Microsoft Agent Framework Explained: Agents, Workflows, and Enterprise AI

Posted on Sun 26 April 2026 in Azure Course AI-103T00-A • Tagged with Azure AI, Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Agent Framework, Foundry IQ, AI Agents, Semantic Kernel

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Microsoft Agent Framework is the direct successor to the Semantic Kernel and AutoGen agent stacks, and Microsoft now positions it as the framework for building agents and workflows on top of Foundry Agent Service. The current Microsoft Learn module teaches you how to connect to a Foundry project …


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Foundry IQ and Azure AI Search: The Future of Knowledge-Enhanced Agents

Posted on Sat 25 April 2026 in Azure Course AI-103T00-A • Tagged with Azure AI, Microsoft Foundry, Foundry IQ, AI Agents, RAG

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Foundry IQ is Microsoft’s managed knowledge layer for enterprise AI agents. It connects structured and unstructured data across Azure, SharePoint, OneLake, and the web, then uses agentic retrieval to help agents answer with grounded, citation-backed responses. The Microsoft Learn module teaches how RAG solves the “knowledge problem …


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