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Microsoft Build, our flagship developer conference, wrapped up last Thursday. From the opening keynote from Satya Nadella to over 55 product announcements, our team has gone through them all and curated the top announcements and on-demand sessions for startup founders.
GPT-4o generally available: Use your Azure credits to build and deploy multimodal apps on this groundbreaking model that integrates text, image, and audio processing all within Azure OpenAI Service. Visit the breakout session here to learn more.
Phi-3 model family generally available: Conserve runway and still build lifechanging AI experiences with Microsoft’s small language models (SLMs). These more accessible models can be easily fine-tuned to fit your startup’s needs while using limited compute. To find out more, watch the breakout session here.
Azure AI Studio generally available: Get access to more than 1,600 models to explore, build, and deploy your AI solutions on a platform that empowers responsible generative AI development. Watch this breakout session to learn more.
Build with AI tab in Founders Hub: Don’t know where to start? Save time and resources in the new Build with AI tab, where you’ll find links to explore all these offerings and a curated set of flexible templates that make creating and using AI solutions faster and easier. View this breakout session to find out more.
New guidance for developing chatbots generally available: Design and deploy applications with the latest Azure reference architectures, service guides, and patterns to create a private chatbot. The latest guides make it easier for you to build a cost-efficient and compliant AI assistant. View the breakout session with Rob Bagby and Ritesh Modi here to learn more.
Custom categories and content filters for Azure AI Content Safety: The latest features from Microsoft Azure AI Content Safety offers a toolkit for you to incorporate responsible AI practices from custom categories (coming soon) and content filters to prompt shields and grounded-ness detection (in preview). Watch these breakout sessions to learn more: “Safeguard your copilot with Azure AI” and “Operationalize AI responsibly with Azure AI studio.”
Azure AI speech analytics and video dubbing in preview: Extract insights from audio and video data with Azure AI’s Speech Analytics and translate video files into different languages with this new video dubbing feature, now available for preview. Watch the breakout session here to learn more.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension generally available: Make real-time predictions and text translation by leveraging LLMs with the latest Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension. Made possible with AI integrations, this Azure AI extension simplifies the development process of building generative AI applications on Azure Database. Now generally available. View this session to find out more.
The Database designed for AI: Azure Cosmos DB in preview: Enhance your app development with a database designed for AI. Azure Cosmos DB features built-in vector indexing and similarity search, serverless transitions to provisioned accounts, multi-region support with high availability, and cross-region replication availability during outages. Some features are generally available or in preview. To learn more, watch this session.
New Applied Skills through Microsoft Learn generally available: Grow AI development knowledge in GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI Service and automated Azure load testing with Microsoft Learn’s new Applied Skills Credentials. You can learn critical skills and earn certifications that expand key business skills for building applications in a variety of solution areas, including artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and digital innovation. View this session to find out more.
Announcing GitHub Copilot extensions in private preview: Customize your GitHub Copilot experience with extensions on services like Azure, Docker, and Sentry. GitHub Copilot for Azure, for example, allows you to build, deploy, and troubleshoot applications with natural language. Visit the breakout session here to learn more.
Dive into these resources, explore the on-demand sessions, and let’s continue to build.
Open to anyone with an idea
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub brings people, knowledge and benefits together to help founders at every stage solve startup challenges. Sign up in minutes with no funding required.
Microsoft Build, our flagship developer conference, wrapped up last Thursday. From the opening keynote from Satya Nadella to over 55 product announcements, our team has gone through them all and curated the top announcements and on-demand sessions for startup founders.
GPT-4o generally available: Use your Azure credits to build and deploy multimodal apps on this groundbreaking model that integrates text, image, and audio processing all within Azure OpenAI Service. Visit the breakout session here to learn more.
Phi-3 model family generally available: Conserve runway and still build lifechanging AI experiences with Microsoft’s small language models (SLMs). These more accessible models can be easily fine-tuned to fit your startup’s needs while using limited compute. To find out more, watch the breakout session here.
Azure AI Studio generally available: Get access to more than 1,600 models to explore, build, and deploy your AI solutions on a platform that empowers responsible generative AI development. Watch this breakout session to learn more.
Build with AI tab in Founders Hub: Don’t know where to start? Save time and resources in the new Build with AI tab, where you’ll find links to explore all these offerings and a curated set of flexible templates that make creating and using AI solutions faster and easier. View this breakout session to find out more.
New guidance for developing chatbots generally available: Design and deploy applications with the latest Azure reference architectures, service guides, and patterns to create a private chatbot. The latest guides make it easier for you to build a cost-efficient and compliant AI assistant. View the breakout session with Rob Bagby and Ritesh Modi here to learn more.
Custom categories and content filters for Azure AI Content Safety: The latest features from Microsoft Azure AI Content Safety offers a toolkit for you to incorporate responsible AI practices from custom categories (coming soon) and content filters to prompt shields and grounded-ness detection (in preview). Watch these breakout sessions to learn more: “Safeguard your copilot with Azure AI” and “Operationalize AI responsibly with Azure AI studio.”
Azure AI speech analytics and video dubbing in preview: Extract insights from audio and video data with Azure AI’s Speech Analytics and translate video files into different languages with this new video dubbing feature, now available for preview. Watch the breakout session here to learn more.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension generally available: Make real-time predictions and text translation by leveraging LLMs with the latest Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension. Made possible with AI integrations, this Azure AI extension simplifies the development process of building generative AI applications on Azure Database. Now generally available. View this session to find out more.
The Database designed for AI: Azure Cosmos DB in preview: Enhance your app development with a database designed for AI. Azure Cosmos DB features built-in vector indexing and similarity search, serverless transitions to provisioned accounts, multi-region support with high availability, and cross-region replication availability during outages. Some features are generally available or in preview. To learn more, watch this session.
New Applied Skills through Microsoft Learn generally available: Grow AI development knowledge in GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI Service and automated Azure load testing with Microsoft Learn’s new Applied Skills Credentials. You can learn critical skills and earn certifications that expand key business skills for building applications in a variety of solution areas, including artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and digital innovation. View this session to find out more.
Announcing GitHub Copilot extensions in private preview: Customize your GitHub Copilot experience with extensions on services like Azure, Docker, and Sentry. GitHub Copilot for Azure, for example, allows you to build, deploy, and troubleshoot applications with natural language. Visit the breakout session here to learn more.
Dive into these resources, explore the on-demand sessions, and let’s continue to build.
