The Shift: Your open questions about agents, honest discussions Is context engineering the new RAG?
In this episode of The Shift, members of the Microsoft Foundry team, Allison, Pamela and Matt explore a question from you, our community:
Is context engineering the new RAG?
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Allison Sparrow, Director Product Marketing
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Pamela Fox, Principal Cloud Advocate
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Matt Gotteiner, Senior Program Manager
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This episode of The Shift was recorded in February 2026. All information about products and offers are relevant to the time of recording.