Full stack means fully locked in – oh shoot, did we say that out loud? Katyanna Quach Tue 2 Mar 2021 // 23:29 UTC Share Copy 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.