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AI agents need secure places to execute code, run tools, and complete tasks. Now generally available, Azure Container Apps Sandboxes provide fast, isolated environments for agent workloads without exposing the broader application environment. See how it works: msft.it/6015a95RR
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The Microsoft Ignite Session Catalog is live. Explore the catalog and build your #MSIgnite agenda. See what’s next in AI and cloud, go deeper with the experts shaping the technology, and discover practical guidance you can put into action: msft.it/6017agYcV
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Today in Microsoft Foundry, we are advancing a model-agnostic agent platform, now including voice agents, that lets teams adopt better AI as it emerges: preserving the enterprise systems, knowledge, tools, and controls that make agents useful to customers. Learn more: msft.it/6017a93Mz

Microsoft Foundry expands model choice with voice agents and continuous optimization | Microsoft...

Learn how Microsoft Foundry is connecting agents with enterprise knowledge, supporting long-running execution, and applying governance.

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Claude Opus 5.5 advances agentic coding, knowledge work, collaboration, and adaptive thinking, while using fewer tokens. Lower per-token pricing and cheaper cache reads add to the efficiency gains. Learn more: msft.it/6010agSr6
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Your Architecture Diagram is not Your Resilience. A workload can be healthy from an infrastructure perspective and still fail its users, because the dependency that broke was an AI model, not a machine. New blog and interview with Mark Russinovich: msft.it/6011age7U
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GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna are now available in Microsoft Foundry. Help agents accomplish more while reducing costs. Learn More: msft.it/6014a5hYs

GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna for production AI agents in Microsoft Foundry | Microsoft Azure Blog

Explore GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and GPT-6 Luna in Microsoft Foundry, with scalable model options for production AI agents, complex workflows, and high-volume tasks.

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AI agents are only as good as the context they can reason over. That's why we've launched Microsoft IQ Live, a bi-weekly series showcasing hands-on demos, practical architectures, and live product discussions. If you're building enterprise AI agents to scale your business, this series is for you. Learn more: msft.it/6013a5V97
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What if AI could help modernize integration workloads? In this episode of #AzureFriday, @shanselman sits down with Harold Campos to show how the Logic Apps Migration Agent uses agentic refactoring to transform BizTalk and legacy workloads. Watch the full episode: msft.it/6010adzhw
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PostgreSQL gives you flexibility. How you operate it is up to you. Whether you're self-managing or using a managed service, understanding the trade-offs matters. Explore key considerations around control, security, cost, resilience, and effort: msft.it/6017admY1
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SQL has powered critical business systems for decades. 30 years later, it’s still powering what’s next. Explore the Azure SQL Database Foundations series to modernize workloads, scale for the future, and build intelligent apps faster: msft.it/6017aj5lW
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Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management. What we build for: solving the coordination challenges that emerge as Kubernetes environments grow across regions, clouds, and the edge. msft.it/6019aZJ6R
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We're excited to announce the general availability of Troubleshooting Agent, a unified, built-in Azure Copilot capability that brings together troubleshooting insights, operational context, and recommended actions in a single experience. Learn more: msft.it/6011akRf5
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We believe customers make an AI platform choice for what is underneath: governed data and grounded agents. That's how Azure is built, and it's why this recognition matters. Read the blog: msft.it/6014aXxsK
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Azure SRE Agent now offers a 30-day trial with no always-on charges. Connect to your environments, investigate production issues, automate alert response, and build AI-powered operational workflows. Learn more: msft.it/6012aXmxg
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GPT-6 Astra is now generally available. Azure customers can deploy now, in Microsoft Foundry. With Astra, hosted agents in Foundry automate full workflows right in your environment, with enterprise-grade security, governance, and control.
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In F1, the data can't be late. Michael Taylor explains how the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team streams car data to Azure and creates virtual sensors for split-second engineering decisions: msft.it/6012aViZg
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Our new image model generates images 2x faster than GPT-Image-2, currently the best model in the world. It's also 72% more efficient in GPU usage, so we can provide it at an incredible price. This gives it the best price-performance score in the world. Unbelievable work from the team. So much more to come! Try MAI-Image-2.6-Flash out now!
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We’re excited to welcome GPT-6 Astra to Microsoft Foundry. Look beyond chat, Astra is built to work for you, act across your apps, and even use a full computer. Unleash a new wave of productivity for your organization without compromising trust and security. msft.it/6015aV8Et

GPT-6 Astra: Frontier intelligence for work, now available in Microsoft Foundry | Microsoft Azure...

GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI's newest frontier model, begins rolling out through the Microsoft Foundry Limited Access Program, with availability expanding to participating customers.

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