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Foundations of AI Agents on Azure

  • Defining AI agents and distinguishing them from traditional chatbots
  • Exploring typical business applications and solution architectures
  • Surveying Azure AI services utilized in agent development
  • Mapping out agent workflows from initial request to final response

Azure Environment and Tooling Setup

  • Examining Azure resources within a straightforward agent solution
  • Navigating Azure AI Foundry and associated utilities
  • Configuring access, project parameters, and model integrations

Constructing a Basic Agent

  • Establishing the agent’s role, directives, and expected conduct
  • Incorporating Azure OpenAI models into the agent workflow
  • Refining prompts to enhance response quality
  • Participating in a hands-on agent construction exercise

Integrating Knowledge and Retrieval

  • Overview of retrieval-augmented generation
  • Linking the agent to documents and corporate content
  • Leveraging Azure AI Search to ensure fact-based responses
  • Verifying relevance and minimizing erroneous outputs

Evaluation, Safety, and Governance

  • Implementing guardrails and responsible AI methodologies
  • Assessing agent performance using real-world test cases
  • Oversight of access controls, data management, and usage policies

Deployment and Operational Readiness

  • Exploring deployment strategies for internal and client-facing solutions
  • Monitoring agent activity, usage metrics, and performance
  • Addressing common issues to boost reliability
  • Identifying subsequent steps for solution expansion post-course

Requirements

  • Familiarity with cloud fundamentals and primary Azure services
  • Proficiency with web applications, APIs, or the Microsoft Azure portal
  • Foundational programming skills in any contemporary language

Target Audience

  • Developers seeking to create AI-driven applications on Azure
  • Solution architects investigating agent-based architectures for business scenarios
  • Technical experts looking for a practical introduction to Azure AI agent development
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