Building AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry with Nanddeep Nachan

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Building AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry with Nanddeep Nachan

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Get featured on the show by leaving us a Voice Mail: https://bit.ly/MIPVM FULL SHOW NOTES https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/680 Microsoft's AI landscape has evolved into three distinct categories: Copilot for Microsoft 365 (M365) applications, Copilot Studio for low-code chatbot development, and Azure AI Foundry (formerly AI Studio) for pro-code flexibility with AI models. Join Nanddeep Nachan on today's Power Platform Show to learn more. TAKEAWAYs• Declarative agents provide the simplest approach to extending Copilot functionality without complex licensing• Teams toolkit in Visual Studio Code offers an easy way to create declarative agents using simple JSON configurations• Copilot Studio gives business users a drag-and-drop interface for creating virtual assistants quickly• Azure AI Foundry provides comprehensive tools for developers and data scientists building advanced AI solutions• Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pattern bridges the gap between LLMs and organization-specific data• Contract management use cases demonstrate how AI can extract insights from millions of documents• Graph RAG pattern enables "global queries" that deliver insights across entire document collections• AI Foundry solutions can be deployed directly to websites, Teams apps, or Microsoft 365 Copilot• Despite impressive personal productivity gains, many organizations still struggle to find compelling enterprise-level use cases for Copilot🔴 Books:  ➟ Mastering SharePoint Framework (BPB Publications), Amazon bestseller - https://www.amazon.ca/Mastering-Sharepoint-Framework-Easy-Follow/dp/938932887X  ➟ Understanding Hybrid Environments in SharePoint 2019 (Apress) - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-6050-0  ➟ Up and Running on Microsoft Viva Connections (Apress) - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-8606-7 Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith