# Introduction After a tremendous age of innovation and research in the AI field, we are moving towards the age of appliance. But how and where do you get started as a developer? In this workshop we dive into the AI platform on Microsoft Azure and find out how you as a developer you can use the power of AI in your applications. We start with pre-build cognitive services and move through the landscape to Azure Machine learning services, where we create a model from scratch and deploy it in a Docker container into the Azure cloud. In this intimate workshop format, you will have time to get into the details of how to get the most out of Microsoft AI. We will combine the knowledge of the participants in the workshop through sharing of ideas, experiences and discuss the relevant options where relevant. ## The workshop will include the following topics: * Azure AI basics: what is available on the Azure stack and what to use when * Cognitive Services, ready to use AI * Azure Machine Learning Service At the end of the workshop you can integrate different AI components in your application and have a good overview of what is available in Microsoft AI stack and how to use it. ## Who Is It For? Everyone who want to learn about AI. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://workshops.henkboelman.com/developers-guide-to-azure-ai/master.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.