Summary
Microsoft's Azure MCP Server 2.0 stable release makes remote, self-hosted MCP a more central piece of enterprise agent operations.
What changed
The stable release added remote hosting, multiple authentication modes, stronger validation, injection protections, and centralized deployment patterns for Azure MCP.
Why it matters
Remote MCP is maturing from local developer setup into shared infrastructure teams can govern, secure, and reuse.
Evidence excerpt
Microsoft says Azure MCP Server 2.0 is designed for remote hosting and adds centrally managed deployment, managed identity and OBO auth paths, stronger validation, and security safeguards.