A serverless service for hosting secure data and AI applications built with Python or Node.js. Unity Catalog governs them, and compute is charged by the hour while an app runs.
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Terms in this definition
- Serverless
Compute tier for single Azure SQL databases that scales automatically, pauses when idle and charges by the second. It is offered in General Purpose and Hyperscale, not Business Critical, and reserved capacity does not apply.
- HTTP / HTTPS
The protocols of the web, with HTTPS being HTTP secured by TLS.
- Unity Catalog
Azure Databricks' governance solution covering both data and AI in one place, with centralised permissions, auditing, data discovery and lineage.
- App protection policy
A set of Intune rules on managed apps that safeguards organisational data, for example by demanding a PIN or preventing copy-paste and save-as into personal apps. It works whether or not the device is enrolled.
- Agents (classic) API
First-generation Foundry Agent Service API, based on threads, messages and runs. It is deprecated, replaced by conversations and responses, and retires on 31 March 2027.
Related terms
- Agent Runtime
Custom agents on Model Serving are legacy now; their replacement runs agent servers serverlessly on Databricks Apps. Each one has tracing through MLflow, a service principal as its identity, an authenticated endpoint and up to five instances.
- Review App
Domain experts use this MLflow website to label traces or chat with an agent. Agents hosted on Databricks Apps lack the Chat UI and use labeling sessions for review instead.