Microsoft Azure For Industry : Podcast

Transcript In this episode, Howard Bush talks with us about enabling real-time transactions instead of the customary batch transactions that financial institutions use today. The discussion also covers the problem of providing real-time transactions and recommends a set of tools to help you get going faster in your organization's digital transformation. SHOW LINKS Useful tools and services in planning and performing your migration to Azure. Industry Experiences Team home page Azure AppSource Azure Database Migration Service API Management Azure Marketplace Azure Migration Center Banking in capital markets (blog post) Cloud-based API Management: Harnessing the Power of APIs  Security Center Site Recovery V2 Auth API Howard Bush Howard Bush is a Principle Industry Lead for Azure for Banking and Capital Markets at Microsoft. He advocates for Microsoft Azure within the banking and capital markets industry. Howard works with customers to help them understand how cloud computing addresses the unique and changing

Transcript Today we are talking about blockchain as a service and how it can be leveraged in manufacturing. With very real use cases and stories of success, we'll see how blockchain is affecting manufacturing in various ways today. Joel Neidig Joel is the Director of Research & Development for ITAMCO and is the CEO of SIMBA Chain and Blockchain as a Service Platform that runs on Microsoft Azure. Follow Joel on LinkedIn. Diego Tamburini Diego is the Principal Industry Lead for Azure Manufacturing in the Microsoft Industry Experience team, where he focuses on developing technical content to help manufacturing companies and software developers deliver their solutions on Azure, at scale. He also champions partners who deliver manufacturing solutions using Azure. Follow Diego on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Transcript This episode introduces containers for AI cognitive services. There are some industries today limited in what they can do with AI. This is because all of the AI services that we've built are running in the cloud, because of regulatory reasons, sensitivity reasons or other reasons (data governance or performance) they're not able to actually call those services in the cloud. Containers from Cognitive Services opens a whole new world of possibilities enabling customers to take advantage of the AI right in their own control, in their own context, within their own network. Basically on their own terms and in their own control. Container support in Azure Cognitive Services allows developers to use the same rich APIs that are available in Azure, and enables flexibility in where to deploy and host the services that come with Docker containers. Container support is currently available in preview for a subset of Azure Cognitive Services, including parts of Computer Vision, Face, Text Analytics, and Language

Transcript Jess Panni takes us through using Azure for two real-world machine learning scenarios in his projects for customers. Jess shares insights learned from machine learning projects and the use of Machine Learning Studio to get actionable insights from the data produced. Finally, he also ties machine learning iterations to agile software development and proposes that data science and agile teams can indeed co-exist. Topics covered include the following. ML Studio Data Factory Power BI Jess Panni Jess has over 20 years’ experience helping companies succeed through the smart use of technology. He has spent most of his career working for leading Microsoft partners across the UK and Australia and is now Principal at endjin, At endjin, he works with clients to help them transform into modern, data-driven, cloud-first organizations.

Transcript David Houlding, a Microsoft Principal Healthcare Program Manager, discusses topics such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning all within the context of healthcare. He also explains Microsoft's commitment to the health industry. David Houlding David is a Principal Healthcare Program Manager at Microsoft. He has 24+ years of experience in healthcare, cloud, privacy, security, compliance, blockchain, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. Responsibilities include cloud, privacy, security, compliance, blockchain, AI/ML thought leadership in the healthcare industry globally. He supports the healthcare industry by embracing the power of the cloud to provide better care for patients. From hospitals and insurers to pharmaceuticals and researchers, David links the industry to Microsoft technology to empower the healthcare industry and anticipate the healthcare needs of the future. Follow David on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Transcript Manufacturing expert Diego Taburini discusses emerging and transformative technologies in manufacturing. Diego Taburini Diego is the Principal Industry Lead for Azure Manufacturing in the Microsoft Industry Experience team, where he focuses on developing technical content to help manufacturing companies and software developers deliver their solutions on Azure, at scale. He also champions partners who deliver manufacturing solutions using Azure. Follow Diego on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Transcript This IoT episode ranges from oil and gas to Rasberry Pi, real-time streaming analytics and even Design Thinking. Sameer Kalwani joins us to talk all things IoT including the cultural changes data-informed decision making has on organizations. Sameer Kalwani A passion for infrastructure inspired Sameer to found Element, where he oversees product strategy, design, and marketing. Previously, he was CTO & Head of Product at Piramal Sarvajal, an innovative water utility with distributed water treatment plants. His patented solutions reduced Sarvajal’s O&M costs by >60% and consumer water price by 60x. His products have been recognized with Frost & Sullivan's Enabling Technology Award of the Year and as FastCo’s Top 10 Most Innovative Products. Earlier, Sameer consulted on IT M&A at Deloitte, managed product at Apcera, finance at Goldman Sachs, and manufacturing at Visteon. Sameer holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and BS in Cognitive Psychology from University of Illinois, Urbana-C

Transcript Product availability is a key ingredient to ensuring a great service experience. With consumers’ expectations of the ability to purchase products when, where and how they choose, both retailers and consumer goods companies must modernize their approach to managing and maximizing inventory to ensure shelves are fully stocked with the right balance of SKUs desired by consumers. In this episode, I am joined by 3 retail and consumer goods technology experts who talk with us today about how the retail and customer goods industry is using technology and transforming the way these industries are doing business. In this episode we cover: The business and technologies of retailers and consumer goods Solutions created from that technology How Microsoft Azure helped our Neal Analytics build a solution for their customers Show Links Explore the Retail and consumer goods use case: Inventory optimization through SKU assortment + machine learning Try out the Neal Analytics SKU Assortment Optimization solution

Transcript Nick Leimer from Microsoft brings us an astounding view into the digital transformation occurring inside the insurance industry. Thanks to cloud computing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics capabilities and other transformative technologies, insurance companies can more accurately model risk, customize pricing and better meet the needs of a transforming marketplace and customers who want more from their insurers. "InsurTech" organizations are using these and other technologies, marrying to the cloud to provide new and better services to their customers. Nick touches on IoT, AI, bot technologies, and real-time analytics. Show Links Explore how to address common insurance use cases using Azure. Nick Leimer Nick Leimer is the Principal Insurance Industry Lead for Azure. Nick brings 20+ years of experience bridging the business and IT gap in application development, operations, and infrastructure. Before joining Microsoft, Mr. Leimer was the Senior Director for

Transcript In this episode of the podcast, we visit with Hari Menon and Diego Tamburini about the intersection of IoT and artificial intelligence. Hari's company, Symphony Industrial AI, provides packaged AI enabled software solutions that optimize equipment and process performance for large industrial customers. These solutions use large volumes of real-time and batch data from equipment and processes in real time and apply AI/ML algorithms to predict failures and anomalies as well as optimize performance. Show Links Download the Extracting actionable insights from IoT use case guide. Read how you can leverage Azure to build predictive maintenance solutions. Explore Azure IoT Visit Symphony Industrial AI to learn more about their services Hari Menon As CEO, Hari is responsible for product and market strategy for Symphony industrial AI. Hari was most recently the CEO of a venture-backed Supply Chain SaaS company called Serus which was acquired by E2Open (NASDAQ: EOPN). Hari’s entrepreneurial experience inc

Transcript Mariya Zorotovich talks with Vince Menzione about emerging and disruptive technologies in retail with a focus on Artificial Intelligence. Mariya shares about her role as a translator between retail and consumer goods customer needs and Microsoft’s technology agenda related to Azure and AI technology. Further, organizations are using intelligent technologies to drive business in retail and consumer goods. Mariya recommends practical approaches to helping more traditional organizations truly transform in order to compete as this industry evolves. Show Links Explore AI for retail Read Reasons why retail and consumer goods brands should address Artificial Intelligence today Mariya Zorotovich Mariya Zorotovich, WW Industry Leader, Retail and Consumer Goods. Mariya Zorotovich has more than 20 years of experience in retail leading strategies and initiatives across sales, operations, human resources, public relations, technology and product management. Before joining Microsoft in 2016, she led strategy

Transcript Howard Bush explains the current industry climate and technology disruptions occurring in financial services. With so many technology options and services available to financial service companies, Howard explains the slow adoption of older organizations and the success of new FinTechs disrupting old ways of doing business. Howard covers blockchain, AI adoption, fraud detection and prevention and covers why many financial institutions are starting their journey to "intelligent banking" with Microsoft using a hybrid approach to Azure. Show Notes Read Howard's recent blog Lessons from big box retail about how banks can leverage modern retail experiences to provide their customers with new choices, speed, and tailored recommendations Explore common banking use cases that can be addressed with Azure. Howard Bush Howard Bush is a Principle Industry Lead for Azure for Banking and Capital Markets at Microsoft. He advocates for Microsoft Azure within the banking and capital markets industry. Ho

Transcript David Houlding and Gururaj Pandurangi take us on a journey through the technical advances AI (Artificial Intelligence) is bringing to Healthcare. This episode dispells common myths of AI and more importantly covers the promise of AI in healthcare's present and future. AI holds major potential for healthcare, from predicting patient length of stay to diagnostic imaging, anti-fraud, and many more use cases. Learn how you can close the gap to your AI in healthcare solution by accelerating your initiative using free Microsoft Azure blueprints, including example code, test data, security, and compliance support that gets you 50-90% to your solution. This session is intended for healthcare provider, payer, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences organizations. Key roles include senior technical decision makers including CIO’s, CTO’s through IT Managers and Cloud Architects Show Links Links to items discussed in this episode. Download the Azure blueprint for AI in healthcare Clone, fork, or download the blue

Transcript Paul Maher discusses the Industry Experiences team, why it was created, and how it can help your organization. In this episode, Paul introduces the team and explains why Microsoft is investing in industry vertical markets. He shares the industry-first vision and the disruptive and transformative technologies that are hot topics in industry today. Show Links Explore using Azure to address common use cases in banking, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and retail. Paul Maher Paul is a proven leader in the technology field, having extensive industry experience acquired across a variety of roles, with a passion for technology. He is a strategic thinker, who can look at the big picture, or complex problems and distill into actionable output. Started career behind the code as a Software Engineer, through to most recently as General Manager at Microsoft. Skilled at leading, building and growing teams. You can follow Paul on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Transcript Podcast host David Starr sets the stage for the podcast series. In this brief episode, David explains what the show is about and what types of content and guests to expect on future podcasts. Show Links Explore using Azure to address common use cases in banking, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, and retail. David Starr David is a Principal Solutions Architect on the Industry Experiences team at Microsoft. He is a professional software craftsman committed to improving agility, collaboration, and technical excellence in software development teams. His is focused on Azure system architectures, founder of ElegantCode.com, served in numerous leadership roles, and been an early and consistent advocate for agile development. Read David Starr’s recent blog posts on using Azure to build solutions for industry use cases. You can follow David on LinkedIn or Twitter (@elegantcoder). Transcript Welcome to the Microsoft industry experiences team podcast in this series. You'll hear from leaders across var