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First Look: Building an Autonomous AI Agent with Logic Apps Agent Loop (Demo Included)

First Look: Building an Autonomous AI Agent with Logic Apps Agent Loop (Demo Included)

by Stephen W. Thomas | Jun 9, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

In this post, I’ll walk you through the main points of building an autonomous AI agent to play card games using Logic Apps Agent Loop. While playing cards may not be a typical enterprise use case, it’s an easy-to-understand scenario that demonstrates the power and...
First Look: Building a Human-in-the-Loop AI Agent with Azure Logic Apps Agent Loop (Demo Included)

First Look: Building a Human-in-the-Loop AI Agent with Azure Logic Apps Agent Loop (Demo Included)

by Stephen W. Thomas | Jun 4, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Are you spending countless hours fixing recurring business issues that could be automated, but you still need a human touch for quality and compliance? AI has revolutionized automation, but specific workflows still require oversight and approval. That’s where...
Step-by-Step Guide to Azure Logic Apps Agent Loop

Step-by-Step Guide to Azure Logic Apps Agent Loop

by Stephen W. Thomas | May 19, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Today marks an evolutionary day for Azure Logic Apps! It is now possible to build AI Agents directly using the Azure Logic Apps Agent Loop. This new feature, currently in public preview, allows you to leverage any of the 1300+ connectors as tools inside your agents...
Setting Up Backends & Load Balancer in Azure API Management

Setting Up Backends & Load Balancer in Azure API Management

by Stephen W. Thomas | May 7, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Azure API Management (APIM) is a powerful facade for your backend services, offering security, analytics, and transformation features. A fundamental aspect of using APIM effectively is configuring backends and implementing strategies like load balancing to ensure high...
How to Set Up Simple Load Balancing and Large File Detection Using Azure APIM Inbound Policies

How to Set Up Simple Load Balancing and Large File Detection Using Azure APIM Inbound Policies

by Stephen W. Thomas | May 7, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Azure API Management (APIM) offers powerful capabilities beyond just managing APIs. This video, “Azure APIM Load Balancing Explained: A Step-by-Step Guide,” explores how to leverage APIM’s inbound policies to achieve simple backend load balancing and...
Integrating Azure Services with AI Agents: Setting Up the Azure MCP Server in VS Code

Integrating Azure Services with AI Agents: Setting Up the Azure MCP Server in VS Code

by Stephen W. Thomas | May 5, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Artificial Intelligence, Videos

Are you using GitHub Copilot’s Agent mode in VS Code and wondering how to push its capabilities beyond generating code snippets? If so, the video below is for you! While powerful, AI models like the one powering GitHub Copilot typically lack real-time access to...
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