Everyone’s talking about machine learning (ML). Business decision makers are finding ways to deploy machine learning in their organizations. Data scientists are keeping up with all the advancements, tools, and frameworks available. Media outlets are reporting on awe-inspiring breakthroughs in the artificial intelligence revolution. We believe the way forward lies in democratizing artificial intelligence and […]
Azure.Source – Volume 76
Hybrid strategy | Preview | Generally available | News & updates | Technical content | Azure shows | Events | Customers, partners, and industries Build a Successful Hybrid Strategy Do you have workloads in the cloud & on-premises? Then you know how important it is to have a comprehensive hybrid design and implementation plan. To […]
Introducing TensorFlow Privacy, a New Machine Learning Library for Protecting Sensitive Data
In a recent blog post, the TensorFlow team announced TensorFlow Privacy, an open source library that allows researchers and developers to build machine learning models that have strong privacy. Using this library ensures user data are not remembered through the training process based upon strong mathematical guarantees. Machine learning is very pervasive in today’s online […]
Parking aids and wearable heart monitors among the start-ups in new accelerator
(A WEEK IN IoT) – All too often we, and the wider media, become a little obsessed with the activities of the corporate giants. I’m just as guilt as anyone, says Jeremy Cowan, and I can tell you I’ve given myself a stern talking to. I should know better. Often, the most exciting technology emerges from start-ups […]
Double-Digit Growth Expected in the Smart Home Market, Says IDC
The global market for smart home devices is expected to grow 26.9% year over year in 2019 to 832.7 million shipments, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Sustained growth is expected to continue with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.9% over the 2018-2023 forecast period and […]
Predictive Analytics Solutions Bolster Crypto Trading Security in 2019
The market for cryptocurrencies has opened the door for a number of new opportunities and challenges. One of the biggest difficulties that crypto traders, brokers and entrepreneurs face is a rising number of security risks. In 2019, crypto scams where the most common type of online security breaches. CIO reports that CryptoLocker was one […]
Azure Search – New Storage Optimized service tiers available in preview
Azure Search is an AI-powered cloud search service for modern mobile and web app development. Azure Search is the only cloud search service with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that enrich all types of information to easily identify and explore relevant content at scale. It uses the same integrated Microsoft natural language stack as Bing […]
The installed base of connected building automation devices will reach 483 million units worldwide in 2022
According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of sensors, actuators, modules, gateways and other connected devices deployed as part of IoT-based building automation in smart and connected commercial buildings was an estimated 151 million units worldwide at the end of 2018. Growing at a compound annual growth […]
People Recognition Enhancements – Video Indexer
Want to train Video Indexer to recognize people relevant specifically to your account? We have great news for you! Face detection and recognition are both very widely used insights that Video Indexer provides. The face recognition feature includes the ability to recognize around 1M celebrity faces out of the box and to train account level […]
Artificial intelligence receiving huge Kubernetes boost
There has been a 14-times increase in the amount of Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-ups launching since the turn of the century, according to a study by Stanford University. In the UK alone, says Carmine Rimi, AI product manager at Canonical – the company behind Ubuntu, AI developers witnessed a 200% spike in venture capital funding in the past […]