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Azure OpenAI Service & Responsible AI Deployment
Go from zero to production with Azure OpenAI Service — deploy GPT-4o, build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines with Azure AI Search, implement content safety filters, and ship monitored, cost-efficient AI applications using Semantic Kernel. Built around Microsoft's Responsible AI principles and real enterprise deployment patterns.
- 9 hours
- 17 lessons
- 4 modules
- updated May 2026
Try it before you sign up
Read a full lesson and answer 3 questions from the Module 1 quiz. No account needed.
Azure OpenAI Architecture, Models, and Deployments
4 modules, 17 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz.
- readAzure OpenAI Architecture, Models, and Deployments25 min
- videoIntroduction to Azure OpenAI20 min
- hands-onHands-On: Deploy a Model and Call the Azure OpenAI API20 min
- quizModule 1 Quiz: Azure OpenAI Fundamentals10 min
Built by the CloudaQube team
No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 5 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in your own Azure subscription.
- 02 4 module quizzes — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 03 Last updated May 2026.
- 04 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Explain the architecture differences between Azure OpenAI Service and the public OpenAI API, including data residency and enterprise controls
- 02 Deploy GPT-4o and embedding models via Azure AI Foundry and call them from Python using both REST and the Azure OpenAI SDK
- 03 Build a RAG pipeline connecting Azure AI Search to Azure OpenAI with hybrid keyword-and-vector retrieval
- 04 Apply Microsoft's six Responsible AI principles and configure Azure OpenAI content filters to handle harm categories and Prompt Shield attacks
- 05 Implement Semantic Kernel plugins and agents to orchestrate multi-step AI workflows in production
- 06 Evaluate token costs, configure retry logic, and instrument LLM calls with Azure Monitor and Application Insights
- — Python proficiency — functions, classes, async/await, pip packages
- — Basic familiarity with REST APIs and JSON
- — An Azure subscription (free tier is sufficient for most exercises)
Before you start
What do I need for the hands-on walkthroughs?
An Azure subscription — a free account works for most walkthroughs. Delete what you create when you finish so you don’t keep paying.
How long does it take?
About 9 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 4 modules.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 4 modules, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
Start the course with Module 1 free.
No card required. Unlock every module from $8.99/mo when you’re ready.