AI 103- Develop AI Apps and Agents on Azure

Audience:

This course is intended for software developers wanting to build AI infused applications that leverage Microsoft Foundry. Topics in this course include developing generative AI apps, building AI agents, and solutions that implement knowledge connections or tools in your agentic applications. This course also covers multimodal capabilities and understanding of complex content. This course was designed for software engineers concerned with building, managing and deploying AI solutions that leverage Microsoft Foundry. They are familiar with Python and have knowledge on using APIs and SDKs to build agents and generative AI solutions on Azure.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have: Familiarity with Python programming, experience using REST APIs and SDKs to build cloud-connected applications, foundational knowledge of Azure services and the Azure portal, and an understanding of basic AI/ML concepts such as machine learning models and inferencing. Prior experience with Azure AI services is helpful but not required.

Course Description:

This course is designed for software developers building production ready AI solutions on Microsoft Azure. This course covers the full spectrum of development with Microsoft Foundry—from deploying and optimizing generative AI models and implementing RAG pipelines, to building autonomous agents with tool integration, multi-agent orchestration, and responsible AI safeguards. Students also explore multimodal capabilities including vision, speech, natural language analysis, and document/content extraction, learning to connect knowledge sources and external services into intelligent agentic workflows.