The team speaks with Nikhil Vimal from Chat Mode about different use cases where combinations of Azure services can be used to infuse AI or leverage machine learning into automating processes.

Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode391.mp3

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYOmYhLbdyw

Resources:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai

Power Automate Desktop

Power Automate RPA

Power Automate UI Flow

Power Virtual Agents (AI Chatbots)

Microsoft Teams Bots

Azure Bot Services

Microsoft AI Research

Updates:

Genomics testing on the ISS with HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 and Azure

The guys discuss all the latest updates to the Azure service and then Cale geeks out a bit on his experience with the Bot framework.

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode131.mp3

Other updates:

The Ethereum Foundation welcomes Microsoft as the Premiere Sponsor of Devcon2, Shanghai 19-21 September, 2016
https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/06/14/ethereum-welcomes-microsoft-devcon/

Introducing Project Bletchley and elements of blockchain born in the Microsoft Cloud
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/bletchley-blockchain/

Application Insights: Work item integration with Visual Studio Team Services
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/application-insights-work-item-integration-with-visual-studio-team-services/

Update on transitioning Mobile Apps from Application Insights to HockeyApp
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/update-on-transitioning-mobile-apps-from-application-insights-to-hockeyapp/

Announcing SQL Server 2016 Developer image in the Azure Gallery
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-sql-server-2016-developer-image-in-the-azure-gallery/

Running Docker Container on Azure Batch
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/running-docker-container-on-azure-batch/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/apache-spark-for-azure-hdinsight-now-generally-available/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/storage-explorer-june-update/