Cloud, Power Apps and AI: a workshop with Stephen Howell - Academic Lead & Accessibility Evangelist, Microsoft Ireland
The session runs in two 1 hr blocks with a 1hr break between.First session is 9-10am followed by 1hr break
Second session is 11-12am
Scope: A tour of the cloud pyramid and illustration of where MS places the various offerings from AI, processes, storage, mobile, through to accessibility and its amazing real-time language translation/transcription services. The objective aligned with the class's learning goals is to experience Microsoft's rapid prototyping tools; A practical introduction to prototyping with Power Apps and/or introduce other MS tools used for similar things.
First hour: The basics of the cloud and some AI demos (30 minutes) and then intro to PowerPlatform (Automation, Visualisation, Apps) (30 minutes). OneNote demo - challenging sentences - using Immersive Reader
Second hour: Hands on demo - the background to building a line of business app with power tools (50 minutes with 10 minutes for questions)
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| AI image detection |
Especially with the introduction of networking, of internets software delivery and cloud services - all a user needs to ask the apps and applications he or she uses is "what utility can I get without having to know how it actually works?"
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| The cloud pyramid diagram |
The cloud pyramid diagram captures the distinct technology-system layers of modern computing (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS, FAAS).
On the origin of the term “cloud computing” is attributed to George Favaloro and Sean O’Sullivan from Compaq Computer in Houston, working in the Internet Business unit. https://www.technologyreview.com/2011/10/31/257406/who-coined-cloud-computing/
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| Session panel: Stephen and Allen |
