{"id":113108,"date":"2020-05-19T15:26:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=437697"},"modified":"2020-05-19T15:26:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:26:29","slug":"microsoft-build-2020-empowering-developers-to-deliver-impact-today-and-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/19\/microsoft-build-2020-empowering-developers-to-deliver-impact-today-and-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Build 2020: Empowering developers to deliver impact today and tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/microsoft-build-2020-empowering-developers-to-deliver-impact-today-and-tomorrow.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>For the past several years, developers from around the world have gathered here in Seattle, the original \u201cCloud City,\u201d to meet, exchange ideas, hone or learn skills, build community. This year, we won\u2019t be meeting in person, but the spirit of the event will continue as we move online \u2013 and the response we\u2019ve received from our community of developers looking to learn, connect and code at Microsoft Build 2020 has been overwhelming, and quite frankly, humbling. This will likely be our biggest event ever \u2026 not just for Build, but for all the events that Microsoft holds. Wow.<\/p>\n<p>The title of our show is a fitting mantra to this unprecedented era we find ourselves in: Build.<\/p>\n<p>Socrates (not the Greek philosopher; <a href=\"https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/2013\/05\/28\/socrates-energy\/\">the gas station attendant<\/a>) once said: \u201cThe secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.\u201d We believe the developer community is the next wave to join the ranks of those who will build and re-build organizations, industries, communities.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we celebrate the critical role of developers and their tireless efforts to rally during this time of crisis. We\u2019ve unveiled a range of new tools and services to meet their needs to provide immediate impact and value, empowering innovations that help organizations and individuals achieve more.<\/p>\n<p>As work environments evolve, you\u2019ll see how we\u2019re creating solutions to help companies build, rebuild and thrive, including new tools that enable developers to design and deliver artificial intelligence (AI) applications in an ethical and responsible way, as well as help them build connected productivity experiences.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll see an emphasis on impact and value, delivering solutions within <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AA8e85v\"><strong>Azure<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/?p=234376\"><strong>M365<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsdeveloper\/?p=55728\"><strong>Windows<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 from tools to help developers be more collaborative and productive at work, to services that give customers the flexibility to deploy AI capabilities in any environment \u2013 and with no prior coding experience.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, you\u2019ll see a nod to technical excellence, and how we\u2019re looking to help developers achieve more in the future through AI and other technology advancements.<\/p>\n<p>Key news highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019re introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Build2020\/LimitlessData\"><strong>Azure Synapse Link<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>bringing operational database services and analytics together in real-time. Launched initially in Azure Cosmos DB, but coming soon to all operational systems, Azure Synapse Link helps customers lower costs and reduce time to gain valuable insights without managing data movement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Platform enhancements to <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/teamswhatsnewbuild\"><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong><\/a> include a streamlined experience for developers to build and publish Teams apps from Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code; the ability for IT admins to evaluate and deploy line-of-business and ISV applications for their users in Teams; and new ways for people to discover and engage with apps in Teams.<\/li>\n<li>We are announcing updates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/?p=234376\"><strong>Fluid Framework<\/strong>,<\/a> including making it open source to developers, and introducing the first way for end users to experience Fluid with the upcoming availability of Fluid components and Fluid workspaces in Office.com and Outlook for the Web.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re delivering<strong> new <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AA87dvc\"><strong>Responsible ML tools in Azure Machine Learning<\/strong><\/a> and our OSS toolkits to help customers deploy AI models more responsibly by improving model interpretability, reducing unfairness while ensuring data privacy and confidentiality.<\/li>\n<li>To help unify app development across 1 billion Windows 10 devices we\u2019re introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsdeveloper\/?p=55728\"><strong>Project Reunion<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>our vision for evolving the Windows developer platform to make it easier to integrate across Win32 and UWP APIs and build great apps that work across all the Windows 10 versions and devices people use.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re further investing in bringing comprehensive low-code Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology into <strong>Power Automate<\/strong> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerAutomateBLBAAC\">acquisition of <strong>Softomotive<\/strong><\/a>, a leading provider of low-code, easy-to-use RPA development environments. Softomotive\u2019s technology will complement UI flows to streamline how our customers get work done.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re announcing one of the world\u2019s most powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AA87dvg\"><strong>AI<\/strong> <strong>supercomputers<\/strong><\/a> built in Azure. Developed in collaboration with and exclusively for <strong>OpenAI<\/strong>, this supercomputer is purpose-built to train massive distributed AI models, giving it all the benefits of a dedicated appliance paired with the benefits of Azure\u2019s robust modern cloud infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re highlighting pitches from six finalist teams in this year\u2019s Imagine Cup, and unveiling the <strong>2020 champion<\/strong> as part of Microsoft\u2019s commitment to helping students develop big, bold ideas by providing tools, programs and technology to learn the skills they\u2019ll need to create. Top ideas include solutions that help improve treatment of youth living with mental illness; tools that help battle misinformation in the media; and technology that better enable physicians to detect early onset Parkinson\u2019s disease and track patient progress throughout treatment plans.<\/li>\n<li>And lastly, we\u2019re introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudblogs.microsoft.com\/industry-blog\/health\/2020\/05\/19\/deliver-better-experiences-insights-and-care-with-microsoft-cloud-for-healthcare\/\"><strong>Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare<\/strong><\/a>, our first industry-specific cloud offering, which brings together capabilities for customers and partners to enrich patient engagement, connect caregiving teams, and improve collaboration, decision-making and operational efficiencies. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will support capabilities such as the new <strong>Bookings app in Teams<\/strong>, now generally available to customers across industries to help schedule, manage and conduct business-to-consumer virtual appointments. Teams supports HIPAA compliance and is HITRUST-certified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for joining us this year as we try something \u2013 and build something \u2013 new together.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out all the highlights on our <a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/build2020\/\">Microsoft Build site<\/a> \u2013 including key segments from Microsoft executives \u2013 and other session content available virtually.<\/p>\n<p>fxs<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-list\">Tags: <a aria-label=\"See more stories about Build 2020\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/tag\/build-2020\/\" rel=\"tag\">Build 2020<\/a>, <a aria-label=\"See more stories about developers\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/tag\/developers\/\" rel=\"tag\">developers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past several years, developers from around the world have gathered here in Seattle, the original \u201cCloud City,\u201d to meet, exchange ideas, hone or learn skills, build community. 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