1.2.3. Deployment Options

Standard Cloud Deployment:

az cognitiveservices account create \
    --name <resource-name> \
    --resource-group <rg-name> \
    --kind CognitiveServices \
    --sku S0 \
    --location eastus

Container Deployment (Edge/On-Premises):

• Concept: Deploy AI capabilities as Docker containers
• Purpose: Support air-gapped or latency-sensitive scenarios
• Benefit: AI at the edge with periodic cloud sync for billing

docker run --rm -it -p 5000:5000 \
    -e Eula=accept \
    -e Billing=<endpoint> \
    -e ApiKey=<key> \
    mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cognitive-services/vision/read:latest

Comparative Table: Deployment Options