Day 3 Keynote is here! Watch and follow Microsoft’s Developer Conference Build 2017 live.
Day 1 was Amazing. Intelligent clouds and AI were everywhere in all conversations. Day 2 blew people off their minds with some interesting features and announcements.
Today will feature a lot of technical deep dive sessions. There’ll be an online keynote event with John Shewchuk and Steven Guggenheimer. Event 06:40 PT. Time variation will mean 1330 GMT, 1430 WAT if you are in Lagos, 1630 EAT if you are in Nairobi and
1503 SAST if you are in Johannesburg.
Join us and follow for todays event. We’ll have announcements and more on the page.
Day 2 Keynote is here! Watch and follow Microsoft’s Developer Conference Build 2017 live.
Day 1 was Amazing. Inelligent clouds and AI were everywhere in all conversations.
Today’s keynote event with Terry Myerson, Microsoft EVP Windows and devices group will start at 0830 PT. Time variation will mean 1530 GMT, 1630 WAT if you are in Lagos, 1830 EAT if you are in Nairobi and 1703 SAST if you are in Johannesburg.
Microsoft will use the event to address Windows developers through keynotes, announcements and technical sessions.
Day 2 Keynote Live stream.
The Spirit of Creativity lives in us all – Terry Myerson
Headlines from the day 2 event include following announcements:
Windows 10 next update is coming in the fall and is called the Windows 10 Fall creators Update.
Story Remix App – Story Remix will help you find inspiration and explore new ways to create great stories – coming in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, and its a really cool app. You don’t have to be a pro to make really cool Stuff
So many new features coming in the next Windows 10 Update. The feel and look will also be another talking point. Day 3 is going to have more technical deep dive sessions into announcements. What from the announcements got your attention, care to share?
Check out the experiences from Day 1 of Microsoft’s Developer Conference. Check out announcements on new and evolving technologies coming from Microsoft.
Day 1 of Microsoft Build 2017 began with Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO opening the event with the Keynote session. He shared on Microsoft’s vision for it’s technologies and how they see them impacting the world. Harry Shum, EVP Microsoft AI and Research spoke about how AI has the potential to disrupt every industry. Microsoft’s EVP Cloud & Enterprise, Scott Guthrie followed to share on the cloud and new Azure services.
Microsoft aims to empower every developer for a new era of intelligent
cloud and intelligent edge.
“Digital technology and its impact on every corner of our lives is profound today. Every part of our economies and our society, whether it’s precision agriculture or precision medicine, is being shaped by the advances in digital technology.
The opportunity for developers to have broad, deep impact on all parts of society has never been greater — and with all this opportunity comes enormous responsibility.- Satya Nadella ”
Here below is the keynote session and read more on the intelligent cloud and edge shared by Satya.
Watching Microsoft Senior Product Marketing, Laura Jones demo Cortana in a car(not a real car) on stage and how it was integrated in other services was a sight.
Microsoft’s EVP Cloud & Enterprise, Scott Guthrie came to share on how developers can leverage emerging tech to achieve more. He announced new Azure data and cloud services for developers to modernize existing apps. There was also news on new AI and Azure services to build intelligent apps with understanding and natural user interaction capabilities.
From Day 1 Keynote, developers here are some updates :
Azure Batch AI Training is a new Azure offering
Microsoft has the industry’s broadest offering of cognitive services with 29 of them now, and with unique customization options
Microsoft Build 2017 is here and takes place in Seattle, Washington this year. Join us to follow the event live.
Big day is here! Enjoy!! Don’t forget to comment.
Microsoft Build is Microsoft’s annual developer conference. The event takes place at the Washington State Convention Center Seattle, WA this year. The event is usually frequented or followed closely by web, application developers and software engineers. These are people who use the various Microsoft technologies and platforms.
Microsoft will use the event to address Windows developers through keynotes, announcements and technical sessions.
Software continues to transform the world in remarkable ways and developers are at the center of it. We’re glad you’re joining us to learn about the latest new technologies and exciting plans on the horizon. – Microsoft
The event takes place 10-12th May 2017 and starts at 1500 GMT, 1600 WAT if you are in Lagos, 1800 EAT if you are in Nairobi, 0800 PT and 1700 SAST if you are in Johannesburg.
There will be 3 days of the conference, with 2 main Keynotes. Microsoft Chief Satya Nadella will be live during the day 1 keynote to share the direction Microsoft will be heading in. The second day keynote is said to be by Terry Myerson, Microsoft EVP Windows and devices group.
Some of the things developers might hear about include:
Improvements that help you immediately engage your users with beautiful UI and natural inputs
Team collaboration and connectedness to streamline and improve your development experience
Services that make it easier to reach customers and learn what they want from your software
Connected screens and experiences that make your end-to-end experience stickier and more engaging
Mixed reality and creating deeply immersive experiences
Microsoft Build 2017 somehow will feature the first-ever Windows Developer Awards. This are awards that’ll be given to the Windows developers with accomplished outstanding work over the past year. The categories include:
Ninja Cat of the Year
App Creator of the Year
Game Creator of the Year
Reality Mixer of the Year
Core Maker of the Year
Windows Central shared on some of the new features that might be mentioned during the event, you should check them out.
We will have the live stream available on the page. So you can bookmark it visit it during the event days so you don’t miss out.
Do you live in and around Durban, South Africa and are looking to experience this years Microsoft Build event with fellow enthusiasts? This is for you!
Microsoft South Africa, IMMEDIA and Microsoft 2017 MVP Pivendren Naik are hosting a viewing event and party for Build 2017.
Microsoft Build 2017 takes place 10th – 12th May 2017 in Seattle, United States but will be livestreamed. The event will feature many developer sessions and highlight the latest Microsoft technologies.
To promote a culture of open learning and engagement, we will be hosting this event at our home, for interested developers and Microsoft enthusiasts to share this experience and discuss monumental breakthroughs and developments with one another as the action unfolds. Come join us for snacks and good conversation! – IMMEDIA
The viewing event will take place 6–8 pm SAST on Thursday 11th of May at The Commons, 73 Richefond Circle, Level 1 eNCA Building, Ridgeside Office Park, Durban, KZN 4321.
The IMMEDIA team will also be in Seattle so there’ll be quite a number of things they’ll see and experience that will be shared at the event.
Pivendren teases there’ll be Pizza and prizes to be won.
