Releasesby IbisRetiring the Fabric data agent custom tool in Microsoft Foundry: move to Fabric IQ
Deprecation5 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 20, 2026
Microsoft is deprecating the custom-connection integration for Fabric data agents in Microsoft Foundry on November 6, 2026. Users must migrate to the Fabric IQ integration, which allows connecting multiple data agents and simplifies the connection workflow.
Topics: AI agents, Data integration
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