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Appendix. Other Learning Resources

There are tons of resources out there, but the goal of this appendix is to provide you with a curated list of books, repos, documentation, and reports to further your GenAI knowledge.

Relevant O’Reilly Books for Your Upskilling Journey

This selection of books includes readings that will help you at the company level, but also support your general Microsoft Azure upskilling, particularly with AI and generative AI technicalities. All of them complement what you have learned here, and you can also follow the authors’ profiles to keep learning from these renowned professionals. Let’s explore them:

The AI Organization, by David Carmona

Personally, one of my favorites. This book includes real experiences from AI adopter companies, with expert interviews and lessons learned from an AI strategy point of view. Also, David Carmona is an absolute reference (and Microsoft colleague) for advanced AI topics.

Description: This practical guide explains how business and technical leaders can embrace this new breed of organization. Based on real customer experience, Microsoft’s David Carmona covers the journey necessary to become an AI organization—from applying AI in your business today to the deep transformation that can empower your organization to redefine the industry.

Why this book? The learnings for AI adoption include culture, technology, responsibility, and business topics that are very relevant for any company leveraging AI and generative AI ...