Microsoft Build 2017 – Day 1
The keynote for BUILD 2017 Day 1 is above. There’s so much stuff that was announced that I’m not going to post each item individually. Instead I’m just going to post snippets of each to condense it all.
- BETA: Azure Cloud Shell
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/public-preview-of-azure-cloud-shell/?utm_source=Direct - RELEASE: Windows Configuration Designer (“Desktop bridge”) Update
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/windows-configuration-designer/9nblggh4tx22 - RELEASE: Cortana Skills Kit
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cortana/cortana-skills/ - RELEASE: Azure IoT Edge
(a new service that delivers artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics functionalities to edge devices)
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/campaigns/iot-edge/ - RELEASE: Azure Cosmos DB
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-cosmos-db-microsofts-globally-distributed-multi-model-database-service/ - NEWS: PowerPoint Real-Time Translation
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/project-details.aspx?project=translator-ppt - RELEASE: Visual Studio 2017 for Mac
https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/visual-studio-mac/ - NEWS:
- Azure Database Migration Service for near-zero” downtime migration from Oracle/SQL Serve to Azure SQL
- PostgreSQL as a Service & MySQL as a Service
- Bot Framework has 3 new channels: Skype for Business, Bing and Cortana skills. Also Adaptive Cards introduced, allowing nice looking visual cards during bot conversations.
- 500 million devices are actively running Windows 10
- Windows 10 Fall Creators Update coming in September 2017
- New Microsoft Cognitive Services
- Machine Vision
- AI-driven Search Engine
- Video Indexer
- Fluent Design System coming in Fall Creators Update for cleaner, better looking apps
- Windows Story Remix coming in Fall Creators Update – seqel to Movie Maker
- iOS App Testing on Windows coming through Xamarin Live Player
- OneDrive Files On-Demand
- VR motion controllers coming that pair with Windows Mixed Reality VR headsets
- Cloud-powered clipboard coming to Windows 10 that works across iPhopne, Android
- iTunes is coming to the Windows Store