Microsoft Certified: Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (AB-100)

Architect AI for complex business environments

AI is changing how organisations connect applications, data, processes and people. This advanced, three-day course develops the architectural judgement needed to plan and guide agentic AI business solutions at enterprise scale. Designed for experienced architects and technical leaders, it addresses design choices rather than basic configuration.

Plan for measurable business outcomes

Explore how to translate business and technical requirements into an AI strategy, assess data readiness and decide where agents should support workflows and decisions. Consider the trade-offs between buying, extending and building capabilities, and how total cost of ownership and return on investment inform a roadmap.

Design across the Microsoft ecosystem

Examine patterns for integrating Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Microsoft Foundry. The course considers custom and prebuilt agents, multi-agent orchestration, grounding, connectors and extensibility through open standards such as Model Context Protocol (MCP). Explore how architectural choices affect interoperability, resilience and maintainability.

Govern solutions throughout their lifecycle

Design decisions do not end at deployment. Review approaches to agent testing, monitoring, telemetry and application lifecycle management, together with security, access controls, data residency and responsible AI. Consider how to identify vulnerabilities, address prompt manipulation and maintain auditable changes as solutions evolve.

Connect architecture to certification

Content follows the published AB-100 exam domains: planning, designing and deploying AI-powered business solutions. It supports focused preparation, but the official Microsoft instructor-led course itself is an architectural foundation rather than a dedicated exam-cram programme. Earning the expert credential also requires an accepted associate certification.