Armchair Architects: Multi-agent Orchestration and Patterns

This episode of the Azure Essentials Show brings the Armchair Architects—Uli, Eric, and David—together to tackle multi-agent architecture in the enterprise. You'll get practical insights into orchestrating AI agents, preventing data leaks, managing costs, and choosing the right design patterns. The trio highlight real-world strategies, emerging tools, and actionable frameworks to help you build secure, scalable agent systems. Resources - Azure Architecture Center https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/ - AutoGen https://www.microsoft.com/research/project/autogen - Introduction to Semantic Kernel https://learn.microsoft.com/semantic-kernel/overview/ - Microsoft Purview https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/ - Microsoft Fabric documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/ - Agent Framework documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/agent-framework/ Three important things you will learn - How to architect and orchestrate multiple AI agents, including key patterns like specialist delegation, sequential workflows, and parallel agent reasoning. - The importance of data leak prevention, security policies, and governance when deploying agents in enterprise environments. - Practical considerations for agent design, such as cost management, model selection, and leveraging message-based systems for scalability and reliability. Recommended Next Steps - Review and apply message-based architectural patterns (such as those used in message brokers) as a foundation for agent orchestration. - Explore open-source frameworks like Microsoft Research Autogen and Semantic Kernel to understand and experiment with multi-agent patterns. - Assess and implement data governance and security controls, including data leak prevention, for agent interactions within your organization. Related Episodes - Watch more episodes of Armchair Architects https://aka.ms/ArmchairArchitects - Watch more episodes of the Azure Essentials Show https://aka.ms/AzureEssentialsShow Connect - D