Build Agents with Knowledge - Agentic RAG and Azure AI Search

Learn to build intelligent agents using Azure AI Search's latest knowledge features in this 44-minute conference talk from Microsoft Ignite 2025. Discover how to connect agentic retrieval engines to diverse knowledge sources including SharePoint, web content, and blob storage through hands-on demonstrations and code samples. Explore hybrid search techniques combining keyword and vector search with reciprocal rank fusion, and understand how semantic rankers improve result relevance. Master the distinction between indexed and remote knowledge sources, and see how SharePoint integration enables real-time access to organizational content. Examine query planning strategies that help agents select appropriate knowledge sources, and learn to leverage web knowledge through Bing integration for comprehensive information retrieval. Follow along as the speakers demonstrate medium mode retrieval solving complex multi-query scenarios, and gain practical guidance on implementing new controls that enhance RAG performance across query planning, retrieval, and answer generation phases.