Full stack means fully locked in – oh shoot, did we say that out loud?
Katyanna Quach Tue 2 Mar 2021 // 23:29 UTC Share
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Ignite Microsoft on Tuesday launched Azure Percept – a full stack of technologies to run AI code at the network edge – during its annual Ignite conference.
The materials are aimed at organizations deploying, or consider deploying, machine-learning software on network-connected embedded devices and equipment in remote locations. Said systems are expected to employ a level of intelligence to make decisions wherever they are, rather than completely rely on backend services.
For example, cameras that selectively record when they detect certain objects, situations, or people, and sensors that adjust machinery and report back summaries rather transmit every single reading and await instructions. Y know, stuff that s possible without AI but could be enhanced and made more efficient with a trained neural network.
Microsoft adds Afrikaans, Zulu to OCR it-online.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from it-online.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Microsoft has revealed it would add Optical Character Recognition (OCR) support for two of South Africa’s official languages, Afrikaans and Zulu.
“Adding support for these languages is part of Microsoft’s mission to build meaningful cognitive products and services that improve local engagement,” says Rory Preddy, Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft South Africa.
“This support, which now counts a total of 73 languages, means that more people are able to connect in their own language and that language will become a seamless feature of using technology, rather than a hindrance.”
OCR support for local languages allows users to use visual data processing to label content with objects and concepts, extract text, generate image descriptions and moderate content.
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Daniel Bauer and Ian McDonnell helped coordinate the massive effort to unify Microsoft’s customer call center system. (Photo by Aleenah Ansari | Inside Track)
Overhauling the call management system Microsoft used to make 70 million calls per year has been a massive undertaking.
The highly complex system was 20 years old and difficult to move on from when, five years ago, the company decided a transformation was needed.
These phone calls are how Microsoft talks to its customers and its partners. We needed to get this right because our call management system is one of the company’s biggest front doors.
Arinco expands into NSW with new office
Arinco expands into NSW with new office
To meet increasing demand in the state
Melbourne-based Microsoft partner Arinco has expanded into NSW with the opening of a new office in Sydney.
The expansion into the NSW market is expected to meet increasing demand in the state, a statement from Arinco claimed.
That demand, according to the artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive services and cloud platforms consultancy, was due in part to the coronavirus pandemic. We have already been successful in establishing a customer base in NSW over the past year. The restrictions of needing to work remotely have, at the same time, created an opportunity for us, Arinco director David Lee said.