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Course Outline

Foundations of AI Agents on Azure

  • Understanding what AI agents are and how they differ from standard chatbots
  • Common business use cases and solution patterns
  • Overview of Azure AI services utilised for agent development
  • Planning an agent workflow from user request to response

Azure Environment and Tooling Setup

  • Reviewing the Azure resources employed in a simple agent solution
  • Navigating Azure AI Foundry and associated tools
  • Preparing access, project settings, and model connections

Constructing a Basic Agent

  • Defining the agent's role, instructions, and expected behaviour
  • Utilising Azure OpenAI models within an agent workflow
  • Testing prompts and enhancing response quality
  • Completing a hands-on agent build exercise

Connecting Knowledge and Retrieval

  • Introduction to retrieval-augmented generation
  • Linking the agent to documents and business content
  • Using Azure AI Search to support grounded answers
  • Validating relevance and minimising inaccurate responses

Evaluation, Safety, and Governance

  • Applying guardrails and responsible AI practices
  • Evaluating agent quality through practical test scenarios
  • Managing access, data handling, and usage considerations

Deployment and Operational Readiness

  • Deployment options for internal and customer-facing solutions
  • Monitoring agent behaviour, usage, and performance
  • Troubleshooting common issues and improving reliability
  • Next steps for extending the solution post-course

Requirements

  • Foundational understanding of cloud concepts and core Azure services
  • Experience with web applications, APIs, or the Microsoft Azure portal
  • Basic programming proficiency in any modern language

Audience

  • Developers looking to construct AI-powered applications on Azure
  • Solution architects investigating agent-based solutions for business use cases
  • Technical professionals seeking a practical introduction to Azure AI agent development
 7 Hours

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