Before You Begin¶
1. Star The Repo¶
The workshop teaches you to build, evaluate, and deploy a retail copilot code-first on Azure AI. The solution using a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) design pattern to ground the copilot responses in your data.
By the end of this workshop, you will walk away with personal copy of this repo that you can use as a sandbox for further self-guided exploration. If you find the workshop valuable please click below and star the repo to help us spread the word.
2. Pick Your Path¶
There are 2 options to do this workshop: Self-guided (at home, with your subscription) or Instructor-led (in-venue, with a pre-provisioned subscription). The latter option is currently offered on the Microsoft AI Tour - you can register at the link for a city near you.
The paths differ only in setup. The ideate-evaluate-deploy stages are otherwise identical.
CHOOSE THIS TAB IF YOU ARE DOING THIS SOLO, using your own Azure subscription
- Requires you to use your own GitHub account - you can get one for free
- Requires you to use your own Azure subscription - you can get one for free
- Requires you to self-provision the infrastructure - we provide instructions
- Requires you to use your own laptop - keep it charged for the session duration
- You can complete the lab at your own pace - no time constraints!
JUMP TO SELF-GUIDED SETUP for a quick start · CLICK NEXT HERE ONLY IF you need more context.
CHOOSE THIS TAB IF YOU ARE AT AN AITOUR SESSION, using our pre-provisioned subscription.
- Requires you to use your own GitHub account - you can get one for free
- Uses the built-in Azure subscription from Skillable - you get auth credentials
- Uses the pre-provisioned infrastructure from Skillable - you save setup time
- Requires you to use your own laptop - keep it charged for the session duration
- You have 75 minutes for the entire session - assume 60 mins for the lab alone
JUMP TO SKILLABLE-BASED SETUP to get started · Your Instructors will provide the Introduction.