Azure AI Services: Build and Deploy Advanced AI Applications

Azure AI Services: Build Cutting-Edge AI Applications

Azure AI services empower developers to build market-ready AI applications with a comprehensive suite of APIs and customizable models. This platform facilitates the rapid deployment of trusted AI, offering a portfolio of services designed for various AI needs.

Deploy AI at Market Speed

Azure AI Foundry enables the quick integration of generative AI into production workloads through intuitive studios, SDKs, and APIs. This accelerates the development cycle, allowing businesses to leverage the latest AI advancements efficiently.

Access Industry-Leading Models

Gain a competitive advantage by building AI applications powered by a diverse range of foundation models. Azure AI Foundry supports models from Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Cohere, and more, providing flexibility and power for complex AI tasks.

Trust Your AI Applications

Enhance the safety and reliability of generative AI applications with advanced guardrails for responsible AI. Azure AI Content Safety helps mitigate risks associated with offensive or inappropriate content, ensuring ethical AI deployment.

Services and Models Overview

Azure AI services offer a wide array of customizable APIs and models to build intelligent applications:

Core AI Services:

Azure AI Content Understanding: Accelerates multimodal AI solution development.
Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models: Enables the creation of agent and generative AI applications using advanced language and vision models.
Azure AI Search: Provides efficient data retrieval through keyword, vector, and hybrid search capabilities.
Azure AI Content Safety: Monitors text and images for offensive or inappropriate content.
Azure AI Translator: Offers real-time translation for documents and text across over 100 languages.
Azure AI Speech: Delivers industry-leading speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speech translation, and speaker recognition.
Azure AI Vision: Extracts information from images and videos, including text, faces, and objects, using OCR and machine learning.
Azure AI Language: Facilitates the development of conversational interfaces, document summarization, and text analysis.
Azure AI Document Intelligence: Extracts text, key-value pairs, tables, and structures from documents using advanced machine learning.

Foundation Models:

Phi open models: Small Language Models (SLMs) designed for cost-effective and capable AI development.
Azure AI Foundry Models: A catalog for discovering, evaluating, customizing, and deploying AI models.

Security and Compliance

Microsoft dedicates significant resources to security, with 34,000 engineers focused on security initiatives. The Azure platform boasts one of the largest compliance certification portfolios in the industry, ensuring robust security and adherence to regulations.

Pricing

Azure AI services offer flexible, consumption-based pricing. Various pricing options are available for each service to accommodate different application needs. A pricing calculator is available to estimate costs.

Customer Stories

Several organizations leverage Azure AI services to enhance their operations:

AT&T: Uses generative AI for task automation, HR support, and overall efficiency.
Reddit: Employs Microsoft's Vision technology to improve content discovery and understanding.
CallMiner: Utilizes an AI-driven platform to analyze contact center conversations and drive insights.

Resources for Learning and Development

Research: The Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) of Microsoft Azure AI study by Forrester Consulting provides insights into potential ROI.
Documentation: Comprehensive guides on Azure AI services concepts, development, and support.
Blog: The Tech Community Blog offers product announcements, partnership news, and how-to articles.
Video: "The AI Show" features demos and discussions on new AI service capabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are Azure AI services? A collection of AI products, including Azure OpenAI, AI Search, AI Speech, and Content Safety, designed for easy AI adoption.
Azure AI services vs. Azure Cognitive Services: Azure AI services is the updated name for Azure Cognitive Services.
Cost of Azure AI services: Each service has customizable pricing based on usage.
Azure AI services vs. Azure Machine Learning: Azure AI services are more accessible for general users, while Azure Machine Learning is tailored for data scientists requiring bespoke solutions.

Getting Started with Azure AI

Choose the right Azure account for your needs, with options for pay-as-you-go or a free 30-day trial. Explore Azure AI services and start your projects in the Azure portal. The AI-powered assistant is available 24/7 for support.