Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals

The Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) exam validates foundational knowledge of AI concepts, including machine learning, computer vision, NLP, and generative AI, and their application using Azure AI tools, preparing candidates for entry-level AI roles.
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Skill level

Beginner, Intermediate

Hours to complete

39

Projects

5

Prerequisites

None

Your Guided Learning Pathway

In this 12 hour course your instructor will take you from beginner to intermediate level practitioner.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

Learn AI Principles

The course covers how to use Azure’s AI tools, such as Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Vision, and Azure OpenAI Service, to build and deploy AI solutions without requiring coding expertise.

Additionally, you’ll explore responsible AI principles—fairness, transparency, and accountability—to ensure ethical AI deployment, preparing you for real-world scenarios and the AI-900 exam.

Manage AI Strategies

Assist organizations by implementing generative AI solutions, like Azure OpenAI Service for text or image generation, while adhering to responsible AI principles such as fairness and transparency.

This prepares you for entry-level roles like AI Solutions Consultant or Cloud AI Support Specialist, where you bridge AI technology and business needs.

Get Exam Ready

This course not only prepares you to become an AI Engineer but also prepares you for the exam.

Read real-world case studies about AI tools and services and learn how to apply them. Follow-along labs included.

Take over 600 exam-style questions to prepare you for the AI-900 exam.

What it covers

This course prepares you for a junior AI role in any organization.
  • AI Basics
  • Responsible AI
  • Azure ML
  • Azure AI Vision
  • Azure AI Language
  • Generative AI

Benefits of the certification

Getting certified in your chosen career path is essential, but passing the AI Essentials exam gets you:
  • Entry-Level AI Roles
  • Resume Boost
  • Non-Coder Accessibility
  • Advanced Role Pathway
  • Career Credibility
  • Practical Skillset
  • Market Demand

Target audience

This certification is ideal for:
  • IT Professionals
  • Career Switchers
  • Business Analysts
  • Aspiring AI
  • Consultants
  • Data Enthusiasts
  • Course Creators
  • Tech Students

Prerequisites

While there are no mandatory prerequisites, Microsoft recommends having:
  • Basic IT Knowledge
  • Familiarity with Cloud Concepts
  • Interest in AI and Machine Learning
  • No Coding Experience Required
  • Access to Azure Free Tier

Your Instructor

Jay Ocampo CCIE

Jay is CCIE 59340 and is a seasoned Solution Network Architect/Engineer with 15 years of total experience in IT service management, operations, system integration, network engineering, and enterprise architecture.

He obtained a Cisco CCIE Data Center certification and holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He currently lives in the Philippines.

Curriculum

Module 1 Understanding Common AI Workloads in Azure
Unit 1 Intro to Azure AI-900
Unit 2 Understanding Common AI Workloads in Azure
Unit 3 AI Workloads - Computer Vision
Unit 4 AI Workloads - NLP
Unit 5 AI Workloads - Document Processing
Unit 6 AI Workloads - Generative AI
Unit 7 AI Workloads - Summary
Unit 8 AI Workloads - Demo Lab
Module 2 Guiding Principles for Responsible AI
Unit 1 Introduction To Guiding Principles for Responsible AI
Unit 2 Responsible AI - Fairness in AI
Unit 3 Responsible AI - Reliability and Safety
Unit 4 Responsible AI - Privacy and Security
Unit 5 Responsible AI - Inclusiveness
Unit 6 Responsible AI - Transparency
Unit 7 Responsible AI - Accountability
Unit 8 Exam
Module 3 Identifying Common Machine Learning Techniques
Unit 1 Identifying Common Machine Learning Techniques
Unit 2 Regression
Unit 3 Classification
Unit 4 Clustering
Unit 5 Deep Learning Techniques
Unit 6 Transformer Architecture
Module 4 Machine Learning Model
Unit 1 Overview of Machine Learning Model
Unit 2 Data Preparation and Data Splitting
Unit 3 Apply the Algorithm
Unit 4 Inferencing
Unit 5 Training and Validation of Datasets
Module 5 Azure Machine Learning Capabilities
Unit 1 Introduction to Azure Machine Learning Capabilities
Unit 2 Azure AutoML
Unit 3 Data and Compute Azure Services for Data Science and Machine Learning
Unit 4 Model Management and Deployment Capabilities in Azure ML
Unit 5 Exam
Module 6 Labs
Unit 1 Lab Demo - Setting up your Azure ML workspace
Unit 2 Lab Demo - Exploring a Dataset - Identifying Features and Labels
Unit 3 Lab Demo - Understanding Data Splits - Training and Validation Sets
Unit 4 Lab Demo - Azure Automated ML Run
Module 7 Computer Vision Workloads on Azure
Unit 1 Introduction to Computer Vision Workloads on Azure
Unit 2 What is Computer Vision
Unit 3 Image Classification
Unit 4 Object Detection
Unit 5 OCR - Optical Character Recognition
Unit 6 Facial Detection and Facial Analysis Solutions
Module 8 Azure AI Vision Service and AI Face Detection Service
Unit 1 Azure AI Vision Service and AI Face Detection Service
Unit 2 Exam
Module 9 Labs
Unit 1 Provisioning the Azure AI Vision Resource & Azure AI Face Resource
Unit 2 Image Classification
Unit 3 Custom Image Classification
Unit 4 Image Detection
Unit 5 Optical Character Recognition
Unit 6 Face Detection
Module 10 Introduction to NLP
Unit 1 Introduction to NLP
Unit 2 Key Phase Extraction
Unit 3 Named Entity Recognition - NER
Unit 4 Sentiment Analysis
Unit 5 Language Modeling
Unit 6 Speech Recognition
Unit 7 Translation
Module 11 Introduction to NLP Workloads in Azure
Unit 1 Introduction to NLP Workloads in Azure
Unit 2 Azure AI Translator
Unit 3 Azure AI Language
Unit 4 Azure AI Speech Service
Unit 5 Summary of Azure Tools for NLP
Unit 6 Exam
Module 12 Labs
Unit 1 Azure AI Language Service Resource Group Setup
Unit 2 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining
Unit 3 Key Phrases Extraction
Unit 4 Language Detection
Unit 5 Named Entity Recognition
Unit 6 Text Summarization
Module 13 Introduction to Generative AI
Unit 1 Introduction to Generative AI
Unit 2 Features of Generative AI Models
Unit 3 Features of Generative AI Solutions
Unit 4 Common Scenarios and Use Cases in Generative AI
Unit 5 Responsible AI Considerations
Module 14 Microsoft Azure Gen AI Services and Capabilities
Unit 1 Intro to Microsoft Azure Gen AI Services and Capabilities
Unit 2 Azure OpenAI Service
Unit 3 Azure AI Foundry Platform
Unit 4 Leveraging the AI Foundry Model Catalog
Unit 5 Workflow, RAG, Fine Tuning for Specialization, and Scenarios
Unit 6 Exam
Module 15 Lab Demo - Azure AI Foundry - Portal Overview and Model Catalog
Unit 1 Azure AI Foundry - Portal Overview and Model Catalog
Unit 2 Azure AI Foundry - Playgrounds
Unit 3 Build and Customize - Agents, Templates, Fine-tuning, Content Understanding
Unit 4 Observe and Optimize - Tracing, Monitoring
Unit 5 Protect and Govern
Unit 6 Stored Completions, Batch Jobs, Vector Stores, Data Files
Unit 7 My Assets - Models + Endpoints, Web Apps
Module 16 Bonus Exams
Unit 1 Exam 1
Unit 2 Exam 2

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