Flying into the Future: Using AI To Help Do Your Data Job

2024

TL; DR

Even a casual glance at the news lately shows that AI and the things it can do is all the rage. Is a lot of it overblown hype? Yes. But, does it enable technical professionals to do more than they could before? Also yes!

Session Details

Even a casual glance at the news lately shows that AI and the things it can do is all the rage. Is a lot of it overblown hype? Yes. But, does it enable technical professionals to do more than they could before? Also yes! I've been working with Azure AI for six years and it is exciting to see the convergency between low-code/no-code development tools and the power of AI in the cloud. Join me for this demo-rich session where I show you how AI-powered and connected tools can help you do your job more efficiently, help you have a little more fun at work, and possibly help you leverage your new found AI knowledge to a new job!

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