AI-3026: Develop AI agents on Azure

Unlock the future of intelligent applications by learning to develop AI agents on Azure. In this one-day, intermediate-level course, AI engineers and developers will design, build, and manage sophisticated AI agents using Azure AI Agent Service and Semantic Kernel. Dive into modular workflows—starting with foundational agent design, advancing through tool integration, and expanding to multi-agent orchestration. Learn to deploy scalable, context-aware solutions that automate complex workflows. Approximately 40–50% of class time is dedicated to live coding and real-world implementations.

Target Audience

Perfect for:

• AI Engineers, Software Developers, and Data Scientists building AI-powered agent solutions in Azure

• Professionals with basic programming and cloud fundamentals, familiar with REST/JSON services

Prerequisites:

• General understanding of AI and Azure fundamentals

• Programming experience (e.g., Python, C#)

Course Outline 

Module1: Get Started with AI Agent Development on Azure

• Understand what AI agents are and when to use them

• Explore development options using Azure AI Agent Service

Module2: Develop an AI Agent Using Azure AI Agent Service

• Create and configure agents using the Azure AI Agent Service environment

• Learn deployment patterns and management workflows

Module3: Integrate Custom Tools into Your AI Agent

• Extend agent capabilities through custom tool integration

• Implement richer, context-aware functionality in your agents

Module4: Build AI Agents with Semantic Kernel

• Develop intelligent agents using the Semantic Kernel SDK

• Add plugins and adjust agent behaviors programmatically

Module5: Orchestrate Multi-Agent Solutions with Semantic Kernel

• Implement multi-agent orchestration using Semantic Kernel Agent Framework

• Design agent collaboration strategies, selection logic, and termination flows

HandsOn Experience

Expect roughly 40–50% of the course to be hands-on, featuring guided coding, demos, and live implementation of AI agent development on Azure using real-world scenarios.

Skills You’ll Gain

By completing AI3026, you will be able to:

• Distinguish between AI agent types and use-case suitability

• Build, deploy, and manage agents via the Azure AI Agent Service

• Integrate custom tools to enhance agent functionality

• Develop agent logic and plugins using Semantic Kernel

• Orchestrate collaborative multi-agent systems for intelligent workflows