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Run evaluations and generate synthetic datasets: Review

Named reviewer score 3.8 / 5
  • Teaching 3.5
  • Hands-on 4.0
  • Freshness 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Career fit 4.0

Provider: Microsoft Learn Format: Self-paced Microsoft Learn module Time: About 1 hour Price: Free on Microsoft Learn — check current pricing if a credential exam is attached

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Reviewer's verdict

A solid, hands-on hour for anyone already building with Azure AI. It's a practical guide to using the SDK for evals, not a deep dive into the 'why'.

Decision summary

3.8/5 Last verified: August 31, 2026

Best for

Students and developers needing a quick, code-first intro to Azure AI's evaluation SDK.

Watch for

Assumes you're already set up in the Azure AI ecosystem.

  • Teaching 3.5
  • Hands-on 4.0
  • Freshness 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Career fit 4.0

Who it's for

Students and developers needing a quick, code-first intro to Azure AI's evaluation SDK.

Who should skip it

Anyone looking for deep theory on evaluation metrics or a platform-agnostic approach.

Pros

  • Provides runnable code for using the Azure AI Evaluation SDK.
  • Covers both performance and safety metrics.
  • Introduces the 'prompty' format for custom evaluators.

Cons

  • Assumes you're already set up in the Azure AI ecosystem.
  • The 'synthetic data generation' part is quite brief.
  • More of a product tutorial than a conceptual course.

My first `evaluators.summarize` call threw a key error. Turns out my local environment was missing a dependency that the sandbox had pre-installed—a good reminder that these one-hour modules are tightly scripted. One step off the path and you’re on your own.

This is mostly a code walkthrough for Azure AI's evaluation SDK. It shows how to run built-in checks for things like groundedness and relevance, and then track them in AI Studio. The part on creating a custom evaluator with the `.prompty` format was new to me and genuinely useful. But the 'generate synthetic datasets' section felt tacked on at the end, just enough to make you aware the feature exists.

I got the code snippets I needed. It’s a dense hour if you're already in the Azure ecosystem, but don't expect it to teach you the theory behind the metrics themselves.

Last verified: August 31, 2026. We re-check course details periodically — see our methodology. Pricing and availability can change; always confirm on the official site.

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