Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution

This course is designed to teach software developers how to create AI solutions that leverage Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Cognitive Search, and Microsoft Bot Framework to build computer vision, language analysis, knowledge mining, intelligent search, and conversational AI solutions on Azure. 

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Description

Course Length: 4 Days
Course Code: AI-102T00

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Software engineers concerned with building, managing and deploying AI solutions that leverage Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Cognitive Search, and Microsoft Bot Framework. They are familiar with C# or Python and have knowledge on using REST-based APIs to build computer vision, language analysis, knowledge mining, intelligent search, and conversational AI solutions on Azure.   

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • Describe considerations for AI-enabled application development

  • Create, configure, deploy, and secure Azure Cognitive Services

  • Develop applications that analyze text

  • Develop speech-enabled applications

  • Create applications with natural language understanding capabilities

  • Create QnA applications

  • Create conversational solutions with bots

  • Use computer vision services to analyze images and videos

  • Create custom computer vision models

  • Develop applications that detect, analyze, and recognize faces

  • Develop applications that read and process text in images and documents

  • Create intelligent search solutions for knowledge mining

COURSE AGENDA

Introduction to AI on Azure

  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence in Azure

Developing AI Apps with Cognitive Services

  • Getting Started with Cognitive Services
  • Using Cognitive Services for Enterprise Applications

Getting Started with Natural Language Processing

  • Analyzing Text
  • Translating Text

Creating Language Understanding Solutions

  • Creating a Language Understanding App
  • Publishing and Using a Language Understanding App
  • Using Language Understanding with Speech

Building a QnA Solution

  • Creating a QnA Knowledge Base
  • Publishing and Using a QnA Knowledge Base

 Conversational AI and the Azure Bot Service

  • Bot Basics
  • Implementing a Conversational Bot

Getting Started with Computer Vision

  • Analyzing Images
  • Analyzing Videos

Developing Custom Vision Solutions

  • Image Classification
  • Object Detection

Detecting, Analyzing, and Recognizing Faces

  • Detecting Faces with the Computer Vision Service
  • Using the Face Service

Reading Text in Images and Documents

  • Reading text with the Computer Vision Service
  • Extracting Information from Forms with the Form Recognizer service

Creating a Knowledge Mining Solution

  • Implementing an Intelligent Search Solution
  • Developing Custom Skills for an Enrichment Pipeline
  • Creating a Knowledge Store

Prerequisites

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and ability to navigate the Azure portal
  • Knowledge of either C# or Python
  • Familiarity with JSON and REST programming semantics
    Recommended course prerequisites