Operational Insights

Azure AI Search with Phi-4 RAG (Video)

July 26, 2026 • Generative AI > RAG Pipelines

It's been a while, but I finally circled back to RAG development. I really shook it up this time - a new tool, a new model, and a different data source. Here's what I learned and the advice I have to give. At the end of the day, another job well done on the Azure platform!

Insights: Optimizing Microsoft Foundry Agent Settings for an In-Context RAG Pipeline

July 1, 2026 • Generative AI > RAG Pipelines

I am setting up an In-Context RAG pipeline that utilizes Web Search (formerly known as "Grounded with Bing"), pre-loading it with my own data as opposed to using public-facing prompts. Quite honestly, it has been an exciting experience, and I wanted to pass along some important information regarding agent settings for those looking to do something similar.