Microsoft Events present an advanced Ignite session featuring Mehrnoosh Sameki, Peter Simones, and Jaspreet Singh on managing AI agents at scale using Foundry Control Plane and Azure AI, with a focus on safety, compliance, and operational governance.

Foundry Control Plane: Managing AI Agents at Scale

Presented at Microsoft Ignite 2025 by Mehrnoosh Sameki, Peter Simones, and Jaspreet Singh, this session offers a deep dive into the operational challenges and best practices of managing scalable AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and Azure AI.

Key Topics

• Operational AI Agent Management: Transitioning from building conceptual agents to managing large-scale operational fleets.
• Responsible AI Practices: Addressing industry trust gaps revealed in recent KPMG studies and implementing compliance-focused solutions.
• Foundry Control Plane Features: Integrating safety, guardrails, and compliance directly into deployment workflows for peace of mind.
• Policy and Update Management: Setting policies for AI agent behavior and rolling out system-wide updates efficiently.
• Security and Guardrails: Validating PII prevention, leveraging built-in safety features, and incorporating custom security integrations (‘bring your own security’).
• Red Teaming and Risk Mitigation: Running simulated attack scenarios, defining risk categories, and customizing prohibited actions for stronger defenses.
• Governance and Standardization: Tackling governance and standardization challenges in the evolving ecosystem of agentic AI systems.

Session Chapters

1. Scale and Operational AI – Moving beyond concept to practice in large agent deployments.
2. Building Trust in AI – Industry concerns and the role of Foundry in filling gaps.
3. Tools and Brand Guidelines – Defining the framework with documentation.
4. Guardrail Validation – Preventing and detecting PII leaks and unsafe actions.
5. Security Integrations – Implementing custom and native features for robust safety.
6. Red Teaming Runs – Simulating attacks, defining risk, and customizing defense.
7. Ecosystem Challenges – Discussing standardization, governance, and operational hurdles with Infosys.

Further Resources

• Manage GenAI Lifecycles
• Microsoft Ignite On-demand

Speakers

• Mehrnoosh Sameki
• Peter Simones
• Jaspreet Singh (Infosys)

Operators and developers seeking robust, scalable, and trustworthy AI deployment on Azure will find detailed guidance and actionable strategies in this advanced session.