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 Important! This article contains information about features that are currently in preview. It is subject to change and should not be used in production environments. Power Virtual Agents provides early ac...
Archived post - content may be outdate Motivation I do Power Virtual Agents in a Day Workshop with many participants every month. And every month, I get asked one question most of them have: There is Power Virtual Agents as a standalone paid off...
Archived post - content may be outdate Learn how to generate or manipulate text using Azure OpenAI service. This powerful tool provides various models with an easy-to-use and efficient text-in, text-out interface. The model can accurately create ...
Archived post - content may be outdate Power Virtual Agents is a virtual digital assistant SaaS Solution that uses Natural Language Understanding (NLU) to comprehend user intentions. NLU enables the bot to detect trigger phrases and identify enti...
Archived post - content may be outdate This is a first article of a series on Azure OpenAI Services. This article describes how to start and brings you directly to Azure OpenAI Service Studio. Figure: Azure OpenAI Service Studio Background O...
Archived post - content may be outdate Motivation Imagine you are working on a Power Virtual Agents project and wish for an experienced colleague to consult with and receive guidance from. You are in luck, as the editing canvas will come with an...
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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.