Welcome back to TechTalks with Manoj — the podcast where we cut through the buzz and get straight to how AI, cloud, and architecture are reshaping the way we build.

In today’s episode, we’re going beyond OCR. Because Azure AI Document Intelligence isn’t just reading documents — it’s transforming how enterprises extract, process, and act on information.

This isn’t some toy OCR engine. We’re talking full-stack, production-grade document intelligence — with prebuilt models, custom pipelines, RAG-ready layouts, and integrations that hook straight into Cosmos DB, Azure Search, and OpenAI.

Here’s what we’re unpacking:

* The full Document Intelligence Stack — from OCR to layout to neural models

* Where and when to use template vs neural vs composed models

* How confidence scores drive automated workflows — and when to keep a human in the loop

* Why Markdown output is your secret weapon in RAG pipelines

* Real-world use cases across finance, legal, healthcare, and more

* Strategic tips for cost control, compliance, and scaling with PTUs

* And how to stitch all this into your enterprise architecture — the smart way

Whether you're automating invoices, parsing contracts, or powering AI copilots with knowledge from scanned PDFs — this episode gives you a blueprint.

If you’re serious about building intelligent systems that scale — this is your playbook.

Let’s dive in.

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