Take your apps to the next level with the power of AI

Taking your apps to the next level with (pre-trained) AI is easy and powerful. In this demo-full presentation, we will explore how common cognitive services for translation and speech can enhance your app’s reach and accessibility, as well as learn the most common integration patterns.

Serverless Everything!

Forget about infrastructure and boost your productivity with serverless.

The next evolution of the cloud is here! Frontends, backends, messaging and even databases are now offered as serverless services that can enable rapid, powerful development, with built-in resiliency and scalability.

Serverless services have grown very quickly and broadly. Today you can build modern applications quickly with Serverless offerings for your front-end, your backend, and even your database, without worrying about or managing servers. It is safe to say, the serverless development model helps developers deliver more business value, quicker.

In this session, we will go through a completely serverless application, explaining each layer along the way, including a React JS Front End hosted on Azure Static Web Apps, a C# backend build on Azure Functions, and a No-Sql Database on Azure CosmosDB. All Serverless services, with built-in resiliency and scalability.

While we will be using Azure for demonstration purposes, other similar offerings will be mentioned.

As a bonus, we will showcase the new Azure Developer CLI and App-Templates that will server as great training resources.

Take your apps to the next level with the power of AI

Taking your apps to the next level with (pre-trained) AI is easy and powerful. In this demo-full presentation, we will explore how common cognitive services for translation and speech can enhance your app’s reach and accessibility, as well as learn the most common integration patterns.

Bringing cognitive intelligence to your applications is easy with cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) services. Powerful pre-built models are widely available and should be part of every developer’s toolbox.

In this session, we will explore Azure Cognitive Services and learn how to integrate speech and language services into your applications using available REST APIs. With plenty of demos, we will take a simple chat application and broaden its reach with translation services, translating both messages and documents. We will also reach the next level of accessibility with speech services while exploring various patterns and architectures that will help us cover the most common scenarios.

You will come out of this session with the tools and knowledge to enhance your applications with AI, and hopefully with some inspiration on how to take them to the next level.

Not ready for Kubernetes? No problem. Here are some alternatives for your containers.

Containerization is an important first step in the cloud native journey. However, not every team is ready to use Kubernetes, as it requires considerable resources and training. Thankfully, there are great alternatives that will keep you on the right track and help take your org to the next level.

Kubernetes is an amazingly powerful platform, it allows you to run resilient, scalable workloads and has become an industry standard for orchestration. But all that power requires significant planning, setup, configuration, and management and not all teams are ready to undertake the effort that it takes to run and manage their own cluster.

Containerizing your app is a crucial step in modernization efforts, and thankfully there are excellent alternatives available to host your containerized apps without having to manage a Kubernetes cluster.

In this session, we will explore PaaS and Serverless alternatives provided by Azure, including App Services, Container Instances, and, most excitingly, Container Apps. We will use Azure services for the demos but will mention similar offerings on other clouds.

Building Serverless APIs

Forget about infrastructure and boost your productivity with serverless.

Serverless services have grown very quickly and broadly. Today you can build modern applications quickly with Serverless offerings without worrying about or managing servers. It is safe to say, the serverless development model helps developers deliver more business value, quicker.

In this demo-full session, we will build a modern API in real-time, complete with an API Manager and multiple backend services hosted in Microsoft's Azure Cloud.

Unlocking LLM Potential: A Journey with APIs

In this engaging session, we’ll delve into the exciting world of fine-tuning Language Models (LLMs) using Azure OpenAI. Our goal is to showcase how LLMs, when coupled with API endpoints, can simplify complex tasks and pave the way for efficient development.

Through step-by-step demos, you’ll witness the intricate dance between LLMs and APIs. Discover how LLMs intelligently select the right functions based on context and execute them seamlessly.

Adding a support ticket? filling timesheets? Have questions about your favorite sports team? Fear not! As long as there’s an API, models like gtp-35-turbo and gtp-35-turbo are ready to assist.

Join us as we unravel the magic of LLMs and empower your development journey!

For years we have been creating APIs, opening our systems to other applications and users. Now, we can use all that functionality with the simplest of interfaces: Natural Language.

Model-Care-Coach: Foundation of leadership at Microsoft

In today’s dynamic work environment, effective leadership transcends traditional boundaries. Microsoft’s Model-Care-Coach framework embodies this evolution, emphasizing three pivotal dimensions that empower leaders to thrive in turbulent times.

In this talk, we’ll explore each one of the core components in detail and delve into how the Model-Care-Coach model aligns with Microsoft’s growth mindset, fostering resilient leaders who navigate change with compassion and purpose.

During my time at Microsoft, I experienced and learned about the Model-Care-Coach leadership approach and its benefits: It was eye-opening! I was finally able to find a management style I would identify with.

Join me to learn about why this model is such a foundational pillar of leadership at Microsoft.