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Learn how Microsoft Foundry brings AI to industrial and sovereign environments with Foundry Local on Azure Local. This session shows how organizations can build and run AI applications directly on Azure Local infrastructure with low latency, local data control, and support for connected or fully disconnected operations – while maintaining a consistent developer and governance experience through Azure Arc.
To learn more, please check out these resources:
* https://aks.ms/build26/OD839
* https://aka.ms/build/foundrydiscord
* https://aka.ms/build26blog
* https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sovereign-clouds/private/foundry-local/what-is-foundry-local-on-azure-local
* https://aka.ms/FoundryLocalAzure_PreviewRequest
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
* Inbal Sagiv
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
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OD839 | English (US) | Agents & apps
Pre-recorded
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Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction and session overview by Inbal Sagiv on Foundry Local for enterprise and disconnected environments
00:00:33 – Shift from applications to agentic AI and industry adoption trends
00:01:36 – Customer scenarios emphasizing resilience, sovereignty, and offline operation needs
00:03:50 – Overview of Microsoft’s sovereign cloud and concept of Sovereign AI
00:05:01 – Introduction to Azure Local as the foundation for on-premises AI
00:08:18 – Introduction of Foundry Local—running Foundry on Azure Local for connected and disconnected use
00:09:06 – Foundry Local capabilities announcement: multi-node support, local RAG, and custom tool integration
00:11:40 – Details on model catalog, bring-your-own-model approach, and inference runtimes
00:17:22 – Technical demo: deploying and managing models via command line and Azure Local interface
00:19:48 – Developing local AI agents, agentic RAG, chat and video agent demos, and preview registration information Read More Microsoft Developer
