Sunny AI Insights: Summer Edition

Episode 2

Author

Nicholas Chang
August 13, 2024

This is the 2nd edition of my newsletter. It is summer here in England, and I hope everyone is enjoying the sun while it lasts. Thanks for reading. I have been quite busy at work with projects while enjoying the weather.

Next week, we have the WedoAI 2024, and I am happy to say I will be taking part in this community initiative to promote AI. https://wedoai.ie/wall.html

News 

GitHub has released its own AI models that allow users to enhance their workflow by using different extensions. This new feature allows users to experiment with various AI models, integrate them into Codespaces and Visual Studio Code, and deploy them via Azure AI. This is currently in limited public beta and is now open for sign-up. https://github.com/marketplace/models/waitlist/join

This is an awesome feature; I need to test it one day when I have time. More details can be found here https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/introducing-github-models/ 

Announcing a new OpenAI feature for developers on Azure
There is a new OpenAI model on Azure. The new model focuses on enhancing productivity through Structured Outputs, like JSON Schemas, for the new GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini models. Check it out here Announcing a new OpenAI feature for developers on Azure  | Microsoft Azure Blog

MVP’s Favorite Content: Surface, Azure, Microsoft AI

Sharing the resources recommended by MVPs on Surface, the Azure Well-Architected Framework, ML, and gen AI.

techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mvp-communities-blog/mvp-s-favorite-content-surface-azure-microsoft-ai/ba-p/4201935

Fellow MVPs have made it to the spoitlight in the techcommunity.

  • Sung Ki Park (Guest) from Korea

  •  Hamid Sadeghpour Saleh (Guest) from Azerbaijan

  • moahmed.azarudeen.z (Guest) from India

  • Tomomitsu Kusaba (Guest) from Japan

Azure Back to School 2024 - The community event is taking place next month, and I will be doing a session on integrating AI with Chaos Studio.

Azure Back to School

Learn from IT professionals across the globe with Azure Back to School. For the Community by the Community.

azurebacktoschool.com

Events 

Experts Live Europe is taking place next month, September 23-25, in Budapest, Hungary. Sign up; I highly recommend it.

Home | Experts Live Europe

Experts Live Europe is a community-driven IT Conference focused on Microsoft Cloud, Data & AI, Datacenter, Security and Modern Workplace technologies.

www.expertslive.eu

Women in Cybersecurity

There is an Introduction to CyberSecurity event on September 2nd. This is an amazing initiative for women to get into cybersecurity, created by awesome ladies in Amsterdam such as Emily van Putten, Ellen van Meurs, and Femke Cornelissen. The next event will be hosted at the Microsoft Office in Amsterdam.

Introduction to Cybersecurity Opening (morning session) , Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 10:00 AM | Meetup

**event is closed for in person assistance, you can still join online and schedule another day in person ** You're invited to our groundbreaking cybersecurity event tailor

www.meetup.com/meetup-group-fffvjlwe/events/301902839

Microsoft Azure Community User Group - The group will be hosting another in-person event in October. This time, it will be different as it will celebrate the anniversary in Dublin, Ireland, with my co-organizer Kevin Greene. Next Monday, we also have our next event online.

Azure Security and Securing Cloud, Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Call for Speakers 

DevEx Connect is a community-driven organization focused on DevOps, SRE, Cloud, and Platform Engineering. It aims to connect local communities globally. Over the next year, it plans to launch conferences in Manchester, London, San Francisco, and Sydney, and a Cloud Roadshow across various UK cities.

Call for papers

Call for papers 10 Events Workshops, Panels, Talks and AWS Deepracer 6500 Attendees Ranging from CxO’s to Students. Everyone is Welcome. 150+ Speakers Amazing speakers to inspire you and lear…

devexconnect.io/call-for-papers/?utm_campaign=Social&utm_content=191534017&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-516S3847Tj

Microsoft Community Insights Podcasts

If you're an Azure professional with a story to share, someone with a unique use case, or just embarking on your cloud journey, we want to hear from you. https://sessionize.com/microsoft-community-insights/

sessionize.com/microsoft-community-insights

Episode 15 of Microsoft Community Insights Podcast has been released, and the theme is Jumpstart your Azure AI with Marlene Mhangami. You can watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/live/mhvmhO9p2Z4?si=_fKPGy12Td8zkE9S

IIf you would like to come on my podcast live, please remember to subscribe to my channel so you can get a reminder.

Course

The AI Study Guide: Azure’s top free resources for learning generative AI in 2024

Hi! It's me, Natalie, your Azure AI learning guru. Want to learn something about Azure AI? We've got something for that! Welcome to the January edition..

techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-azure-ai-services-blog/the-ai-study-guide-azure-s-top-free-resources-for-learning/ba-p/4036890

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