Azure AI Foundry

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Microsoft's platform for building, evaluating and deploying AI applications and agents. It offers a catalogue of models, tools for grounding and safety, and deployment options on Azure.

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• Microsoft · Developed by · Organization
  Microsoft Corporation is a technology company that develops software and cloud services such as Microsoft 365, Azure and Dynamics 365.
• Microsoft tool · Is a · Category
  A software product or service developed by Microsoft.
• Developer tool · Is a · Category
  A tool that helps developers write, test and ship software.
• Microsoft Azure · Part of · Platform
  Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform with services for computing, storage, networking, databases, analytics and AI.
• Microsoft Foundry · Related to · Product
  Microsoft's platform for building, evaluating and operating AI applications and agents with model catalog, agent service, tools, evaluation and observability; formerly Azure AI Foundry.
• Foundry Agent Service · Related to · Product
  Managed service in Microsoft Foundry for hosting AI agents with threads, tool calling, knowledge, MCP servers and enterprise security.
• Foundry Local · Related to · Product
  Runtime and CLI for running AI models locally on a PC or device with an OpenAI-compatible API, without sending data to the cloud.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI App and Agent Developer Associate (AI-103) · Covered by · Certification
  New associate certification (2026) for building AI apps and agents on Azure; replaces AI-102.
• Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) · Covered by · Certification
  Refreshed entry-level exam (2026) for the Azure AI Fundamentals certification; replaces the AI-900 exam.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) · Covered by · Certification
  Certification exam of the Microsoft ecosystem. Retired on 30 June 2026. Successor: AI-103.

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