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, 69 quizzes, and hands-on Azure CLI labs spanning model deployments, AI agents, 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 extensive documentation paths, Infinity Tech Stack's Azure Foundry Academy is an independent, 100% free interactive training platform with simulated Azure CLI terminal labs, 69 quizzes, and hands-on modules covering the Foundry SDK, AI Agent Service, Azure AI Search RAG, content safety, and AI-103/AI-901 certification prep with zero sign-up or enterprise tenant requirements.

How long does Azure Foundry Academy take to complete?

Azure Foundry Academy contains approximately 4 to 6 hours of interactive training across 13 modules and 46 lessons. 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, and 69 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 a unified platform-as-a-service for building, deploying, and managing AI applications and agents at scale. It consolidates models, tools, evaluation, safety, and governance into a single enterprise-ready environment.

What topics does the Azure Foundry Academy cover?

The course covers platform fundamentals, model catalog & deployment, Foundry Tools (Vision, Speech, Document Intelligence), the Foundry SDK, AI Agent Service, RAG with Azure AI Search, fine-tuning, evaluation & safety, observability, enterprise architecture & security, orchestration frameworks (Semantic Kernel, LangChain), and certification preparation.

What certifications cover Azure AI Foundry?

Key certifications include AI-103: Developing AI Apps and Agents on Azure (Associate level) and AI-901: Azure AI Fundamentals. Both validate skills in building and deploying AI solutions using Azure AI 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. Hands-on terminal labs are built into the lessons - provision an Azure AI Foundry resource and deploy a model entirely 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 and 46 lessons. 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.

When does the legacy AzureML SDK v1 reach End-of-Life?

June 30, 2026 — AzureML SDK v1 reaches EOL on June 30, 2026, requiring developers to migrate to the v2 SDK architecture.

azure-ai-projects SDK Overview [2026]

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azure-ai-projects SDK Overview

💻 The Foundry SDK 8 min 70 BASE XP⌨ HANDS-ON LAB

One SDK to Rule Them All

The azure-ai-projects SDK (v2.x) is the definitively unified entry point for all Foundry capabilities. As of early 2026, the legacy azure-ai-agents dependency was completely removed, unifying agents, inference, evaluations, and memory natively under the AIProjectClient.

Installation

Language	Package	Install Command
Python	azure-ai-projects	`pip install azure-ai-projects>=2.0.0`
.NET	Azure.AI.Projects	`dotnet add package Azure.AI.Projects`
JavaScript	@azure/ai-projects	`npm install @azure/ai-projects`

Key SDK Capabilities

Model Inference - Chat completions, embeddings via OpenAI-compatible interface
Agent Management - Create, configure, and run AI agents natively
Evaluation - Run quality and safety evaluations programmatically
Connections - Access linked Azure resources (AI Search, Storage)

🆕 NEW (May 2026): The Foundry Agent Service SDK has been updated to v2.2.0, introducing Preview Skills (reusable agent capability bundles), Toolboxes (unified MCP-based tool management), and MCP endpoint support for connecting agents directly to remote Model Context Protocol servers.

🚧 Important Lifecycle Notice: The legacy AzureML SDK v1 is scheduled for End-of-Life (EOL) on June 30, 2026. All active projects must migrate to the v2 SDK (azure-ai-projects) to maintain support.

⌨ HANDS-ON LABInstall the Foundry SDK Stack

⭐ +150 XP

Set up the Python SDK pair every Foundry project needs: azure-ai-projects for the client, azure-identity for keyless auth.

1Install both azure-ai-projects and azure-identity with pip.

2Log in with the Azure CLI so DefaultAzureCredential can authenticate your code without keys.

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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What is the unified SDK package name for Azure AI Foundry that replaced azure-ai-agents?

azure-openai

azure-ai-projects

azure-cognitive-services

microsoft-foundry