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As covered in an earlier blog post, the AI Toolkit extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) enables users to run AI models directly within the VS Code interface. This…

RoomRadar.Ai aims to provide an AI-powered search experience for hotels and was built as part of a UCL industry exchange network (IXN) project with Microsoft (Figure 1). It was built…

Generative AI with JavaScript - The Course You've Been Waiting For! This free Generative AI with JavaScript course is the ideal opportunity for those who want to learn how to…

    We are back with another edition of the Azure Static Web Apps Community! :party_popper:   September was yet another month filled with amazing content created by the Technical…

As developers, we are constantly seeking tools that streamline our workflows and boost productivity. … Enter GitHub Copilot for Azure, now in Public Preview! A new addition to your toolkit…

Generative AI is increasingly being used in various kinds of systems to augment humans and infuse intelligent behavior into existing and new apps. While this opens up a world of…

I'm excited to announce the public preview of GitHub Copilot for Azure - a new addition to your toolkit that seamlessly integrates with GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code. Think of…

      Building Generative AI applications can feel daunting for traditional app developers. What does the end-to-end application development cycle look like? What models should I use, and where…

La inteligencia artificial ha llegado para quedarse, ¡y más aún con la revolucionaria IA generativa! Para ayudar a los profesionales a especializarse en esta área en constante evolución, Microsoft está…

As a developer working with generative AI, you've likely marveled at the impressive outputs your models can produce. But how do you ensure these outputs consistently meet your quality standards…

The Azure Retirements team, in collaboration with key partner groups, is excited to provide a transparent and interactive platform to share essential updates about Azure product retirements.  We want our customers and partners to be well-informed about the latest retirement announcements, the process guiding each announcement, the official communication channels, and what to expect throughout the migration experience. Register to attend one…

Getting started with Azure OpenAI is easy enough - here's your deployment, here's an API key, go! Which from a marketing perspective is great. Less so if you want to…

For the first time, Microsoft was a sponsor of the annual Pytorch conference. At our booth, we met a huge range of developers, from startups, academia, industry, and even a few…

      We're back with another edition of the Azure Static Web Apps Community! This month was filled with fantastic content created by members of our community. Whether you're…

We're excited to announce the winners of RAGHack, a hackathon which challenged developers to build applications using RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), a technique that can get LLMs to ground their…

As AI technologies continue to rapidly evolve, developers have the exciting opportunity to stay ahead by continually learning and adapting. With countless tools, frameworks, and skilling resources available, developers often…

Last week at our first Microsoft AI Tour stop in Mexico City, we announced Trustworthy AI, our One Microsoft approach towards how we deliver privacy, safety, and security, through both…

  When in the developer flow the Azure Developer CLI (azd) can provide a good experience when you want to move the code from your machine to the cloud especially…

The Dapr extension for AKS and Arc-enabled Kubernetes now supports Dapr v1.14.4.    Dapr is a developer framework for building cloud-native applications, making it easier to run multiple microservices on Kubernetes…

In the previous tutorial we created embeddings and added them to the opensource vector database ChromaDB. This is one of the prerequisites for creating any retrieval augmented generation (RAG) application.…

In alignment with Microsoft’s commitment to help customers use AI products responsibly, Azure OpenAI Service includes a content filtering system that works alongside core models. This system is powered by…

Microsoft y GitHub se han unido para ofrecer una nueva serie especial de Learn Live en inglés y español: GitHub 2024. Del 10 al 24 de Octubre, aprenderás a aprovechar…

GitHub Universe se acerca! Microsoft y GitHub se han unido para ofrecer una nueva serie especial de Learn Live en inglés y español: GitHub Universe 2024. Del 10 al 24…

Responsible AI: from principles to practice   Welcome to this new blog series dedicated to Responsible AI (RAI), covering conceptual overviews, RAI toolchain in the Azure ecosystem and practical examples…

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) on VS Code AI Toolkit:   AI toolkit allows users to quickly deploy models locally or in the cloud, test and integrate them via a user-friendly…

  Did you know that Microsoft offers an exclusive Hub Page just for JavaScript developers? JavaScript at Microsoft brings everything you need into one place to start building apps, learn…

GitHub Universe is coming, and Microsoft and GitHub are partnering to offer a new special Learn Live series in English & Spanish: GitHub Universe 2024. From October 8th to 22nd,…

GitHub Universe is coming, and Microsoft and GitHub are partnering to offer a new special Learn Live series in Brazilian Portuguese, English and Spanish: GitHub Certification. From October 8th to…

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) is a popular technique to get LLMs to provide answers that are grounded in a data source. What do you do when your knowledge base includes…

  In the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing for creating Intelligent Applications, the use of the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) technique has emerged as a…

  Introduction Think of Client-Side Encryption (CSE) as a strategy that has proven to be most effective in augmenting data security and modern precursor to traditional approaches. In addition to…

We've been on a roll adding new features to the private preview and we've added some of my favorites in our latest release!  Building Apps for Azure 🏗 Need help starting…

Introduction: Welcome Azure developers! If you're looking to add logging policies for your Container Apps in Azure, there are two options to consider. In this blog post, we will walk…

Introduction   As the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) continues to grow, ensuring the security of your infrastructure configurations becomes increasingly crucial. Static Application Security Testing (SAST) scanning for…

In July, we put on a 6-part live stream series all about securing your AI apps on Azure, covering topics like keyless authentication, user login with Microsoft Entra, RAG data…

What is Speech Service   The Speech service provides speech to text and text to speech capabilities with a Speech resource   It is one of the types of Cognitive Accounts…

  Welcome to the first edition of the Azure Static Web Apps Community! Every month, we'll be sharing content created by the Technical Community, whether it's articles, videos, or podcasts…

Building Windows apps that leverage on-device AI models can seem like a daunting task - there's a lot of work that goes into defining your use case, choosing and tuning…

Azure Custom Policies   Azure custom policies are used to extend and customize the behavior of Azure services to meet specific requirements that are not addressed by the built-in policies.…

If you’ve ever engaged with the content on the Microsoft Learn platform, it's highly likely that the material you used was written or co-authored by dedicated contributors. These contributors, often volunteers, generously…

  In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud application development, managing configurations, ensuring resilience, and maintaining seamless integration between various components can be quite challenging.   This is where .NET Aspire…

Transcribing an Audio File from a Storage Account Using the Speech Service Testing the RestrictOutboundNetworkAccess feature in Azure Speech Service is essential for scenarios like securely transcribing audio files from…

Customer service is undergoing an AI revolution, driven by the demand for smarter, more efficient solutions. HyDE-powered RAG chatbots offer a breakthrough technology that combines vast knowledge bases with real-time…

  The first step in developing generative AI applications is to choose a model. How to choose a model is the key. This includes When we combine application development with…

    At the last Azure Static Web Apps Community Standup through the Youtube - Microsoft Azure Developers channel, it was demonstrated how to create a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application using Azure Static…

Introduction   In the world of modern software development, efficiency, security, and scalability are paramount. Leveraging template workflows and reusable workflows in CI/CD pipelines can significantly enhance these aspects. This…

Need to check if local authentication is disabled for Document Intelligence (formerly Form Recognizer)? We have two options to enable the authentication as per the documentation found on Microsoft Learn:…

Introduction Large language models (LLMs) can perform many different tasks with text, audio, images, and even videos, allowing them to be multimodal. With these many capabilities, there is a fear…

Have you heard about the GitHub Actions certification? It's a credential that validates your knowledge and skills in using the tool that allows you to automate workflows on GitHub.   …

  It's hard to deny how big a deal AI has been in recent years. It's everywhere, from medicine to the entertainment industry. With all the new tech, AI is…