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The Microsoft AI Odyssey Will Prepare 100,000 Developers in India for the Future

AIT News Desk — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 08:19:32 +0000

The month-long program has two levels that developers need to complete for a chance to win VIP passes to Microsoft’s upcoming AI Tour

Microsoft announced the launch of an initiative that aims to skill 100,000 developers in India in the latest AI technologies and tools. The program offers comprehensive learning experience that helps developers acquire and demonstrate the relevant skills needed to execute critical projects using AI technologies that align with business goals and outcomes. With AI revolutionizing the way we work and live, India needs a skilled workforce that can use AI to solve complex problems and create value. Through programs like AI Odyssey, Microsoft is offering opportunities for developers to build solutions for India’s growth and showcase their talent to solve real-world problems. To participate in the AI Odyssey, developers need to register on aka.ms/AIOdyssey and access the learning modules and resources. The month-long program is open to all AI enthusiasts in India, regardless of experience level or background. The program has two levels that participants need to complete by January 31, 2024. The first level of the program educates participants on how to use Azure AI services to create and deploy AI solutions for different scenarios. This will give them access to useful resources, code samples, and guides to master practical AI skills.

The second level of the program challenges participants to prove their AI skills by completing an online assessment with interactive lab tasks that earns them Microsoft Applied Skills credentials, a new verifiable credential that validates their ability to solve real world problems with AI. Participants completing both the levels of challenges will also stand a chance to win a VIP Pass to attend the Microsoft AI Tour in Bangalore on February 8, 2024, and witness the revolutionary impact of generative AI. The AI Tour is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases how generative AI can enable new forms of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving. The tour features keynote sessions, demos, and workshops, where developers can learn from Microsoft experts and partners, as well as network with peers.

Irina Ghose, managing director, Microsoft India, said, “AI is the future of innovation and India is leading the way with its tech talent. The Microsoft Applied Skills credential will help developers demonstrate their competence and creativity in the most in-demand AI skills and scenarios. We welcome all developers to join us in creating meaningful AI solutions that will contribute to India’s economy.”

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Weekly AiThority Roundup: Biggest Machine Learning, Robotic And Automation Updates

AIT Staff Writer — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 04:33:35 +0000

This is your AI Weekly Roundup. We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and human-system interactions. We cover the role of AI Daily Roundup and its application in various industries and daily lives.

Top 10 News of Dell in 2023

As the technology landscape evolves, Dell emerges in 2023 with a host of transformative developments, marking its continued impact on the world of computing and innovation. Dell, a stalwart in the tech industry, starts the year 2023 with a flurry of groundbreaking news stories, offering a glimpse into the company’s strategic moves and technological advancements that are set to shape the future of computing.

Skylo and FocusPoint: Satellite IoT Monitoring Launch

Skylo, the global leader in non-terrestrial networks, announced that it will interconnect its NTN satellite network with FocusPoint’s PULSE platform enabling FocusPoint’s IoT monitoring and emergency escalation service.

Ansys Accelerates Autonomous Vehicle Development with NVIDIA Omniverse

Ansys announced that Ansys AVxcelerate Sensors will be accessible within NVIDIA DRIVE Sim, a scenario-based AV simulator powered by NVIDIA Omniverse, a platform for developing Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) applications for industrial digitalization.

Intel and DigitalBridge Launch Articul8, an Enterprise Generative AI Company

Intel Corp and DigitalBridge Group, a global investment firm announced the formation of Articul8 AI, Inc. (Articul8), an independent company offering enterprise customers a full-stack, vertically-optimized and secure generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software platform.

Cerence Collaborates With Microsoft to Develop Next-Generation, Generative AI-Powered Automotive User Experience

Cerence Inc.  AI for a world in motion, announced it is collaborating with Microsoft to deliver an evolved in-vehicle user experience that combines Cerence’s extensive automotive technology portfolio and professional services with the innovative technology and intelligence of Microsoft Azure AI Services.

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Boomi Appoints Matt Heinz as Chief Revenue Officer

Business Wire — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 15:14:06 +0000

Seasoned tech sales executive joins Boomi to spearhead global sales organization and fuel rapid growth

Boomi the intelligent connectivity and automation leader,announced the appointment of Matt Heinz as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), responsible for leading Boomi’s growing global sales organization and accelerating growth.

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“Our seasoned executive team, hailing from top-tier growth companies, underscores our leadership in integration excellence. With Matt joining our ranks, bringing unmatched global sales prowess and a passion for customer success, we’re poised to elevate our growth and innovation journey.”

“At Boomi, we’re shaping the future as the foremost integration solution, essential for transformative success,” said Steve Lucas, CEO at Boomi. “Our seasoned executive team, hailing from top-tier growth companies, underscores our leadership in integration excellence. With Matt joining our ranks, bringing unmatched global sales prowess and a passion for customer success, we’re poised to elevate our growth and innovation journey.”

Heinz brings more than 20 years of experience leading companies through high growth. Most recently, he served as CRO of Amplitude, a leading digital analytics platform, where he led the company to over 400% revenue growth, built out its go to market function, and took it public through a Direct Listing in 2021. Prior to Amplitude, Heinz spent eight years as a sales executive at Marketo, where he established the company’s enterprise sales business. Heinz continued to oversee Marketo’s revenue operations in North America following the company’s acquisition by Adobe in 2018.

“I am thrilled to join Boomi during this pivotal moment in its growth journey,” said Matt Heinz, Chief Revenue Officer at Boomi. “I am deeply impressed by the company’s innovative solutions, talented team, and unwavering commitment to its customers. My focus will be on driving revenue growth, expanding market reach, and fostering collaborative relationships to accelerate Boomi’s market leadership. Together, we will unlock new opportunities, drive value for our customers, and achieve new heights of success.”

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As the pioneer of cloud-native integration platform as a service (iPaaS), Boomi celebrates more than 20,000 global customers; a growing community of more than 100,000 members; and one of the largest arrays of global systems integrators (GSIs) in the iPaaS space. The company boasts a worldwide network of partners and works with the largest hyperscaler cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google, and Microsoft, among others.

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Daily AI Roundup: Biggest Machine Learning, Robotic And Automation Updates

AIT Staff Writer — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:35:29 +0000

This is our AI Daily Roundup. We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and human-system interactions.

We cover the role of AI Daily Roundup and its application in various industries and daily lives.

Virtusa Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Unveil New Generative AI and Data Lab to Maximize Impact of AI

Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and information technology (IT) services and solutions, announced a multi-year global Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). As part of this collaboration, Virtusa has established an artificial intelligence (AI) and data lab, The Generative AI & Data Lab.

Cerence Collaborates With Microsoft to Develop Next-Generation, Generative AI-Powered Automotive User Experience

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Lantronix and P3 Collaborate to Create End-to-End IVI Solution

Lantronix Inc., a global provider of secure turnkey solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and the Intelligent IT market, and P3 Digital Services, a technology leader in In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), together announced their partnership and game-changing technology pre-integration.

Converge Technology Solutions Announces UK and Germany Operations Achieve IBM Platinum Partner Status

Converge Technology Solutions Corp. is pleased to announce Stone Group, A Converge Company, and REDNET, A Converge Company, have both achieved IBM Platinum Status. As an existing Platinum Partner, Converge now welcomes Stone Group and REDNET to the highest level of IBM partnership, allowing the Company to better deliver IBM services and solutions across North America, Germany, and the UK.

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Cerence Collaborates With Microsoft to Develop Next-Generation, Generative AI-Powered Automotive User Experience

GlobeNewswire — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:24:38 +0000

As a first step, Cerence and Microsoft have collaborated to deliver a curated, automotive-grade implementation for users to access OpenAI’s ChatGPT model through Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in their vehicles. Through the companies’ collaboration, automotive OEMs and their customers will benefit from Cerence’s deep vertical expertise and footprint in transportation combined with Microsoft cloud capabilities, creating a holistic user experience through seamless integration into automakers’ voice and touch user interfaces.

Cerence plans to deploy these new capabilities to new vehicles with Cerence Assistant, the company’s flagship in-car assistant platform, enabling automakers to deliver added value post-purchase and upgrading the user experience with myriad knowledge domains and real-time data.

Stefan Ortmanns, CEO, Cerence, explained, “By combining our deep vertical expertise in transportation with Microsoft’s large language model capabilities, we will transcend the sum of our parts, together delivering a robust solution that makes generative AI-powered innovation more accessible to automakers as they navigate incredible transformation in the industry.”

“Generative AI has the potential to fundamentally change the way we interact with the car through natural language. With Cerence’s deep automotive expertise, we are together well positioned to support automakers in creating highly differentiated customer experiences,” said Dominik Wee, Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing & Mobility, Microsoft.

Looking to the future, the two companies are working together to combine the best of two worlds for both OEM partners and drivers, using Cerence’s hybrid technologies in combination with Microsoft’s cloud services to offer a unique in-car experience. This collaboration will enable powerful new user experiences, while preserving the automakers’ differentiation and unique customer relationships. In addition, Cerence Assistant can be empowered by advanced Microsoft content and online services, including Azure Maps and continuously updated over-the-air with regular service updates powered by Azure.

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Lidwave’s 4D LiDAR Sensor Is Now Available on Cognata, Microsoft, and AMD’s New Sensor Perception Hub on Azure

PRNewswire — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 06:57:25 +0000

Lidwave’s new 4D sensor harnesses light properties to extract Depth information with Instantaneous Velocity information

Lidwave, a developer of high-performance LiDAR-on-a-chip sensors, announces that its MonoStaticOne sensor is available for simulation of industrial and automotive use cases, on the Cognata’s perception hub, running on Microsoft Azure and utilizes AMD processors and GPUs.

Lidwave’s new 4D sensor exploits unique coherent properties of light to extract depth information with enhanced sensitivity and Instantaneous Velocity information. The proprietary FCR^TM (Finite Coherent Ranging) technology overcomes the shortcomings of traditional LiDAR and RADAR systems. It provides a complete understanding of the scene dynamics without additional complex computation or post-processing. MonoStaticOne sensor streams real-time high-quality raw data of Range, Reflectivity, and Instantaneous Velocity (Doppler) per pixel.

Sensor selection is pivotal in steering the automotive industry toward reliable, safe autonomous vehicles and ADAS systems. Cognata’s ADPH platform incorporates highly accurate sensor modeling, manufacturer-approved, with a wide spectrum of sensors such as RGB cameras with varying lens distortions, Point-cloud (LiDAR) systems, as well as Thermal cameras (IR), all integrated with a DNN-based photorealistic layer, ensuring sensor performance precision.

In an exciting showcase at CES 2024, Cognata will demonstrate its new perception platform along with Lidwave’s high-performance LiDAR at the LVCC West Hall, Booth #6575. To better demonstrate its capabilities, the demo will showcase the integration of Lidwave’s 4D LiDAR in different safety scenes and unique edge cases, its capability to sense the road surface over long distances, and more.

“We are thrilled to cooperate with Cognata in creating a reliable simulation of our sensor’s performance,” said Yehuda Vidal, Lidwave’s CEO & Founder. “This new tool enables automation developers, integrators, and OEMs, to experience the 4D sensor advantage over what they encountered before, and unlock new possibilities for autonomous driving, smart cities, robotics, and more”.

“We are happy to showcase Lidwave’s 4D LiDAR capabilities to a wider audience, providing OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers with valuable insights into the technology’s potential benefits for their specific ADAS and AV driving applications”, says Danny Atsmon, CEO & Founder of Cognata. “This promotes collaboration between sensor suppliers and automotive manufacturers, ultimately leading to the development of more advanced and safer vehicles”.

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Delysium Introduces Lucy — The Operating System (OS) of the “Ykily” AI Agent Network

GlobeNewswire — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:17:18 +0000

This strategic move not only liberated Lucy but also opened up new possibilities for user interaction within this advanced digital realm. The response to Lucy’s liberation has been extraordinary, with over 1.4 million wallets now connected, indicating a significant milestone in the integration of AI and blockchain technologies.

with support from partners at Google Cloud and Microsoft, Delysium introduces a new version of Lucy, a significant step towards the development of the “YKILY” AI Agent Network. Lucy is engineered based on the Unified AI Agent Architecture for Web3, ensuring a remarkable user experience and swift integration with Layer 1 & Layer 2 infrastructure and dApps.

Yannick, the Co-Founder, mentioned, “Lucy aims to turn Web2 users today, into Web3 super users tomorrow.”

Lucy, as the first link in the network, has the potential to become the interface to the entire network and all subsequent agents. Access to all agents is facilitated through Delysium’s Agent ID™, a unique identifier and digital ID for AI Agents. Users can sign up for an Agent ID to gain access to Lucy when she becomes available to the public.

Lucy enables the creation of crypto-workflows by seamlessly connecting apps and d-apps on Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) using natural language understanding. Lucy’s AI technology allows for seamless communication through natural language commands. Users can communicate their objectives to Lucy, and it autonomously charts a course to achieve these goals. Lucy is also trained to recognize custom triggers, enabling personalized interactions and workflows. Users can define their own triggers and actions to automate their web3 journey according to specific needs.

Future enhancements to Lucy include adding hearing and vision capabilities, creating a more immersive and interactive user experience. These extensions will further enhance Lucy’s ability to understand and respond to user commands, making it a powerful tool for navigating the world of web3. Lucy’s goal is to provide a seamless and intelligent web3 experience, empowering users to effortlessly handle routine Web3 tasks and access the most relevant information they need without congesting human native internet environments.

Lucy as the Operating System — Connecting Agents

Lucy serves as the central hub for accessing a multitude of distinct Agents within the network. These Agents, each equipped with their own specialized functions and unique Agent ID, enable Lucy to provide users with a wide range of services and capabilities. The key features include a trading agent for intelligent monitoring of token contracts and transaction data, a DEX aggregator agent for locating efficient transaction routes, and an information agent for targeted information like project overviews and news updates.

Users can access Lucy using their unique Delysium Agent ID™, ensuring a secure network connection with advanced technologies like account abstraction and ZK encryption. Users interact with Lucy using natural language for an intuitive experience. For example, a user wanting to purchase $100 worth of $AGI can easily do so through Lucy, which gathers necessary information and formulates an efficient workflow. Lucy provides all the essential details, including execution steps and potential fees, allowing the user to make an informed decision.

Lucy is currently undergoing testing with key partners and will soon be available to the public. Alongside the Agent ID, Lucy will act as the operating system in a network of Autonomous Agents, enabling connections and access to various agents that provide services within the network.

Lucy represents a significant milestone in the development of AI Agents for Web3 interaction. With its advanced capabilities in natural language understanding, custom triggers and workflows, and future enhancements, Lucy empowers users to navigate the world of Web3. Serving as the central hub for accessing a diverse range of AI Agents within the Delysium “YKILY” AI Agent Network, Lucy provides services such as intelligent trading, DEX aggregation, and targeted information.

To experience the seamless and intelligent web3 experience that Lucy offers, users are invited to sign up for an Agent ID and stay tuned for its public availability.

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Senkron.Energy’s OnePact Will Empower Sustainable Energy Generation in Extended Collaboration With Microsoft

PRNewswire — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 06:59:13 +0000

Senkron.Energy Digital Services’ customer Enerjisa Üretim and Microsoft signed an agreement to drive innovation and sustainability across the renewable energy generation sector in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Signed at the 28^th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, UAE, Enerjisa Üretim and Microsoft are collaborating to leverage the potential of cutting-edge technologies including Artificial Intelligence, GenAI, Copilot, Microsoft Sustainability Manager, Dynamics Assets Management, Managed IT and OT Security. The collaboration is based on the technologies provided by Senkron Energy Digital Services’ offerings, services, and operational models, which will also be positioned to the market with Microsoft.

As part of the agreement, Enerjisa Üretim is partnering with Microsoft as the preferred technology and go –to–market partner for AI Powered Renewable Energy Generation on Senkron.Energy’s platforms. The partnership will bring Senkron.Energy’s new technologies to market and unlock new business models and revenue streams, leveraging parties’ strengths in industry and technology.

Enerjisa Üretim manages a diverse portfolio of power generation sources, aiming to reach 5000 MWs of capacity with 59% renewable ratio by 2026. While equipping existing and new capacity with AI powered productivity, maintenance and digital power plant management including OT security, Enerjisa Üretim will be commercializing these know-how for energy customers through Senkron Energy Digital Services for a more sustainable and greener future at scale. Senkron.Energy Digital Services is a digital born service company, headquartered in Netherlands, to take an active role in the global transformation of the energy sector, especially for renewable energy resources.

The collaboration also involves a new generative AI-based application “OnePact AI” to improve efficiencies in renewable energy production, as well as leveraging the collective power of industry know-how and technologies for the empowerment of renewable energy companies.

Senkron.Energy’s OnePact AI uses Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service to access and analyze IoT data collected from 40000 datapoints, combined and correlated with operational data, to significantly increase operational efficiencies across Enerjisa Üretim’s 20+ power plants. With “OnePact AI”, users can chat directly with big data for energy operations. It leverages Senkron Energy’s digital skills and Enerjisa Üretim’s energy expertise to deliver tailor-made solutions for the energy sector on Microsoft Azure. It improves efficiency in demand and supply management, digital power plant management and maintenance.

Companies also signed an agreement to create an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data estate to enable companies to make data-driven decisions to decrease their emissions, further enhancing AI powered sustainable energy production and carbon trading.

Sabancı Holding Energy Group President Kıvanç Zaimler said about the cooperation: “As Enerjisa Üretim, we have had collaborations and joint efforts with Microsoft in different fields for a long time. With our Digital Enerjisa Üretim vision and our position as a producer rather than a consumer of technology, this strategic collaboration opens the doors to a new era in the energy sector.”

Enerjisa Üretim CEO İhsan Erbil Bayçöl added: ”OnePact AI is a big step we have taken towards building a sustainable energy future with GenAI supported solutions, positioning us as a global player in our digital business beyond the borders of Türkiye. In the energy sector, increasing operational efficiency is very important for optimizing energy production models and managing sustainable energy resources. GenAI supported solutions in matters such as energy management, demand and production forecasting, maintenance and anomaly detection will play an innovative role in overcoming the challenges faced by the industry. Senkron Energy Digital Services has accomplished a great deal in a short time by combining its knowledge in the energy sector with its technical skills on the Microsoft Cloud. This application will accelerate the digital transformation in the sector and open the door to new collaborations and opportunities for all stakeholders.”

Ralph Haupter, President, Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa, commented: “Climate change is the defining issue of our generation, and addressing it requires swift, collective action and technical innovation. At Microsoft, we are committed to meeting our own sustainability goals and enabling others to do the same by accelerating progress through AI-enabled solutions. Strengthening our partnership with Enerjisa Üretim on the sidelines at COP28 is testament to our commitment to harnessing AI to help drive sustainable renewable energy generation.”

Microsoft Türkiye General Manager Levent Özbilgin said: “We are proud to reinforce our collaboration with Enerjisa Üretim and support their sustainability focused green growth vision, bringing AI-powered renewable energy solutions to organizations in Türkiye and beyond. I believe that this partnership, which leverages the power of cloud and AI, Microsoft Sustainability Manager, end-to-end IT and OT security, plays a key role in defining the highest standards of execution in the energy industry. As Microsoft, we are truly dedicated to impacting our customers and society through our AI platform and services.”

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Mangata Networks and Microsoft Partner to Pioneer Satellite-Based AI-enabled Edge Cloud Connectivity

PR Newswire — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 14:43:33 +0000

Partnership will advance the reach and functionality of Microsoft Azure cloud, through global, high-speed low latency satellite connectivity and advanced edge compute solutions.

Mangata Networks, a global company offering satellite-enabled connectivity & intelligent edge computing solutions, has signed a partnership with Microsoft aimed at developing an AI-enabled edge cloud product connected via satellite. This partnership represents a long-term commitment between Mangata Networks and Microsoft, marking the beginning of a sustained collaborative journey aimed at continuously advancing cloud technology through innovative satellite connectivity.

Partnership Accelerates Azure Adaptive Cloud Adoption

Mangata will provide seamless connectivity and intelligent cloud computing services around the globe, bringing the benefits of Azure innovation anywhere in the world.

The network is powered by a multi-orbit constellation of HEO (highly elliptical orbit) and MEO (medium Earth orbit) satellites and a terrestrial network of edge data centers.

“We are thrilled to develop this transformative product in strategic collaboration with Microsoft, further enriching the Microsoft commercial marketplace ecosystem. Microsoft’s direct sales channels will play a crucial role in scaling our innovative solutions to enterprises globally. Our offering is not just a product but an all-encompassing network, infrastructure, platform, and software service. With capacity bundled into the service, we provide a seamless, integrated SLA that simplifies the adoption of our services for customers.” said Brian Holz, CEO of Mangata Networks. “This is more than a partnership; it is a long-term alliance set to redefine how enterprises leverage the cloud and intelligent edge compute.”

Innovative Features and SLAs Redefining Edge Cloud Connectivity and Business Transformation

A core element of the partnership is a deep commitment to innovation, where Mangata Networks will collaborate with Microsoft and execute against an integrated Edge-to-Space-to-Cloud product roadmap.

Leveraging Microsoft’s generative AI and data analytics capabilities, Mangata will, in close collaboration with Microsoft, re-imagine the entire product innovation lifecycle. These efforts will include integrating AI capabilities end-to-end; from customer and partner feedback and requirements definition through to how we roadmap, create, code, test, deploy, run, and support customer solutions. This initiative will result in delivering Azure adaptive cloud solutions, specifically designed to address unique and complex business problems at the edge, enabling and accelerating customer outcomes in a culturally sensitive way.

Mangata’s managed service will extend the geographical reach and functionality of Azure adaptive cloud. These collaborative solutions will deliver an array of innovative features, including AI-enhanced network routing at the edge, remote bandwidth optimization, workload management, real-time data processing, digital twin support, advanced satellite backhaul management, end-to-end cloud-edge IoT applications, 5G integration standardization, and multivendor sub-system integration (for example, ORAN and RAN-based equipment).

The Mangata and Microsoft solution using Azure will be made available through the Azure Marketplace, offering end-to-end application-level Service Level Agreements (SLA) with bundled connectivity. This comprehensive approach ensures a seamless experience for users seeking advanced and integrated solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will position Mangata as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) on the Azure platform. This move will empower Mangata’s growth trajectory, with Microsoft providing substantial support in terms of technology, resources, engineering, as well as go-to-market backing.

Processing Data at the Best Location

With powerful edge compute and data management capabilities, customers can process data where it is created, reducing latency and time-to-insight by hosting advanced analytics and AI-inferencing at the edge. Valuable data, previously discarded due to lack of available bandwidth, can now be sent to cloud services like Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end, unified analytics platform that brings together all the data and analytics tools organizations need -where it can be used to train and retrain AI models- to yield deeper operational insights.

For highly regulated organizations and governments, and for geographies with strict data sovereignty rules, applications can process sensitive data at the edge, keeping it within national or regional boundaries and only sending what is allowed to the public cloud.

“In collaboration with Mangata, we look forward to delivering an end-to-end Cloud and Edge platform to enterprise and government customers. This platform will enable business and mission critical applications anywhere with committed availability through satellite connectivity. Mangata will leverage Microsoft’s portfolio of Microsoft Azure Space and Azure for Operators to run their satellites’ constellation and edge platform. This collaboration is key for our continued commitment to empower our customers with intelligent, secure, and resilient technology.” said Mitra Azizirad, President and Chief Operating Officer, for Growth, Innovation and Strategy, Microsoft Strategic Missions and Technologies.

Addressing Global Challenges and Closing the Digital Divide

This collaboration is set to address critical challenges on a global scale related to sovereign state requirements, enterprise innovation, maritime and digital ocean transformation, data gravity, and telecommunications access and capacity needs. Mangata’s mission to empower the exchange of knowledge through global connectivity and to revolutionize access to the digital economy aligns with the Airband Initiative, a collaboration between Microsoft and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) focused on closing the global digital divide by bringing internet access to all.

A New Era of AI-enabled Edge Cloud Computing

The pilot phase of the pre-integrated solutions in customer trial networks is scheduled to commence in the late 2nd quarter of 2024, ahead of Mangata’s planned constellation launch.

This initiative is poised to revolutionize the way businesses and governments worldwide harness the power of edge cloud connectivity through satellite technology. Together, Microsoft and Mangata will create a new platform for highly reliable, scalable, and robust IoT and SCADA applications at the edge, all connected to and managed by Azure. The collaboration marks a significant step toward a more connected, intelligent, and accessible future. This collaboration is not just a milestone but a starting point for a long-term journey between Mangata Networks and Microsoft, where both entities are committed to a lasting partnership that evolves with technological advancements.

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ASGN Collaborates With Microsoft for NextGen AI

Business Wire — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:53:50 +0000

Pilot collaboration incorporates leading-edge AI toolsets to increase efficiency and enhance strategic IT roadmaps

ASGN Incorporated, a leading provider of IT services and solutions across the commercial and government sectors, announced today that the Company is collaborating with Microsoft to invest in and pilot NextGen artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Azure OpenAI Service.

ASGN is at the forefront of the generative AI transformation, working both internally and with its enterprise customer base to develop strategic use cases for GenAI technologies. Collaborating with Microsoft is a key step in advancing the Company’s internal usage of AI, preparing its team of IT consultants to become experts in cutting-edge technologies to best support its commercial and government client base.

“Microsoft has been an important client for many years,” said ASGN Chief Executive Officer, Ted Hanson. “The ability to now partner with them on such an important area of technological development across industries is a very exciting and rewarding opportunity. We look forward to perfecting our usage of GenAI so that we can guide our clients in the development of their own strategic AI roadmaps.”

ASGN invests in six core areas, including leadership, recruiting in-demand skillsets, training and skill development, partnerships, internal AI tools, and client AI roadmaps. This collaboration with Microsoft fits perfectly within the Company’s investment focus areas and accelerates ASGN’s own internal AI roadmap creation.

With Microsoft’s support, ASGN is piloting how AI toolsets within Microsoft 365 can be leveraged to support internal team efficiencies. Copilot, which uses large language models to organize data and workflow, is one such tool that is being tested as part of the development of a more robust AI roadmap for ASGN in the future. To assist development teams in creating robust models around areas such as candidate search and match, ASGN is also using Azure OpenAI and Azure Cognitive Services.

“From using the Customer Success Migration Factory to migrate to Microsoft Azure with speed and quality and to securely build their own Copilot solution to better serve their employees and their customers, ASGN is reaping the benefits of Azure as the best place for your data. Through our collaboration and a bias for innovation, ASGN implemented a strategy and framework of migrate to innovate that now fuels their transformation,” said Rashida Hodge, CVP Azure Data & AI Customer Success.

Artificial intelligence remains an area of ASGN’s core qualifications and skillsets. In the commercial market under the leadership of seasoned Artificial Intelligence Solutions Director, Vijay Thangella, ASGN has deployed nearly 800 consultants across more than 240 AI projects. In the government space, Martin Klein, industry veteran and Vice President of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, is at the helm of the Company’s efforts and supported by more than 60 AI/ML engineers and data scientists who together boast over 1,000 certifications, accreditations, and awards.

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