Microsoft Events presents an Ignite 2025 session on building, deploying, and scaling AI agents with Microsoft Foundry, featuring technical demonstrations and implementation insights from KPMG.

Building Production-Ready AI Agents with Microsoft Foundry

Session Overview

This intermediate-level (200) session from Microsoft Ignite 2025 provides strategies and demonstrations for developers building agentic applications using Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft’s unified AI-native platform.

Key Topics Covered

  • Challenges in AI Agent Deployment & Governance
    • Overview of complexities involved in deploying agentic applications at scale, including real-time business context integration and governance.
  • Microsoft Foundry Platform Capabilities
    • Introduction and announcement of new features for centralized management of agents, policy enforcement, visibility, and custom tooling.
    • Turnkey solutions for building and deploying AI-powered agents.
  • Technical Demonstrations
    • Live demonstration of code-based agent creation:
      • Example: Multi-Agent Coupon Generation Workflow using Python.
      • Integration of workflows to automate business processes.
    • AI Gateway integration for central policy, security, and visibility management.
  • Enterprise Integration & Governance
    • Detailed walkthrough on connecting agentic workflows to real business process automation.
    • Discussion on policy-driven governance and visibility for enterprise systems.
  • Customer Success: KPMG Case Study
    • Insights into accelerating AI innovation and achieving business impact using Microsoft Foundry in real-world enterprise scenarios.

Chapters Breakdown

  • 0:00 — Challenges in deploying AI agents and governance complexities
  • 4:21 — Introducing Microsoft Foundry for agent management
  • 5:32 — Announcement of augmented Foundry capabilities
  • 13:44 — Turnkey platform for agentic apps and agents
  • 25:55 — Code-Based Agent Creation Demo
  • 28:37 — Multi-Agent Workflow with Python
  • 32:43 — Connecting workflows to business process automation
  • 40:01 — AI Gateway integration: policy and visibility management
  • 42:45 — Summary and best practices for building, integrating, and governing agents

Key Takeaways

  • How to leverage Microsoft Foundry for building scalable, governed, and enterprise-ready agents
  • Integrate agentic applications with real-time business context and custom tools
  • Implement multi-agent workflows in Python
  • Deploy agents with centralized policy management using AI Gateway
  • Best practices for enterprise governance and integration

Additional Resources

Speakers

  • Robert Finlayson
  • Shawn Henry
  • Mike Hulme
  • Balan Subramanian