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AI Agent Fundamentals on Azure

  • Distinguishing AI agents from standard chatbots
  • Exploring common business use cases and architectural patterns
  • Overview of Azure AI services relevant to agent development
  • Mapping out an agent workflow from user input to response generation

Azure Environment and Tooling Configuration

  • Examining the Azure resources essential for a simple agent solution
  • Navigating Azure AI Foundry and associated tools
  • Configuring access permissions, project settings, and model connections

Constructing a Basic Agent

  • Defining the agent's persona, instructions, and expected behaviors
  • Incorporating Azure OpenAI models into the agent workflow
  • Refining prompts to enhance response accuracy
  • Executing a practical exercise to build an agent

Integrating Knowledge and Retrieval Mechanisms

  • Introduction to retrieval-augmented generation techniques
  • Linking the agent to documents and proprietary business content
  • Utilizing Azure AI Search to ensure grounded, accurate answers
  • Validating relevance and minimizing hallucinations or errors

Evaluation, Security, and Governance

  • Implementing guardrails and adhering to responsible AI standards
  • Assessing agent performance through practical test scenarios
  • Managing access controls, data handling, and usage policies

Deployment and Operational Readiness

  • Exploring deployment strategies for internal and customer-facing solutions
  • Monitoring agent behavior, usage metrics, and performance indicators
  • Troubleshooting common issues to improve reliability
  • Identifying next steps for extending the solution post-course

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of cloud computing principles and core Azure services
  • Practical experience with web applications, APIs, or the Microsoft Azure portal
  • Basic programming proficiency in any modern programming language

Audience

  • Developers aiming to create AI-driven applications on Azure
  • Solution architects investigating agent-based strategies for business scenarios
  • Technical professionals looking for a practical introduction to developing AI agents on Azure
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