Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration patterns including Magentic in Microsoft Agent Framework

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 15, 2026 | Cloud

Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for multi-agent orchestration patterns, including the dynamic Magentic pattern that delivered 38 percent on GAIA and competitive results on AssistantBench and WebArena in published benchmarks. The GA

Announcing: Agent Harness in Microsoft Agent Framework

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 15, 2026 | Cloud

Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for Agent Harness, the production runtime for agents built with the framework. Customers running pilots on the preview harness can now move the same agent code into production with backwards compatibi

Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration SDK with the Microsoft Foundry Agent Framework in C# and Python

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 15, 2026 | Cloud

Microsoft Foundry is now introducing Agent Framework, a unified multi-agent orchestration SDK for C# and Python. This release consolidates patterns previously spread across AutoGen and Semantic Kernel, giving developers a consistent set of abstractions fo

Announcing: Tracing for Microsoft Agent Framework (Python and .NET)

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 15, 2026 | Cloud

In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now offers tracing for the Microsoft Agent Framework in both Python and .NET, helping developers observe how agents reason, call tools, and interact with models during execution. This release is part of the broader hos

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-July 2026

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 15, 2026 | Cloud

In mid-July 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Shortcut Configuration lets you customize keyboard shortcuts for Quick Queries, the Results Grid, and the Query Editor directly within Visual Studio...