May 19, 2017 at 13:24June DevCon School: AI, BlockChain, Azure Stack and 12 workshops
Hello!
For those who are a little too lazy to read the introductory part, I’ll immediately get down to business:
A couple of weeks ago, our big Build 2017 technology conference ended (see also the announcements of 1 day and 2 days ). One of the key topics is the gradual evolution of the Cloud First Mobile First world towards the Intelligent Cloud Intelligent Edge. It would seem a simple pun, but in reality this change is fundamental.
Firstly, it becomes clear that intelligent solutions (that is, AI) will penetrate the end devices or systems, whether it be a smartphone, an autonomous machine, a cruise ship or a control system for metal rolling equipment. And not only to penetrate, being accessible from the cloud, but also to be executed directly where the data is generated. There is a huge range of technological issues and, depending on the scale, the solution may be a chipset designed for the tasks of working with neural networks, or, say, Azure IoT Edge , which allows you to transfer some of the smart cloud logic to local servers.
Secondly, due to the numerous efforts of the industry aimed at code portability (first of all, we are talking about open source solutions), the technical boundaries between public and private clouds are being erased. Here again, a wide range of technologies - from the sequential expansion of support in the cloud of popular solutions (for example, PostgreSQL and MySQL) and containerization to infrastructure solutions such as Azure Stack . Somewhere in the bright future, boundaries will be determined by the configurations of security loops, data placement, and computing power.
And thirdly, the fact that the intellectual filling will be everywhere, including on the client, can be traced from the development trends of the user experience. There is a single data graph (in our case, Microsoft Graph + Project Rome), connecting various end devices into a single network, and adaptive cards that adapt to different contexts, whether it be a bot, mobile application, notification, or search engine. And of course, a mixed reality, for which the interaction with the three-dimensional environment is permeated by the AI layer - from voice control to image analysis when applying three-dimensional objects and effects.
That's about in this context, we decided to hold our sixth DevCon-school. Given the format of the school, we tried to focus on what you can try now, or at least the first practical steps in large and long-playing stories.
In June, we repeat the format of a broad school with highlighted intensives and master classes, similar to what we did in November last year.
The event will be held on June 1, in Moscow (Digital October). We are preparing for you:
1. We run a school for free for participants.
2. It is necessary to apply for participation by answering several questions.
3. If you have received confirmation, follow the instructions below, including installing the necessary software on your laptop, depending on the selected intensive or master classes.
See you on June 1!
For those who are a little too lazy to read the introductory part, I’ll immediately get down to business:
- On June 1, we are holding the sixth DevCon school in Moscow ;
- The program has three intensives (AI, BlockChain and Azure Stack) and 12 master classes;
- Participation is free, but questions must be answered. Places, as usual, quickly run out.
Context
A couple of weeks ago, our big Build 2017 technology conference ended (see also the announcements of 1 day and 2 days ). One of the key topics is the gradual evolution of the Cloud First Mobile First world towards the Intelligent Cloud Intelligent Edge. It would seem a simple pun, but in reality this change is fundamental.
Firstly, it becomes clear that intelligent solutions (that is, AI) will penetrate the end devices or systems, whether it be a smartphone, an autonomous machine, a cruise ship or a control system for metal rolling equipment. And not only to penetrate, being accessible from the cloud, but also to be executed directly where the data is generated. There is a huge range of technological issues and, depending on the scale, the solution may be a chipset designed for the tasks of working with neural networks, or, say, Azure IoT Edge , which allows you to transfer some of the smart cloud logic to local servers.
Secondly, due to the numerous efforts of the industry aimed at code portability (first of all, we are talking about open source solutions), the technical boundaries between public and private clouds are being erased. Here again, a wide range of technologies - from the sequential expansion of support in the cloud of popular solutions (for example, PostgreSQL and MySQL) and containerization to infrastructure solutions such as Azure Stack . Somewhere in the bright future, boundaries will be determined by the configurations of security loops, data placement, and computing power.
And thirdly, the fact that the intellectual filling will be everywhere, including on the client, can be traced from the development trends of the user experience. There is a single data graph (in our case, Microsoft Graph + Project Rome), connecting various end devices into a single network, and adaptive cards that adapt to different contexts, whether it be a bot, mobile application, notification, or search engine. And of course, a mixed reality, for which the interaction with the three-dimensional environment is permeated by the AI layer - from voice control to image analysis when applying three-dimensional objects and effects.
That's about in this context, we decided to hold our sixth DevCon-school. Given the format of the school, we tried to focus on what you can try now, or at least the first practical steps in large and long-playing stories.
June DevCon School
In June, we repeat the format of a broad school with highlighted intensives and master classes, similar to what we did in November last year.
The event will be held on June 1, in Moscow (Digital October). We are preparing for you:
- 1 key report (aka discovery)
- 3 intense:
- Practical introduction to neural networks and deep learning
- Azure Stack DevOps Hybrid Apps & Practices
- Blockchain: from the first smart contract to ICO
- 12 practical workshops:
- Azure Service Fabric - a platform for distributed projects in practice
- Features of Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services and Azure for Java Developers
- Containerization and DevOps applications using the example of Docker and Visual Studio Team Services
- Postgres in the Azure Cloud
- Practice containers
- Real-time system telemetry acquisition
- Refactoring legacy code: how to break dependencies?
- Building a secure development process
- We program in the Minecraft world with the Malmo framework from MS Research
- Microsoft Azure Cloud Machine Learning
- Data visualization with Power BI
- And one more master class
For reference: intensive is activity for 6 hours with theory and practice, a master class is 2 hours of theory and practice. Accordingly, when registering for an event, you choose either one intensive (from among those available at the time of registration) or visiting master classes.
How to get to school
1. We run a school for free for participants.
2. It is necessary to apply for participation by answering several questions.
3. If you have received confirmation, follow the instructions below, including installing the necessary software on your laptop, depending on the selected intensive or master classes.
See you on June 1!