New Relic has announced new agentic AI integrations with Microsoft Azure that embed intelligent observability directly into Azure’s SRE Agent and Microsoft Foundry, enabling engineering teams to detect, diagnose, and remediate issues faster—without switching platforms.
At the core of the integration is New Relic’s AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, which allows Azure’s AI agents to access critical telemetry and observability insights in real time. This empowers developers, DevOps, SREs, and platform engineering teams to automate incident detection, root cause analysis, and remediation across the entire application stack.
With global AI spending expected to cross $2 trillion by 2026 and Azure reporting 33% growth in Q1 2025, the integration addresses one of the biggest challenges in AI-driven environments: fragmented visibility and disjointed workflows.
“AI agents have the potential to transform how teams work, but they need intelligent observability inside their existing workflows,” said Brian Emerson, Chief Product Officer, New Relic. “By embedding our observability into Azure, we are helping customers automate responses and unlock faster innovation.”
Smarter Incident Response Through Azure SRE Agent
The Azure SRE Agent now integrates with the New Relic MCP Server to provide context-rich insights when an alert is triggered or a deployment occurs. This allows teams to quickly understand performance issues across services, browser and mobile applications, significantly reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR).
According to Julia Liuson, President, Developer Division at Microsoft, the partnership is about removing friction: “Teams receive intelligent insights directly inside Azure, helping them understand what’s happening during incidents and accelerating time to value.”
Deep Visibility for AI Applications in Microsoft Foundry
For teams building and managing AI apps with Microsoft Foundry (across GitHub, Visual Studio, Copilot Studio, and Fabric), New Relic now ingests logs and metrics from Azure to provide a full-stack performance view of AI agents and applications. This ensures engineers can track performance, reliability, and impact from a single interface.
Unified Observability for Azure Infrastructure and SAP
New Relic Azure Autodiscovery further enhances visibility by mapping service dependencies and correlating infrastructure changes with performance data — reducing blind spots and enabling faster troubleshooting.
In addition, New Relic Monitoring for SAP Solutions is now available on the Microsoft Marketplace, allowing Azure customers to gain deep SAP insights without deploying agents—a critical advantage for minimizing operational disruptions.
