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MS-4014 Microsoft Technical

MS-4014 Build a foundation to build AI agents and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot

  • 0.5 days
  • 2 upcoming dates
  • 2 guaranteed to run
  • May qualify for CEU/PDU credit

Upcoming dates

All times shown in the class's own timezone. 2 of 2 are guaranteed to run, meaning they go ahead regardless of enrollment.

Dates Starts Where Status Seat Book
Thu, Aug 27 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT Live virtual GUARANTEED $495
Wed, Dec 23 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST Live virtual GUARANTEED $495

About this class

Curious about building AI agents but unsure where to start? MS-4014: Build a foundation to build AI agents and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot offers a clear and practical introduction to the tools and strategies available for creating agents and/or extending Microsoft 365 Copilot. You’ll explore the core components of AI agents and gain insight into the business value and real-world use cases they support. Through practical guidance, real-world use cases, and demos, you’ll compare Microsoft’s agent solutions, including Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit, and evaluate both low-code and pro-code development approaches. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped to choose the right development path for your goals.

Course outline

1 - Introduction to developing AI agents

  • AI transformation and agents
  • AI agent use cases
  • AI agent components
  • Module assessment

2 - Introduction to Microsoft AI agent solutions

  • The Microsoft AI agent ecosystem
  • Maximize Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, and agents
  • Customize and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Build custom AI agents and applications
  • Compare AI agent solutions
  • Module assessment

3 - Choose the best Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility path for your scenario

  • Identify extensibility options
  • Analyze the decision criteria
  • Extend Copilot's knowledge with Copilot connectors
  • Build declarative agents in Copilot Studio
  • Build declarative agents with Visual Studio Code and Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit
  • Deploy custom agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Module assessment

4 - Choose a custom AI agent development path

  • Identify custom AI agent development options
  • Analyze decision criteria
  • Build custom agents with Copilot Studio
  • Build custom engine agents for Microsoft Teams
  • Build multi-channel agent solutions with the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK
  • Build scalable, enterprise-grade generative AI solutions on Azure
  • Module assessment

Before you attend

Students should have basic functional experience with Microsoft 365 services.

Who this is for

MS-4014: Build a foundation to build AI agents and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot is designed for individuals interested in building AI agents and extending Microsoft 365 Copilot. It’s ideal for learners who want to deepen their understanding of Microsoft’s agent development options and plan to use low-code or pro-code agent development tools.

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Class MS-4014 Build a foundation to build AI agents and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot

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