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The three-day Microsoft Build 2021 developers conference started virtually today with the No. 2 cloud provider introducing a slew of updates to its Azure cloud computing capabilities.
Azure announcements ranged from artificial intelligence (AI) features, to app services running on Kubernetes clusters with Azure Arc, to Azure Cosmos DB enhancements. The technology company also provided a look at the new PyTorch Enterprise on Microsoft Azure, new Azure Marketplace offers and the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK.
Microsoft is targeting a developer audience that’s estimated to reach 71.5 million in 2030, a 44.5 percent increase from today, according to IDC.
“It is our mission to empower this next generation of developers with world-class tools and cloud services that allow them to build the applications of the future,” Gabe Monroy, vice president of Microsoft Azure developer experience, said in a blog post. “These applications of the future will be intelligent, infused with AI to pr
Working with Secure Enclaves in Azure SQL Database
Microsoft announced a lot of Azure SQL news at Ignite this month, but few as critical to application development security than the public preview of Always Encrypted with secure enclaves. Here s how to get started with this new feature.
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03/15/2021
At the recent Microsoft Ignite virtual conference, there were a few announcements around the Azure SQL (Microsoft s marketing term to describe all of its various SQL Server-related projects, both on-premises and in the cloud) platform. These announcements include the ability to patch Windows servers running on Azure without rebooting, and some enhancements to the Azure Synapse Analytics and Cosmos DB platforms.
Microsoft debuts its edge AI service Azure Percept at Ignite
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Microsoft Corp. is stepping up its artificial intelligence capabilities within its Azure Cloud platform with the launch of a new service called Azure Percept that’s designed to enable a wealth of new AI capabilities for devices at the network edge.
Announced today at the virtual Microsoft Ignite event, Azure Percept is designed to enable futuristic scenarios that can be made possible now by combining AI with computing at the network edge. They include elevators that can respond to voice commands and video cameras that can notify store managers when a particular product needs restocking.
Johannes “JK” Kanis
Successful businesses have strong leaders. These leaders can get the best out of their people by inspiring a culture of rapid and continuous innovation and collaboration. They are also able to translate critical insights into business value because they are able to make decisions that drive the business forward.
These decisions are increasingly data led, but raw data on its own cannot enable the analytical and predictive power that leaders need to drive impact and growth. The pure volume of data that is generated by businesses every day means that it needs to be collected, classified, handled, stored and processed accurately and securely to extract its value.