Get ready for a deep dive into the highlights of Microsoft’s Ignite Keynote!

Get ready for a deep dive into the highlights of Microsoft’s Ignite Keynote! Learn about cutting-edge developments in AI tech, and how it’s transforming the cloud. Stay tuned!

💡 Microsoft kicked off Ignite in Seattle, introducing Azure Cobalt, the first custom in-house CPU series designed specifically for the Microsoft Cloud. It’s already powering parts of Microsoft Teams, Azure Communication Services, and Azure SQL.

• https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/in-house-chips-silicon-to-service-to-meet-ai-demand/

🚀 The first preview of Azure confidential GPU VMS has also been introduced. It allows you to run AI models on sensitive data sets on Microsoft’s cloud. This is a major step in secure AI processing.

• https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/preview-azure-confidential-vms-with-nvidia-h100-tensor-core-gpus/?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

🔬 Azure Maia, a fully custom in-house AI accelerator, is another major announcement. Designed for running Cloud AI workloads, Azure Maia’s architecture allows for installation into existing data center infrastructure and facilities, instead of building new ones. This is a big win for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. #AzureMaia #DataCenter

• https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/in-house-chips-silicon-to-service-to-meet-ai-demand/

👁️ Microsoft has announced the integration of GPT-4 Turbo with Vision on Azure OpenAI Service. This powerful combination allows the user to prompt with video, images, and text.

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-azure-ai-services-blog/gpt-4-turbo-with-vision-on-azure-openai-service/ba-p/3979933?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

✨ Phi-2, a scaled-up version of Phi-1.5, offers even better capabilities across benchmarks. It’s open source and will be added to Microsoft’s catalog and Models as Service.

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-machine-learning-blog/welcoming-mistral-phi-jais-code-llama-nvidia-nemotron-and-more/ba-p/3982699?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

🔧 Azure AI Studio is a new tool that provides a full lifecycle toolchain for building, customizing, training, evaluating, and deploying next-gen models.

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-ai-platform-blog/unleashing-the-power-of-generative-ai-azure-ai-studio-leads-the/ba-p/3977692?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

🛡️ Safety is prioritized in Azure AI Studio. It enables the detection and filtering of harmful user-generated and AI-generated content in your applications and services.

• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/ai-studio#security?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

🚀 Mesh on Microsoft Teams will be generally available in January, allowing for more immersive and interactive virtual meetings.

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mesh/?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

🗣️ Bing Chat is now Copilot, a standalone destination that works on various platforms. An enterprise version with commercial data protection is also available at no additional cost.

• https://copilot.microsoft.com/?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

👩‍💻 Copilot Studio allows you to build custom GPTs, create plugins, orchestrate workflows, and monitor your Copilot performance, among others.

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/11/15/introducing-microsoft-copilot-studio-and-new-features-in-copilot-for-microsoft-365/?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/11/15/announcing-microsoft-copilot-studio-customize-copilot-for-microsoft-365-and-build-your-own-standalone-copilots/?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664

🎯 That’s a wrap on the Microsoft Ignite Keynote! From Azure Cobalt to Copilot Studio, it’s clear that AI is shaping the future of cloud computing and customer service!