A new unified platform for designing and managing AI

Microsoft continues to double down on AI as it becomes a key area of investment for them. With Copilot and OpenAI Microsoft is fast becoming the home of AI. As organisations continue to experiment with AI, one thing that is becoming clear is the fact that only 30% or less of these experiments get moved into production, this is where Azure AI Foundry comes in. In this article we introduce Azure AI Foundry.

Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI Foundry is a unified application platform for your entire AI development and deployment. Azure AI Foundry helps bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI technologies and practical business applications, empowering organisations to harness the full potential of AI efficiently and effectively.

Azure AI Foundry helps developers, AI engineers, and IT professionals to customise, host, run, and manage AI solutions with greater ease and confidence. This unified approach simplifies the development and management process, helping all stakeholders focus on driving innovation and achieving strategic goals.

For developers, Azure AI Foundry delivers a streamlined process to swiftly adapt the latest AI advancements and focus on delivering impactful applications. Developers will also find an enhanced experience, with access to all existing Azure AI Services, and tooling along with new capabilities we’re announcing today.

For IT professionals and business leaders, adopting AI technologies raises important questions about measurability, ROI, and ongoing optimisation. There’s a pressing need for tools that provide clear insights into AI initiatives and their impact on the business. Azure AI Foundry enables leaders to measure their effectiveness, align them with organizational goals, and more confidently invest in AI technologies.

AI is taking over and how organisations use it to their advantage could be a defining factor in their success. Reducing the time and effort required to experiment with AI will be a big factor in how cost effective and flexible organisations can be with AI. Azure AI Foundry is a welcome addition to the Microsoft stack offering a clear set of capability to help businesses do just that.