Hypothetically, smart buildings wouldn’t be hard to create—at least not entry-level smart buildings. With a handful of interconnected systems, such as equipment monitoring, climate control, and security, and a few dozen to a few hundred data-gathering devices, any preexisting structure could become a “smart” structure in short order. We already have access to IoT devices […]
Build a CI/CD pipeline for API Management
APIs have become mundane. They have become the de facto standard for connecting apps, data, and services. In the larger picture, APIs are driving digital transformation in organizations. With the strategic value of APIs, a continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) pipeline has become an important aspect of API development. It allows organizations to […]
Azure Databricks – New capabilities at lower cost
Azure Databricks provides a fast, easy, and collaborative Apache Spark™-based analytics platform to accelerate and simplify the process of building big data and AI solutions backed by industry leading SLAs. With Azure Databricks, customers can set up an optimized Apache Spark environment in minutes. Data scientists and data engineers can collaborate using an interactive workspace […]
Real-time serverless applications with the SignalR Service bindings in Azure Functions
Since our public preview announcement at Microsoft Ignite 2018, every month thousands of developers worldwide have leveraged the Azure SignalR Service bindings for Azure Functions to add real-time capabilities to their serverless applications. Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of these bindings in all global regions where Azure SignalR Service is available! […]
Microsoft opens first datacenters in Africa with general availability of Microsoft Azure
Today, I am pleased to announce the general availability of Microsoft Azure from our new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. Nedbank, Peace Parks Foundation, and eThekwini water are just a few of the organizations in Africa leveraging Microsoft cloud services today and will benefit from the increased computing resources and connectivity […]
Software AG And Telstra Announce Partnership To Create A Solution For Digital Automated Water Management
Proof of concept underway with Western Australia’s Busselton Water. The water management solution allows utilities to manage and optimise their water distribution system end-to-end. The water management solution accelerator helps to detect leaks, both at customer premises and at non-revenue water points such as pipes and tanks. Benefits include lower operating costs, reduction of non-revenue […]
Leading the blockchain conversations taking place at SXSW
March 5, 2019 | Written by: IBM Blockchain Unleashed Categorized: Announcements Share this post: If you are involved in the tech world, chances are you have heard of SXSW, the week-long conference and series of festivals hosted in the city of Austin, Texas. What started as a local music festival in 1987 has become throughout […]
Rerun activities inside your Azure Data Factory pipelines
To see a demo, watch my episode of Azure Friday on this topic: Rerun activities inside your Azure Data Factory pipelines. Data Integration is complex with many moving parts. It helps organizations to combine data and complex business processes in hybrid data environments. Failures are very common in data integration workflows. This can happen due […]
Conversational AI updates for March 2019
We are thrilled to share the release of Bot Framework SDK version 4.3 and use this opportunity to provide additional updates for the Conversational AI releases from Microsoft. New LINE Channel Microsoft Bot Framework lets you connect with your users wherever your users are. We offer thirteen supported channels, including popular messaging apps like Skype, […]
How to create human-centric smart cities
We’re moving into a new world where everything and everyone swings between real and virtual world, says Arun Rishi Kapoor, business consultant of Tech Mahindra. The latter can be looked upon as a personal avatar of the real world object/person which enables communication and participation in the activities which either real world is inefficient of doing […]