Implementing a Center of Excellence for Generative AI

Описание: In this episode of the Azure Essentials Show, Thomas is joined by Ben Brauer from Azure Marketing for a discussion of the growing importance of establishing an AI Center of Excellence. As organizations increasingly look to scale their AI initiatives, this discussion provides practical insights into how a dedicated team can drive responsible, effective, and organization-wide AI adoption.

Three Things You Will Learn
• The core functions and structure of an AI Center of Excellence, including key roles and governance considerations.
• How to align business and technical strategies for successful, ethical, and scalable AI implementation.
• Recommended resources and frameworks from Microsoft to help organizations get started and continuously improve their AI capabilities.

Resources
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure https://aka.ms/CAF
• Azure Well-Architected Framework https://aka.ms/WAF
• Implementing an AI Center of Excellence https://aka.ms/GenAICoE_eBook
• AI Center of Excellence https://aka.ms/LearnAICoE
• Explore essential resources! https://azure.com/AzureEssentials
• Read Thomas' blog https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/08/i...

Related episodes
• AI Adoption with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure https://aka.ms/AzEssentials/196
• What’s new in the Well-Architected Framework https://aka.ms/azenable/143

Chapters
0:23 Introduction to AI Center of Excellence
1:44 Defining the AI Center of Excellence
4:56 Core Focus Areas and Team Structure
6:10 Structuring the Center of Excellence
7:19 Implementing Strategy and Continuous Improvement
9:09 Resources and Learning Paths

Connect
• Thomas Maurer   / thomasmaurer2  
• Ben Brauer   / benbrauer