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<\/p>\n\n\t\tWe believe this recognition shows our commitment to pioneering agent frameworks, orchestration, and enterprise-grade governance.\t<\/p>\n
A recognition for AI innovation<\/p>\n
Microsoft is recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for AI Application Development Platforms and is positioned furthest for Completeness of Vision. This leadership reflects a long\u2011term conviction: the next wave of applications is agentic, and real customer impact requires far more than great demos. Organizations need agents grounded in real data and tools, capable of driving business workflows, and governed with end\u2011to\u2011end observability at scale. Our investment in agent frameworks, orchestration, and enterprise\u2011grade governance is how we make that full journey real and practical for every customer.<\/p>\n
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Why we believe this matters<\/p>\n
Gartner evaluates vendors on two dimensions: Completeness of Vision (where the platform is headed) and Ability to Execute (whether it can deliver today). Being positioned furthest on vision isn\u2019t about having the boldest roadmap: it\u2019s about whether that vision translates into the real capabilities customers need for the future of AI.<\/p>\n
Microsoft Foundry<\/a> is our unified platform for building, deploying and governing AI applications\u2014and over the past year, we\u2019ve focused it on four areas that customers tell us separate production AI from proof-of-concept:<\/p>\n Real data, real tools. Agents are only as useful as what they can access. Foundry IQ<\/a> provides a single secure grounding API that connects agents to enterprise data, while Foundry Tools<\/a> offers over 1,400 pre-built connectors for document processing, translation, speech, and business systems.<\/p>\n Workflow integration, not just conversation. The shift from chatbot to agent means moving from Q&A to action. Foundry Agent Service<\/a> supports multi-agent orchestration where agents can handle off tasks, coordinate decisions, and drive end to end business processes: deployable directly into Copilot or your applications.<\/p>\n Observability and governance at scale. When agents act autonomously, you need to see what they\u2019re doing and why. Foundry Control Plane<\/a> provides organization-wide visibility, audit trails, and policy enforcement. \u201cTrust but verify\u201d doesn\u2019t scale without tooling.<\/p>\n Models from cloud to edge. Build and run AI models wherever your workloads live\u2014from cloud to edge. Fine-tune and deploy models from Foundry Models<\/a> using enterprise-grade GenAI Ops, then run them on-device with Foundry Local<\/a> for low-latency, offline, or regulated scenarios.<\/p>\n With these pillars in place, Foundry delivers everything organizations need to build AI applications and multi-agent systems at scale. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve ensured it works seamlessly with the tools developers and businesses use most. Foundry integrates deeply with development tools including Visual Studio Code, GitHub, Azure, and productivity tools such as Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, and the broader enterprise stack.<\/p>\n Walking the talk:\u00a0Our\u00a0agent-driven approach<\/p>\n This year, Microsoft adopted a fundamentally new approach for preparing our submission for AI Application Development Platforms.\u00a0Instead of relying on manual data gathering and coordination, our team developed custom agents designed to collect, organize, and\u00a0validate\u00a0all the information\u00a0required\u00a0for the evaluation.<\/p>\n How the agent was created:<\/p>\n The agent\u2019s development is detailed in a recent\u00a0blog post<\/a>, which outlines the technical architecture and\u00a0methodology\u00a0behind its creation. Built using Microsoft Agent Framework, our\u00a0open-source\u00a0offering, the agents\u00a0leverage\u00a0advanced orchestration capabilities and multimodal content processing. It was designed to automate the complex process of assembling submission data, ensuring accuracy and completeness while reducing manual effort.<\/p>\n Technical highlights:<\/p>\n