Building On‑Prem AI Agents with Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft Agent Framework
A practical architecture and implementation guide for deploying AI agents on-premises using Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft Agent Framework.
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A practical architecture and implementation guide for deploying AI agents on-premises using Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft Agent Framework.
On March 31, 2026, Microsoft launched Agent Evaluation in general availability, fundamentally changing how teams validate Copilot agents. This guide explains how Agent Evaluation and the Copilot Studio Kit serve different—but complementary—roles in your quality assurance strategy, and when to use each one.
Azure Local is Microsoft's distributed infrastructure solution that extends Azure capabilities to customer-owned environments. This article provides a comprehensive overview of Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft 365 Local, their use cases, deployment options, and best practices for IT architects and decision-makers considering on-premises Azure solutions. With an appendix on agentic AI use cases on Azure Local and Foundry Local.
Archived post - content may be outdate This is the second part of a series of articles, part 1 (basics and background) was published before. Reminder: Environment strategy You must establish separate app development and production environments ...
Archived post - content may be outdate Motivation Low-code development is a contemporary method in software development that allows developers to construct applications with minimal coding by utilizing graphical interfaces and pre-built componen...
Archived post - content may be outdate Note: This article showcases a preview feature. Preview features are not intended for production use and may possess limited functionality. These features are made available prior to an official release, al...
Archived post - content may be outdate 5. part of a series building the foundation - part 1 & adding your own data - part 2 & adding a chat history - part 3 & adding channels and taking actions on the results part 4 were publishe...
Archived post - content may be outdate Third part of a series building the foundation - part 1 & adding your own data - part 2 & adding a chat history - part 3 were published before Motivation You can deploy your model to Power Virt...
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Microsoft MVP & MCT | Low Code Hacker | Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform & Azure Architect
I’m a Microsoft MVP, specializing in agentic AI, autonomous systems, and the Microsoft Power Platform—with a focus on Copilot Studio and Azure AI Services. This blog provides practical insights and real-world approaches to building secure, scalable, and responsible AI solutions. Your feedback is always welcome—let’s start the conversation.