May 2018 - ElegantCode

16 May

2018

Microsoft’s New Direction on Display at //build/ 2018

By: David Starr Category:Microsoft

Microsoft’s @Satya Nadella has made it clear Microsoft is transforming itself into a cloud, Machine Learning, and AI company. This change was on full display at Microsoft’s annual recent //build/ 2018 event, held for developers and technology leaders. The 3 days were packed with sessions on Microsoft’s cloud offering, Azure, and the services it offers. […]

9 May

2018

Data, data, data. //build/ Day 3

By: David Starr Category:Azure

So many of us think of Azure as a great storage platform, and it is. With many offerings tailored to meet your specific needs. Even so, there are also many offerings that go beyond storage and can completely revamp your ELT/ETL scenarios. There are several technologies mentioned here that aim to help developers do what Microsoft […]

8 May

2018

//build/ 2018 – Day 2

By: David Starr Category:Azure

Today I am attending Day 2 of //build/ 2018 and plan to just give a quick summary of each session I attend today. Let’s see if I can keep it manageable . I’ve designed my day around Azure, where amazing things are happening enabling scenarios I could never have imagined I’d be working with until […]

7 May

2018

Build 2018 Keynote

By: David Starr Category:Azure

One of the great things about working at Microsoft is getting a chance to attend Build 2018 over the next 3 days. Thanks to my team, Industry Experiences, for the opportunity. I’m the new guy still learning about AI, Machine Learning, after all. With all the announcements on the Azure blog today, there is little […]

7 May

2018

Build Conference Report – AI and Cognitive Services

By: David Starr Category:Azure1 Comment

I am at build 2018. On the stage right now, I am watching a deaf man speak in English with a man who is speaking Chinese. They are using the same app and that is just cool I don’t care who you are. 1 million developers are using cognitive services. Why? Because it isn’t just […]