Practical RAG in C# with .NET 10 and Azure

What you’ll learn

• Build a local-first RAG application in C# using .NET 10 and Aspire
• Understand the full RAG pipeline: ingestion, chunking, embeddings, and retrieval
• Integrate local AI models with Ollama and interact with them programmatically
• Add retrieval, tool calling, and structured responses to a C# Chat API
• Apply observability concepts using OpenTelemetry for AI applications
• Swap local components with Azure AI Models and Azure AI Search without rewriting the app