Modernising your infrastructure with an Azure hybrid cloud
See how Microsoft has approached modernising infrastructure with the hybrid cloud and learn how you can too by registering for their webinar here (external link).
Join the Azure Integration Services Twitter AMA today at 16:30
Azure Integration Services allows you to build new solutions that connect resources on-premises and in the cloud. Today from 16:30 – 18:00 GMT, members of Microsoft’s Azure Integration Services product and engineering teams will be hosting a joint Twitter ‘Ask Me Anything’ (AMA) session for API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus, and Event Grid.
For further details read this article by Mike Budzynski (Program Manager, Azure Integration Services) or follow AzureSupport on Twitter, using #IntegrationAMA.
Ballard Chalmers celebrates 13 years
We are not superstitious types at Ballard Chalmers and are happy to announce that today is our 13th official anniversary!
On 5 December 2005, Geoff Ballard and Andrew Chalmers put pen to paper to formally merge their respective IT consultancies into one. Since that day, Ballard Chalmers has established itself as one of the leading enterprise software engineering companies in the UK with a big reputation for getting complex jobs done – on time, and in budget.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients, our partners, and our staff – Thank you!
Microsoft Connect() 2018
Microsoft’s developer event, Microsoft Connect() 2018 took place yesterday. There were plenty of exciting announcements made this year, including the general availabilities of both Azure Machine Learning service and the custom translation capability in Translator Text Cognitive Service, and Preview availabilities of Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK and Azure Functions Python support.
All of the sessions are available on the Connect() website, as well as keynotes from Scott Hanselman (Principal Program Manager at Microsoft) and Scott Guthrie (Executive Vice President of the Cloud and Enterprise group at Microsoft).
Azure Machine Learning service general availability
Microsoft has announced general availability of the Azure Machine Learning service, enabling developers to build, train and deploy machine learning models. Using Azure Machine Learning, developers can automate model selection and tuning, increase productivity with DevOps for machine learning, and deploy models simply.
“With features like automated machine learning, organizations can accelerate their model development by identifying suitable algorithms and machine learning pipelines faster. This helps organizations significantly reduce development time, from days to hours,” said Eric Boyd (Corporate Vice President, Azure AI at Microsoft) in the announcement on the Microsoft website. For further details you can read Eric’s article in full here (external link).