RAG to Riches: Mastering GenAI Agents with Foundry IQ | Priyanka Shah | SSW User Group

📞 Contact us: https://bit.ly/4fAFrVx Explore the evolving world of Generative AI agents with Microsoft MVP Priyanka Shah as she dives deep into Foundry IQ, the new intelligent retrieval platform from Microsoft. In this session, she breaks down the common reasons why AI pilots fail, why traditional RAG pipelines fall short in production, and how Foundry IQ is designed to solve these gaps with intelligent orchestration and real-time agent retrieval. With real-world demos, domain-specific examples (like Australian superannuation), and a practical walkthrough of the Foundry IQ interface, you'll leave this talk ready to level up your AI agent architectures and avoid the pitfalls of weak RAG implementations. From building robust ontologies to scaling intelligent search over diverse data sources, Priyanka covers it all—plus a sneak peek into agent chaining, knowledge base orchestration, and how Foundry IQ integrates with Microsoft Teams and M365 Copilot. ⏱ Chapters 00:00 | Introduction – From RAG to Foundry IQ 01:10 | Why AI Pilots Fail: The 95% ROI Problem 04:11 | Code-First vs No-Code: AI Adoption Challenges 05:54 | Call Center Demo: Multi-Agent RAG in Action 10:15 | Real-Time Transcription & Intelligent Guidance 13:06 | Multi-Agent Architecture Explained 16:05 | Testing Failures: Expectations vs Reality 20:24 | Using Ontologies & Knowledge Graphs for Better Context 27:00 | Foundry IQ Deep Dive – UI, Knowledge Sources, and Demo 38:00 | Live Demo: Query Planning, Iterations & Retrieval Tracing 45:50 | Foundry IQ for Complex Use Cases & Data Scalability 51:45 | Publishing Agents to Microsoft Teams + Copilot 55:10 | Audience Q&A – Security, Ontology Tools, Roadmap 🌐 About SSW: https://linktr.ee/SSWTV 🔗 Links: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/ssw Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssw_tv Facebook: https://facebook.com/SSW.page Instagram: https://instagram.com/ssw_tv Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ssw_tv 👋 Get in touch: Priyanka Shah – Microsoft MVP | Senior GenAI Agent Consultant About: https://www.linkedin.com/in/compuwizpiyu #genai #foundryIQ #microsoftfoundry #ragarchitecture #AIagents #knowledgegraph #azuresearch #mvp #AIstrategy #aiadoption #sswrules #microsoftignite V2 - Bahjat