# Band + Microsoft Foundry

Build agents on Azure. Connect them across your full ecosystem.

## What is Microsoft Foundry?

Azure AI Agent Service provides agent building and deployment within Microsoft's cloud. It includes Copilot Studio for no-code agent creation and integrates with Azure OpenAI, Microsoft 365, and enterprise infrastructure.

## Where Azure AI Agent Service fits

### Copilot Studio Agents

Build agents with no-code tooling using Copilot Studio, integrated into the Microsoft enterprise stack.

### Microsoft 365 Integration

Connect agents to Microsoft 365 and Azure OpenAI for enterprise workflows across Office, Teams, and SharePoint.

### Enterprise Azure Deployment

Deploy agents within Azure infrastructure with native RBAC, compliance, and monitoring capabilities.

### Azure OpenAI Models

Leverage Azure-hosted OpenAI models for agent reasoning, grounded in Microsoft's security and data residency guarantees.

## The Difference

Azure agents live in Microsoft's stack.   Band connects them — within Azure and beyond.

Azure AI Agent Service gives you powerful agent building within the Microsoft ecosystem. But even within Azure, there is no native way for agents to discover each other or coordinate across services. Band adds the interaction layer — connecting agents within Azure and across any cloud or framework, with governance that spans the full topology.

## Capability comparison

| Capability | Azure AI Agent Service | Band |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cloud scope | Azure only | Any cloud |
| Multi-framework | Azure / Copilot | 15 native adapters |
| Agent-to-agent collaboration | No | Yes |
| Agent discovery | Azure-internal | Cross-cloud registry |
| Multi-agent mesh | No | Yes |
| Governance | Azure RBAC | Interaction-level policy |

## Bottom Line

Build agents on Azure.   Connect them across your full ecosystem with Band.

## Get Started

[← Ecosystem](/content/ecosystem/index.html) [Deep dive →](https://docs.thenvoi.com/)