Enterprise Adoption Guide
From zero to production in 4 phases. This guide walks your organization through adopting the Azure Foundry Enterprise Kit — from platform setup to self-service agent development. Follow the phased rollout to minimize risk and maximize team readiness.
Adoption Timeline
Week 1–2 Week 3–4 Month 2–3 Month 4+
┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│ PHASE 1 │ │ PHASE 2 │ │ PHASE 3 │ │ PHASE 4 │
│ Platform │ ──▶ │ First │ ──▶ │ Scale │ ──▶ │ Mature │
│ Setup │ │ Agent │ │ & Govern │ │ & Evolve │
└──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘
Deploy infra Build agent Multiple agents Self-service
Configure IAM Evaluate Policy enforcement Agent marketplace
Set up CI/CD Certify Continuous eval Cross-org sharingPhase 1: Platform Setup (Week 1–2)
Goal: Deploy the foundational infrastructure and configure team access.
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Azure Subscription | Owner or Contributor + User Access Administrator |
| Azure AD Tenant | Entra ID with Security Group for the platform team |
| Azure DevOps or GitHub | Repository and pipeline access |
| Team | 1 Platform Engineer + 1 Security reviewer |
Key Steps
- Fork & configure — Clone the kit, copy parameter files for your environment
- Deploy infrastructure — Run
az deployment sub createwith your parameter file - Verify deployment — Confirm all resources are provisioned
- Set up CI/CD — GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps with OIDC federation
- Set up monitoring — Import the Agent Operations Dashboard
See the Deployment Guide for detailed Bicep module configuration and the Infrastructure as Code page for module inventory.
Phase 2: First Agent (Week 3–4)
Goal: Build, evaluate, and certify your first production agent.
- Choose a template — Pick the right blueprint for your use case using the Agent Blueprints guide
- Customize the agent — Edit the manifest, system prompt, and toolbox config
- Create test dataset — Write at least 20 golden test cases in JSONL format
- Evaluate — Run the evaluation harness against your dataset
- Certify — Achieve Bronze certification level
Certification Levels
| Level | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Bronze | Manifest valid, evaluators pass, basic telemetry |
| Silver | + CI/CD pipeline, continuous eval, policy compliance |
| Gold | + Production metrics baseline, HITL configured, full audit trail |
Phase 3: Scale & Govern (Month 2–3)
Goal: Deploy multiple agents with governance controls.
- Deploy policy packs — Enable data boundary, escalation, and toolbox policies
- Enable continuous evaluation — Schedule automated evaluations on live traffic
- Connect enterprise systems — Wire ServiceNow, SAP, Salesforce, and Graph adapters
- Production deployment — Deploy to prod with private networking and DDoS protection
Production Checklist
- All agents pass Silver certification
- Continuous evaluation enabled
- Alert email recipients configured
- DDoS protection enabled (auto in prod)
- Private networking enabled
- Decision Ledger connected to Cosmos DB
Phase 4: Mature & Evolve (Month 4+)
Goal: Self-service agent development with organizational governance.
Team Structure
| Role | Responsibility | Kit Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Team | Infrastructure, monitoring, upgrades | infra/, observability/, dashboards/ |
| Agent Developers | Build and test agents | agent-templates/, sdk-starters/, eval-packs/ |
| Governance Team | Policies, certification, compliance | policy-packs/, trust-extensions/ |
| Operations | Monitoring, incident response | dashboards/, observability/ |
Customization Checklist
- Update org name in parameter files and manifests
- Customize policy thresholds for your risk appetite
- Add domain-specific custom evaluators
- Build adapters for your internal systems
- Create agent templates for your common patterns
- Add org-specific KPIs to the monitoring dashboard
Cost Estimation
| Environment | Monthly Estimate | Key Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| Dev | $200–$500 | Foundry project, AI Search (basic), Cosmos DB (serverless) |
| Staging | $800–$1,500 | + Container Apps, Content Safety, API Management (dev tier) |
| Production | $3,000–$8,000 | + Private networking, geo-redundancy, DDoS, premium SKUs |
Next steps: Start with the Overview to understand what the kit provides, then follow the Deployment Guide to deploy your first environment.