dotnet delivers an insightful overview of leveraging Azure AI Foundry in .NET development, highlighting tools and best practices for building, evaluating, and deploying production-ready AI applications.

AI Foundry for .NET Developers

Azure AI Foundry provides an end-to-end platform for .NET developers to build, test, and deploy AI-powered applications with confidence. This session walks through the process of leveraging AI Foundry capabilities in contemporary .NET development workflows.

Key Takeaways

• AI Model Integration: Learn how to embed and work with AI models using Azure AI Foundry tools.
• Prompt Management and Orchestration: Manage prompts and orchestrations to optimize your AI model interactions.
• Evaluation and Testing: Implement systematic evaluation strategies and automated testing for AI systems.
• Deployment to Production: Discover streamlined deployment tools for transitioning from prototyping to reliable, production-ready AI applications.
• .NET Ecosystem Integration: See how AI Foundry connects with .NET 10, .NET Aspire, ASP.NET Core 10, .NET MAUI 10, C# 14, F# 10, and Visual Studio 2026.

.NET Innovations Linked in This Session

• .NET 10 — The most intelligent and unified .NET yet
• .NET Aspire 13 — Simplified orchestration for cloud-native apps
• ASP.NET Core 10 — Modern, secure, and full-stack web development
• .NET MAUI 10 — Build beautiful apps on every platform
• C# 14 — A more expressive and productive language
• F# 10 — Safer, faster, and more functional than ever
• Visual Studio 2026 — Faster, smarter, and built for the future
• .NET Conf 2025 — A global celebration of .NET innovation

Getting Started with AI Foundry

• Provision and configure Azure AI Foundry resources for your .NET projects.
• Explore prompt orchestration and model management tailored to developer workflows.
• Implement model evaluation and automated test strategies in CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate with modern .NET frameworks to build web, desktop, and cloud-native AI apps.

Recommended Resources and Community Links

• Connect with .NET Blog
• Join Developer Forums
• Docs and Tutorials
• .NET on Social Media, TikTok, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Facebook
• Microsoft Learn

AI Foundry is designed to accelerate your journey from experimentation to live intelligent solutions, helping development teams unify prototyping, evaluation, and operationalization steps in familiar .NET environments.