About this course
Explore how Azure AI Content Understanding works with more than plain text. Three demonstrations cover getting started, using video in retrieval-augmented generation, and analyzing calls. The course helps developers identify useful extraction and retrieval steps before designing an application.
What you can learn
- Understand the Content Understanding workflow
- Explore retrieval over video content
- Review a post-call analytics scenario
Course at a glance
| Provider | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Microsoft Developer |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Language | English |
| Selected lessons | 3 |
| Video duration | 21m · allow extra time for reflection and practice |
| Details checked | 9 October 2026 |
Try this learning exercise
Create a schema for a fictional customer call: topic, requested action, and supporting timestamp. Explain which fields would be extracted and which require a human review before being used.
How to follow the course
Choose a lesson from the list or search for a specific topic. Use Previous and Next to continue, and mark lessons complete as you go. Progress is saved in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access, tools and certificates
The selected public YouTube videos are free to watch. No paid subscription, payment card, examination, or software purchase is required for this video learning path. This listing does not include a Microsoft certification, assessed assignment, or instructor feedback.
The learning exercise above can be completed as a written plan without provisioning services. Reproducing demonstrations with Azure, hosted models, enterprise products, hardware, or optional software may require an account, separate access, or paid resources. Those activities are not required to complete the video course. Recorded interfaces and commands may differ from current versions.
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| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
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