Microsoft Industry Blogs - United Kingdom

Make a difference with our AI for Good Accelerator Programme

01/10/2019

By Clare BarclayChief Operating Officer

Today at our flagship technology event, Future Decoded, we announced the launch of the Microsoft UK AI for Good 2020 accelerator programme to help UK purpose-driven ventures advance their AI solutions and create positive social change....

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3 learnings from the Microsoft Education Exchange event

27/09/2019

By Elaine Topham

Earlier this year, I attended the Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) event in Paris. It’s a chance to celebrate the work of educators around the world – and I haven’t stopped thinking about the impact the event has had on me and my practice. Three main thoughts about the direction and use of technology in the...

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The joy of learning: How our data science bootcamps empower women

27/09/2019

By Ella CockerellBusiness Development Manager for IoT, EMEA & Vice Chair of Women@Microsoft Board, UK

In July, I began a new role at Microsoft, which has meant that I have spent most of the summer feeling like the new girl at school....

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Using Azure Data Lake Storage and Azure Datasets for Machine Learning

26/09/2019

By Dr Basim MajeedData Solution Architect at Microsoft
Dr Mufajjul AliData Solution Architect at Microsoft

Dr Mufajjul Ali and Dr Basim Majeed write about various level of abstractions of data using Azure Data Lake Store, and how they are mapped to different levels of the AI stack for building end-to-end machine learning models...

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Achieving continuous delivery: How Azure Pipelines can increase creativity and reduce costs

24/09/2019

By Chris Walden Editor at Microsoft

Organisations need to adapt to changing environments if they want to stay ahead of the competition. This usually means that software needs to change quickly too—providing more and better features and fewer bugs....

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How technology creates an inclusive workplace

23/09/2019

By David BrownModern Workplace and Accessibility Lead at Phoenix

Sometimes the greatest gift you can give another person is to simply include them. This is something I remind myself of daily, in both my personal and professional life....