planned.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure AI Speech launches LLM Speech API
The LLM Speech API is now generally available in Azure AI Speech, enabling AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates. This feature helps users stay informed about Azure products and features relevant to their cloud investments. It is now production-ready and available to all Azure customers, following limited offerings and preview stages.
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Azure Managed Virtual Network for Evaluations Generally Available
Microsoft Foundry now offers a generally available managed virtual network for evaluations, enabling AI-powered discovery of Azure updates. This feature allows customers to stay informed about Azure products and features relevant to their cloud investments. It is now fully released and production-ready for all Azure customers, following limited and preview offerings.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure AI Search integrates OneLake catalog for knowledge sources
Azure AI Search now integrates with OneLake catalog for knowledge sources, enabling AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates. This feature, now generally available, allows users to discover the latest updates on Azure products and features to meet their cloud investment needs. It is available to all Azure customers for production use.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure Updates available for AI-powered discovery
Microsoft Release Communications is now using AI to help discover Azure Updates within MCP server, offering insights into product and feature changes relevant to cloud investments. This feature is now generally available to all Azure customers for production use after a limited development offering and a preview phase. Users can subscribe to notifications for continuous information and explore additional resources on the Microsoft Azure Blog.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure AI Translator adds GA image translation for batch jobs
Azure AI Translator is now generally available with support for image file translation within batch document translation. This feature enables AI-powered content discovery and extraction from images in documents, benefiting users who process large volumes of visual data. The update is available to all Azure customers for production use.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazuredatabrickspreviewengineer ·
Azure Updates AI-powered discovery in preview
Microsoft is previewing an AI-powered feature for Azure Updates that uses the Release Communications MCP server to discover new Azure products and features. This aims to help customers meet cloud investment needs by keeping them informed of relevant changes. The feature is currently available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing.
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Azure Databricks workspace-wide Copilot Studio integration now in preview
Azure Databricks is introducing a workspace-wide integration with Microsoft Copilot Studio, enabling AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates through the Microsoft Release Communications MCP server. This feature is currently in public preview and available for non-production use and testing by all Azure customers. It aims to help users stay informed about Azure product and feature updates to manage cloud investments effectively.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
LangChain integration for Azure Cosmos DB now generally available
A new Python package for LangChain and LangGraph is now generally available, integrating directly with Azure Cosmos DB. This enables faster development of AI and agent applications by allowing Cosmos DB to be used for vector and hybrid search, semantic caching, and chat history. The package is available for production use, facilitating quicker integration for developers building these types of applications.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Cosmos DB adds spherical quantization for vector search (preview)
Azure Cosmos DB is introducing spherical quantization in public preview, a new vector compression technique that enhances vector indexing speed and accuracy. This feature aims to improve search recall and precision for large-scale vector operations. It is now available for users to test and adopt.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure Functions Durable Task Scheduler Consumption SKU GA
The Durable Task Scheduler Consumption SKU for Azure Functions is now generally available, enabling users to run durable workflows and AI agent orchestrations with pay-per-use pricing. This eliminates the need for storage management, capacity planning, and paying for idle resources. It is now generally available for production use.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 now generally available
Microsoft Agent Framework has reached version 1.0 with stable APIs and long-term support for .NET and Python developers. This release enables multi-agent orchestration, multi-provider model support, and cross-runtime interoperability. It is now generally available for production use.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Adds Memory in Public Preview
Foundry Agent Service now includes a managed long-term memory capability, currently in public preview. This feature integrates natively with Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph, eliminating the need for external databases. This simplifies the process for developers building agent-based applications on Azure.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Supports Bring-Your-Own-Model Scenarios
Foundry Agent Service now allows agents to use external AI models, including those behind enterprise gateways like Azure API Management. This feature enhances flexibility by enabling organizations to leverage their existing AI investments and choose models best suited for their needs. The capability is now generally available, offering broader integration options for AI deployments.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuredeprecationengineer ·
Prompt Flow to be retired April 2027 for Microsoft Agent Framework
Prompt Flow in Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry will be retired on April 20, 2027, replaced by the Microsoft Agent Framework. This consolidation aims to provide a unified platform with enhanced capabilities for orchestration. Existing users should plan to migrate their workloads to the new framework before the retirement date.
deprecation announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Toolkit for VS Code generally available
The Foundry Toolkit for VS Code, previously known as the AI Toolkit, is now generally available. It offers VS Code tooling for Microsoft Agent Framework, enabling agent creation, local testing, debugging, and deployment. This release benefits developers building agents within the Microsoft ecosystem, providing a more integrated and efficient workflow directly in their preferred IDE.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuredatabricksgaengineer ·
Azure Databricks adds Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 via AI Model Serving
Azure Databricks now offers Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 through its AI Model Serving. This integration brings Anthropic's most capable hybrid reasoning model to Azure Databricks users, improving performance on complex extraction and agentic reasoning tasks. The model is now generally available for all Azure Databricks customers.
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