This course teaches developers how to create, monitor, and troubleshoot AI solutions on Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement Azure compute and containerisation patterns to host applications, build serverless APIs with Azure Functions, and integrate services using eventdriven and messagebased architectures such as Azure Service Bus and Event Grid. The course also covers working with Azure data services that support AI workloads, including designing and querying solutions with Cosmos DB for NoSQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL with pgvector, and Azure Managed Redis for caching, streaming, and vector search. By the end of the course, developers will be able to connect services, orchestrate AI workflows, and build secure, scalable, and observable AIdriven applications on Azure.

This course is designed for developers who build backend and AIdriven applications on Azure and need practical skills in containerised compute, data services for AI, eventdriven workflows, and application security and monitoring.

• Programming experience with languages such as Python, JavaScript, or C#
• Basic understanding of Azure services and cloud computing concepts
• Familiarity with containerisation fundamentals

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Develop containerised solutions on Azure
• Develop AI solutions by using Azure data management services
• Connect to and consume Azure services
• Secure, monitor, troubleshoot Azure solutions

Implement container application hosting on Azure

• Store and manage containers in Azure Container Registry
• Deploy containers to Azure App Service

Deploy and manage apps on Azure Container Apps

• Deploy containers to Azure Container
• Apps Manage containers in Azure Container Apps
• Scale containers in Azure Container Apps

Deploy and monitor applications on Azure Kubernetes Service

• Deploy applications to Azure Kubernetes Service
• Configure applications on Azure Kubernetes Service
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications on Azure Kubernetes Service

Develop AI solutions with Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

• Build queries for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Implement vector search on Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Optimise query performance for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Develop AI solutions with Azure Database for PostgreSQL

• Build and query with Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Implement vector search with Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Optimise vector search in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Enhance AI solutions with Azure Managed Redis

• Implement data operations in Azure Managed Redis
• Implement event messaging with Azure Managed Redis
• Implement vector storage in Azure Managed Redis

Integrate backend services for AI solutions

• Queue and process AI operations with Azure Service Bus
• Develop event-driven AI workflows with Azure Event Grid
• Build serverless AI backends with Azure Functions

Manage application secrets and configuration for AI solutions

• Manage application secrets with Azure Key Vault
• Manage application settings with Azure App Configuration

Observe and troubleshoot apps on Azure

• Instrument an app with OpenTelemetry
• Analyse app telemetry with logs and metrics