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Accelerate Agentic AI

This is a comprehensive learning journey designed to rapidly equip professionals with the skills needed to effectively build, demonstrate, and deploy powerful AI-driven agents. From developing agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio, developing agents leveraging the Microsoft IQ platform, multi-agent development using Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Agent Framework, participants will progressively gain deep, practical insights. Attend this workshop to master key AI concepts, accelerate your organization's AI capabilities, and confidently architect, deploy, and scale sophisticated AI agent solutions.

15 hours(Suggested: 3 days, 5h/day)TechnicalProject ReadyHands-on Labs

MS Course ID: 00540

Last Updated: Apr 27, 2026

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Pre-requisites

Generative AI Fundamentals

Related Certifications

None

Course Syllabus

Architect intelligent agents with Microsoft IQ and Foundry

Module 1: The intelligent foundation for high-performance agents
• Becoming Frontier with agentic AI
• The Microsoft IQ platform - intelligence + trust
• Work IQ - an AI-powered intelligence layer for Microsoft 365
• Fabric IQ - unify data available across OneLake
• Foundry IQ - Build agents powered with knowledge from everywhere
• Agent 365: Microsoft’s IT admin control plane for AI agents
Module 2: Choose the right path to build agents
• Choose the right tool to build your agent
• Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Build and extend agents using Copilot Studio
• Extend your agents with Work IQ tools in Copilot Studio
Module 3: Build agentic apps with Microsoft Foundry - The AI app & agent factory
• Microsoft Foundry - The AI app & agent factory
• Choose, evaluate, and apply the right models for agentic scenarios
• Design and develop intelligent agents using Foundry Agent Service
• Optimize model intelligence with RAG
• Customize and upgrade models with ease

150 mins

Lecture

Hands-on Labs

• Use case 1 - Create a Knowledge Assistant agent for HR in Copilot Studio that leverages Azure AI Search
• Use case 2- Building multi agent AI solution for streamlining Healthcare prior authorization workflows
• Use case 3 - Create a cross-department intelligent multi-agent automation solution

150 mins

Lab

Extend, ground and orchestrate intelligent agents

Module 4: Extend intelligent agents with tools, APIs and protocols
• Create intelligent agents with Foundry tools
• Built-in tools in Microsoft Foundry
• Custom tools to extend your agent with your own APIs
• Voice Agent with Foundry Agent Service (new)
Module 5: Build agents that unlock knowledge with Foundry IQ and Fabric IQ
• Use knowledge sources to ground AI agents
• Create knowledge bases for agents using Azure AI Search
• Implement agentic retrieval to improve agent context
• Components of Fabric IQ workload
• Integrate Fabric Data Agent with Fabric IQ
Module 6: Build multi agent apps with Microsoft Agent Framework
• Microsoft Agent Framework - The open-source
• engine for Agentic AI Apps
• Pillars of Microsoft Agent Framework
• Leverage the Multi-Agent orchestration patterns
• Understand the Microsoft Agent Framework workflows

150 mins

Lecture

Hands-on Labs

• Use case 4 - Build a customer resolution agent grounded with Work IQ, Foundry IQ, and Fabric IQ
• Use case 5 - Extracting Customer Insights from Conversations using Foundry IQ and AI agents
• Use case 6 - Build an intelligent banking assistant with MCP tools and Microsoft Agent Framework

150 mins

Lab

Trust, Security, and Control for Enterprise AI Agents

Module 7: Govern AI agents with Foundry Control Plane
• Foundry Control Plane - Govern the AI lifecycle with observability and controls
• Govern tools, agents and models
• Manage compliance and security in Microsoft Foundry
• Evaluate, monitor and optimize AI apps and agents
• Implement Azure AI Content Safety
• Secure AI agents with Microsoft Entra ID
Module 8: Bring agent observability, security and governance with Agent 365
• Agent 365: Microsoft’s IT admin control plane for AI agents
• Manage agents in the Microsoft 365 admin center
• Foundry Control Plane and Agent 365 together - manage and protect AI agents at scale
• Realize Frontier Firm values with Microsoft 365 E7

120 mins

Lecture

Hands-on Labs

• Use case 7 - Centralized AI agent governance and observability using Foundry Control Plane
• Use case 8 - Safeguard AI agents with automated Red Teaming in Microsoft Foundry
• Use case 9 - Implement end to end agent operations for Zava’s shopping assistant in Microsoft Foundry

180 mins

Lab

What You'll Learn

Understand core concepts and best practices

Hands-on experience with real-world scenarios

Learn from certified Microsoft experts

Prepare for relevant certifications

Access to lab environments

Post-training support and resources

Course Details

Duration: 15 hours
Level: Advanced
Role: Technical
Course Type: Project Ready
Partner Segment: SMB, Enterprise
Course Stage: Available
Hands-on Labs: Yes
Labs Platform: Spektra
ESI Course Code: DW-200