AI-3008 Course: Extract insights from visual data on Azure
Course Overview
The AI‑3008: Extract insights from visual data on Azure course is an official Microsoft training program designed for technical professionals who want to build artificial intelligence applications capable of analyzing images, documents, and visual data using Azure AI services.
Throughout the course, participants will learn to combine multimodal models, computer vision, and language models to extract structured information, analyze visual content, and generate actionable insights in real business scenarios. The training places a strong emphasis on practical patterns, tool orchestration, and how to ground model responses from visual data.
The course covers the use of services such as Azure AI Vision, Azure Content Understanding, Azure Document Intelligence, and Microsoft Foundry, enabling the development of intelligent solutions that transform images and documents into useful information for decision-making. Upon completion, students will be able to design, implement, and optimize scalable and secure visual AI solutions on Azure.
What the official Microsoft course at Nanfor includes
The course includes Microsoft Learn material, expert tutor presentations, authorized labs, specialized tutoring, personalized sessions with an expert tutor, certification preparation, and a certificate of completion, combining institutional content with Nanfor's expert guidance.
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Advantages of AI-3008 training

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Advanced image and document analysis with Azure AI: Learn to extract valuable information from images, documents, and visual content using specialized Azure AI services.
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Use of multimodal models and intelligent agents: Discover how to combine computer vision, language models, and agent-based tools to create more powerful and contextualized applications.
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Automated structured data extraction: Implement solutions that transform visual content and documents into useful data for analysis and business decision-making.
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Practical application in real scenarios: Work with real design patterns for visual analysis, tool orchestration, and AI flows applied to business.
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Solid foundation for advanced AI solutions on Azure: Ideal training as a starting point for developing generative AI applications, computer vision, and multimodal analysis at scale.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of the course, it is recommended:
- Basic programming knowledge (preferably Python or similar languages).
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and fundamental cloud service concepts.
- General knowledge of artificial intelligence or machine learning.
- Basic understanding of APIs and application development.
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Course duration: 70 hours
General course information
👨🎓 Who is this course for?
This course is designed for developers, AI engineers, and technical professionals who want to build applications that work with images and documents using bidirectional and agent-driven approaches. It is best suited for students with basic programming experience and a general understanding of cloud or artificial intelligence concepts.
🎯 Training objectives. What will I learn?
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Develop AI applications capable of seeing, interpreting, and reasoning about images and documents.
- Analyze visual content to extract relevant insights in business scenarios.
- Combine multimodal models and language models in structured workflows.
- Use Azure AI Vision, Content Understanding, and Document Intelligence services.
- Implement secure and scalable solutions for visual analysis in Azure.
- Optimize and evaluate visual AI solutions using native Azure tools.
📚 Course content AI-3008-A: Extracting information from visual data on Azure - Program
Extracting information from visual data on Azure
Unit 1: Developing a vision-enabled generative AI application
- Using a vision-compatible model in the Microsoft Foundry portal
- Developing a vision-based chat application
- Exercise: Develop a chat application with visual capabilities
Unit 2: Generating images with AI
- What are image generation models?
- Exploring image generation models in the Microsoft Foundry portal
- Creating a client application that uses an image generation model
- Exercise: Image generation with AI
Unit 3: Video generation with Microsoft Foundry
- Implementing a video generation model
- Generate video from a prompt
- Video generation in Python
- Exercise: Video generation with Sora 2 in Microsoft Foundry
Unit 4: Image analysis with Content Understanding
- What is Content Understanding?
- Analyzing images with Content Understanding
- Exercise: Image analysis with Content Understanding
Unit 5: Creating a multimodal analysis solution with Azure Content Understanding
- What is Azure Content Understanding?
- Creating a content understanding analyzer
- Using the Content Understanding API
- Exercise: Extracting information from cross-platform content
Unit 6: Building an Azure Content Understanding client application
- Prepare to use the AI Content Understanding API
- Create a content understanding analyzer
- Content analysis
- Exercise: Developing a Content Understanding client application
Unit 7: Data extraction with Azure Document Intelligence
- What is Azure Document Intelligence?
- Using Document Intelligence Studio
- Using pre-built models
- Training and using custom models
- Exercise: Analyze documents with document intelligence
Unit 8: Building a knowledge mining solution with Azure AI Search
- What is Azure AI Search?
- Extracting data with an indexer
- Enriching extracted data with AI skills
- Searching an index
- Storing extracted information in a knowledge store
- Exercise: Building a knowledge mining solution
🌐 Language
- Course: English / Spanish
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- Microsoft Solutions Partner – Training Services
- Microsoft Cloud Partner
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an official Microsoft course?
Yes, it is official Microsoft training based on Microsoft Learn content.
What is Azure AI used for in visual data analysis?
Azure AI allows you to analyze images and documents to extract structured information, automate processes, and support business decision-making.
What kind of solutions can be created with AI‑3008?
Applications capable of analyzing images, documents, and visual content, combining computer vision, multimodal models, and insight generation.
Does the course include AI image or video generation?
Yes, the use of image and video generation models within multimodal workflows is introduced.
Is this a technical or functional course?
It is primarily a technical course, aimed at developers, AI engineers, and professionals who create solutions on Azure.
Do I need prior experience in computer vision?
It is not mandatory, but basic knowledge of AI and programming is recommended for better course utilization.