30 Days of AZD Templates

Course Overview

Learn to build production-ready AI applications on Azure through a structured 30-day curriculum covering fundamentals, Azure Developer CLI mastery, real-world deconstruction, and hands-on experimentation.

Week 0: Introduction

Start your journey with course overview, learning objectives, and prerequisites for success.

Week 1: Fundamentals

Master Microsoft Foundry, AI architecture, and provisioning approaches from manual to automated.

Week 2: AZD Deep Dive

Install, configure, and master Azure Developer CLI commands, templates, and workflows.

Week 3: Deconstruction

Analyze real AI Agents templates to understand production-ready application structure.

Week 4: Experimentation

Build from prototypes to production with hands-on exercises and real-world projects.

Week 5: Summary

Celebrate your achievements, recap key learnings, and explore next steps in your AI journey.

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All Weeks Week 0: Introduction Week 1: Fundamentals Week 2: AZD Deep Dive Week 3: Deconstruction Week 4: Experimentation Week 5: Summary All Topics AZD Templates Architecture Agents Deployment Exercises Infrastructure Monitoring Lesson Order Recently Updated

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0.1 - Welcome to 30DaysOfAZD

Begin your month-long journey from AI fundamentals to production-ready solutions with Azure Developer CLI.

Week 0 QuickstartOverview

1.1 - Introduction to Microsoft Foundry

Explore Microsoft Foundry as a unified platform for building, deploying, and managing AI applications with integrated tools and services.

Week 1 PlatformServices

1.2 - Enterprise Retail AI Scenario

Understand real-world AI application architecture through a retail scenario with customer service automation and inventory management.

Week 1 ScenarioArchitecture

1.3 - App Development Lifecycle

Learn the complete journey from ideation to production deployment, covering planning, development, testing, and operations.

Week 1 ConceptsCloud

1.4 - AI App Architecture

Master key architectural patterns for AI applications including RAG, vector search, and multi-agent orchestration.

Week 1 ArchitectureRAG

1.5 - Manual Provisioning

Step through manual Azure resource creation to understand the foundational setup before automation with IaC tools.

Week 1 PortalInfrastructure

1.6 - ARM Templates

Explore Infrastructure as Code with ARM and Bicep templates for reproducible and version-controlled Azure deployments.

Week 1 BicepIaC

1.7 - AZD Templates Introduction

Discover how Azure Developer CLI templates simplify cloud-native development with opinionated project structures and automation.

Week 1 AZDTemplates

2.1 - AZD Workflow

Understand the end-to-end AZD workflow from init to up, and how it streamlines cloud provisioning and deployment.

Week 2 AZDWorkflow

2.2 - Installation & Commands

Install Azure Developer CLI across platforms and master essential commands for project management and deployment.

Week 2 SetupCLI

2.3 - Finding Templates

Discover AZD templates through the gallery, GitHub repositories, and community resources for your project needs.

Week 2 TemplatesDiscovery

2.4 - Creating Templates

Build custom AZD templates with proper structure, configuration files, and infrastructure definitions for reusability.

Week 2 TemplatesDevelopment

2.5 - Deploying Templates

Deploy AZD templates to Azure with confidence, understanding provisioning, environment management, and troubleshooting.

Week 2 DeploymentProduction

2.6 - Deconstructing Templates

Analyze existing AZD templates to understand their architecture, configuration patterns, and best practices.

Week 2 AnalysisStructure

2.7 - AZD Extensions

Extend AZD functionality with hooks, custom scripts, and integrations to customize your deployment workflow.

Week 2 ExtensionsHooks

3.1 - AI Agents Template

Introduction to production-ready AI Agents templates with multi-agent orchestration and real-world use cases.

Week 3 AgentsTemplates

3.2 - Deploy & Explore

Deploy an AI Agents template to Azure and explore the provisioned resources, services, and application structure.

Week 3 DeploymentExploration

3.3 - Repository Structure

Understand the organization of an AI Agents codebase including app code, infrastructure, configuration, and tests.

Week 3 CodeStructure

3.4 - Search & Models

Examine how AI Search and language models work together to provide intelligent, context-aware responses.

Week 3 SearchModels

3.5 - Tracing & Application

Implement observability with distributed tracing to monitor agent behavior, performance, and debugging insights.

Week 3 MonitoringTracing

3.6 - Agent Evaluations

Evaluate AI agent quality with automated testing, metrics collection, and continuous improvement workflows.

Week 3 TestingQuality

3.7 - Agent Extensions

Extend agent capabilities with custom tools, plugins, and integrations for domain-specific functionality.

Week 3 ExtensionsTools

4.1 - Modify Template

Hands-on exercise to customize an existing AZD template for your specific requirements and use case.

Week 4 CustomizationExercise

4.2 - Deploy Solution

Deploy your customized solution to Azure, validate functionality, and troubleshoot common deployment issues.

Week 4 DeploymentExercise

4.3 - Model Creation

Build and integrate AI models using Azure OpenAI, custom models, or open-source alternatives in your application.

Week 4 ModelsCode

4.4 - Agent Creation

Create custom AI agents from scratch with proper orchestration, memory management, and tool integration.

Week 4 AgentsCode

4.5 - Idea to Prototype

Rapidly prototype AI solutions from concept to working demo using Azure AI SDK and development best practices.

Week 4 PrototypingSDK

4.6 - Prototype to Production

Transform prototypes into production-ready applications with security, scalability, and monitoring considerations.

Week 4 ProductionQuality

4.7 - Production to Adoption

Manage deployed applications with CI/CD, monitoring, user feedback, and continuous improvement strategies.

Week 4 OperationsScaling

5.1 - Course Recap & Next Steps

Celebrate your journey and explore what comes next as you continue building production-ready AI solutions.

Week 5 ReviewResources