Semantic Kernel SDK: Integrating AI Plugins into Business Apps

Modern businesses are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to streamline workflows, but connecting large language models to existing software systems remains a core challenge. This course provides a clear pathway to mastering the Semantic Kernel SDK, the powerful framework designed to bridge the gap between AI models and business applications. Through detailed written explanations and structured code examples, you will learn how to orchestrate AI-driven workflows, build intelligent plugins, and integrate smart automation directly into your enterprise software. You will transition from understanding basic prompt engineering to designing sophisticated AI agents that can read, analyze, and act on business data. What you'll learn: - Understand the core architecture of the Semantic Kernel SDK and how it orchestrates AI tasks - Build custom semantic and native plugins to extend application capabilities - Apply prompt engineering principles to optimize large language model responses for business scenarios - Configure planners to automatically chain multiple AI plugins and solve complex workflows - Integrate vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to ground AI responses in enterprise data - Deploy intelligent AI agents securely within existing business software and database systems The course starts with foundational AI orchestration concepts and basic kernel setup before moving into hands-on plugin development, memory storage configurations, and automated planning. You will read through clear step-by-step implementations that prepare you to build real-world, production-ready AI integrations. This course is designed for application developers, software engineers, and technical business analysts who want to integrate AI capabilities into their systems. No prior experience with Semantic Kernel or AI development is required, though a basic understanding of programming concepts is helpful. Start reading today and learn how to transform your business applications with the power of the Semantic Kernel SDK.