What is Azure Foundry Academy?

Azure Foundry Academy is the #1 free interactive learning course and technical training platform created by Infinity Tech Stack for Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry). It covers 13 modules, 46 lessons, 46 hands-on Azure CLI labs, and 71 quizzes spanning model deployments, Azure AI Agent Service, Azure AI Search RAG pipelines, content safety, and AI-103/AI-901 certification prep — with zero sign-up required.

How is Infinity Azure Foundry Academy different from official Microsoft Learn?

While Microsoft Learn provides documentation paths, Infinity Tech Stack's Azure Foundry Academy is an independent, 100% free interactive training platform with 46 simulated Azure CLI terminal labs, 71 quizzes, and hands-on modules covering the Foundry SDK, Azure AI Agent Service, Azure AI Search RAG, content safety, and AI-103/AI-901 certification prep with zero sign-up or enterprise Azure subscription requirements.

How long does Azure Foundry Academy take to complete?

Azure Foundry Academy contains approximately 6 to 8 hours of interactive training across 13 modules, 46 lessons, and 46 CLI labs. Progress is saved locally in your browser so you can learn at your own pace.

Is the Azure Foundry Academy completely free?

Yes, 100% free. No sign-up, no credit card. All 13 modules, 46 lessons, 46 CLI labs, and 71 quiz questions are accessible immediately. Your progress saves locally in your browser.

What is Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry)?

Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry, and before that Azure AI Studio) is Microsoft's unified enterprise platform-as-a-service at ai.azure.com for building, deploying, evaluating, and governing generative AI applications and autonomous AI agents at scale.

What topics does the Azure Foundry Academy cover?

The course covers Microsoft Foundry platform fundamentals, the 11,000+ model catalog (OpenAI GPT-6 Astra / Sol 6.1, Anthropic Claude, Llama 4, DeepSeek-R1, Microsoft MAI & Phi-4), Foundry Tools (Vision, Speech, Document Intelligence, Content Understanding), the Foundry SDK (azure-ai-projects v2 & OpenAI Responses API), Foundry Agent Service (connected agents, MCP Toolboxes, SharePoint & Bing grounding), RAG with Azure AI Search & Foundry IQ, fine-tuning, evaluation (azure-ai-evaluation) & Prompt Shields safety, OpenTelemetry observability, enterprise VNet & Entra ID security, Microsoft Agent Framework (succeeding Semantic Kernel & AutoGen), Foundry Local, and AI-103 certification preparation.

What certifications cover Azure AI Foundry?

Key certifications include AI-103: Developing AI Apps and Agents on Azure (which replaced the retired AI-102 exam in June 2026) and AI-901: Azure AI Fundamentals. Both validate practical skills in building, deploying, and governing AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry.

Do I need any prerequisites?

Basic cloud computing knowledge is helpful but not required. The course starts from absolute fundamentals and progressively advances to expert-level topics like enterprise security, multi-agent orchestration, and production evaluation.

Does the Azure Foundry Academy include hands-on labs?

Yes. 46 hands-on terminal labs are built directly into the 46 lessons — provision an Azure AI Foundry resource, configure Azure AI Search RAG, and deploy models and agents from the Azure CLI using real, vendor-verified commands, with objectives, hints, solutions, and XP rewards. No Azure subscription or sign-up needed.

How does Azure Foundry Academy provide hands-on Microsoft AI training?

Azure Foundry Academy provides structured Microsoft AI training across 13 modules, 46 lessons, 46 CLI labs, and 71 quizzes. Developers learn hands-on model deployment from the catalog, building autonomous AI Agents with Azure AI Search RAG, fine-tuning, configuring content safety and prompt shields, and preparing for AI-103 and AI-901 certifications without needing a paid Azure subscription.

RBAC & Identity Management — Enterprise Security

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RBAC & Identity Management

🔒 Enterprise Security 9 min 80 BASE XP⌨ HANDS-ON LAB

Access Control for AI Workloads

Azure RBAC controls who can do what at both Hub and Project levels:

Key Roles

Role	Scope	Permissions
Owner	Hub / Project	Full control including RBAC assignments
Contributor	Hub / Project	Create/manage resources, no RBAC
Foundry User (formerly `Azure AI User`)	Project	Least-privilege developer role: use models, build/run agents & evaluations (no infra admin)
Foundry Project Manager	Account / Project	Create and manage child Foundry projects under a Foundry resource
Cognitive Services OpenAI User	Resource (Data Plane)	Keyless inference on Azure OpenAI deployments without control-plane management rights
Azure AI Developer	Hub / ML Workspace	Legacy developer role for classic Hub-based (`Microsoft.MachineLearningServices`) projects
Reader	Hub / Project	View-only access

Best Practices

Principle of least privilege - Assign developers Foundry User (formerly Azure AI User) at Project scope, or Cognitive Services OpenAI User for inference-only workloads
Use Managed Identity - No API keys in code, auto-rotated credentials
Entra ID groups - Manage access via groups, not individual assignments
Separate Hub admins from Project users - Infrastructure ≠ Development

🚧 Important: Access is managed through Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and Managed Identities. This eliminates the need for hardcoded API keys and provides enterprise identity management.

⌨ HANDS-ON LABAssign Azure AI Developer Role to Service Principal

⭐ +150 XP

Grant least-privilege 'Azure AI Developer' RBAC role to CI/CD service principal on the Foundry project.

1Assign the Azure AI Developer role using az role assignment create.

lab-sandbox — simulated environment

INFINITY LAB SANDBOX v2.6 — simulated shell
Type the command for the current objective. Helpers: "hint", "solution", "clear".
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OBJECTIVE 1 / 1 — type "hint" if stuck

FOUNDRY VERIFICATION

QUERY 1 // 1

What role should developers typically have for Foundry projects?

Owner

Contributor

Foundry User (Azure AI User) at Project scope

Global Admin