Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Microsoft Azure AI services. Participants will learn core AI workloads, including machine learning,computer vision, natural language processing, generative AI,and intelligent agents. The course teaches how to use Azure AI services to build, deploy, and integrate AI-powered
applications and agents, while providing hands-on experience with Microsoft Learn labs. It also prepares learners for the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901)
certification and serves as a foundation for advanced Azure
AI learning paths

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Microsoft Azure AI services. Participants will learn core AI workloads, including machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, generative AI, and intelligent agents. The course teaches how to use Azure AI services to build, deploy, and integrate AI-powered applications and agents, while providing hands-on experience with Microsoft Learn labs. It also prepares learners for the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) certification and serves as a foundation for advanced Azure AI learning paths.
Key Learning Specs
Level
Advanced
Duration
35-40 Hours
Experience
M365 Fundamentals
Labs
32 Practical Labs
Goal
AI-901 Exam Mastery
Training Details
Course Overview
This course is designed for IT professionals aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert role. As the integrating hub for all Microsoft 365 workloads, you will gain the expert-level skills needed to evaluate, plan, migrate, deploy, and manage hybrid cloud environments. This training focuses on tenant-level planning, implementing robust identity synchronization, and leveraging Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview to secure the enterprise and maintain organizational compliance.
Skills gained:
● Deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant
● Implement and manage Microsoft Entra identity and access
● Manage security and threats by using Microsoft Defender XDR
● Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purvie
Course Outline
Get started with AI
Lessons:
Lesson 1: Configure your Microsoft 365 experience
Lesson 2: Manage users, licenses, and mail contacts in Microsoft 365
Lesson 3: Manage groups in Microsoft 365
Lesson 4: Add a custom domain in Microsoft 365
Lesson 5: Configure client connectivity to Microsoft 365
Labs:
Lab 1: Initialize your Microsoft 365 tenant
Lab 2: Create and Manage users and groups
Lab 3: Add a custom domain
Get started with generative AI and agents
Lessons:
Lesson 6: Manage permissions, roles, and role groups in Microsoft 365
Lesson 7: Manage tenant health and services in Microsoft 365
Lesson 8: Deploy Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise
Labs:
Lab 4: Manage administration delegation
Lab 5: Monitor and Troubleshoot Microsoft 365
Lab 6: Install Microsoft 365 apps for enterprise
Get started with text analysis
Lessons:
Lesson 9: Explore identity synchronization
Lesson 10: Prepare for identity synchronization to Microsoft 365
Lesson 11: Implement directory synchronization tools
Lesson 12: Manage synchronized identities
Labs:
Lab 7: Prepare for identity synchronization
Lab 8: Implement identity synchronization
Get started with AI speec
Lessons:
Lesson 13: Examine threat vectors and data breaches
Lesson 14: Explore the Zero Trust security model
Lesson 15: Manage secure user access in Microsoft 365
Lesson 16: Explore security solutions in Microsoft Defender XDR
Lesson 17: Examine Microsoft Secure Score
Lesson 18: Examine Privileged Identity Management
Lesson 19: Examine Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Labs:
Lab 9: Manage secure user access
Lab 10: PIM Administrator approval
Lab 11: PIM Self-Approval
Lab 12: PIM Teammate Approval Request
Get started with computer vision
Lessons:
Lesson 20: Examine email protection in Microsoft 365
Lesson 21: Enhance your email protection using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Lesson 22: Manage Safe Attachments
Lesson 23: Managing Safe Links
Labs:
Lab 13: Implement a Safe Attachments policy
Lab 14: Implement a Safe Links Policy
Get started with information extraction
Lessons:
Lesson 24: Explore threat intelligence in Microsoft Defender XDR
Lesson 25: Lab 6-Exercises 1-4 – Implement Threat Intelligence
Lesson 26: Implement app protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Lesson 27: Implement endpoint protection by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Lesson 28: Implement threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Labs:
Lab 15: Prepare for Alert Policies
Lab 16: Implement a Mailbox Permission Alert
Lab 17: Implement a SharePoint Permission Alert
Lab 18: Test the Default eDiscovery Alert
Lab 19: Conduct a Spear Phishing attack using Attack Simulation training
Lab 20:Conduct a Drive-by URL attack using Attack Simulation training
Lab 21: Validate alert nofications and simulated attacks
Audience profile
- Prerequisite certification is not required before taking this course. Successful AI-901 students start with some basic
awareness of computing and internet concepts, and some basic knowledge of programming concepts and syntax.
Specifically: - Experience using computers and the internet.
- Familiarity with programming concepts and syntax (preferably Python).
- Interest in use cases for AI applications agents.
- A willingness to learn through hands-on exploration
Certification Pre-requisites
Prerequisite certification is not required before taking this course. Successful AI-901 students start with some basic awareness of computing and internet concepts, and some basic knowledge of programming concepts and syntax. Specifically:
- Experience using computers and the internet.
- Familiarity with programming concepts and syntax (preferably Python).
- Interest in use cases for AI applications agents.
- A willingness to learn through hands-on exploration
Job Role
AI Engineer, Developer