Devradio (audio) - Channel 9

Microsoft recently released the Quantum Development Kit.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Quantum, Todd Holmdahl , to the show as they discuss all of the major questions surrounding Quantum today. How does this division fit in Microsoft’s ecosystem? What is Q# and how will Quantum computing affect developers? Is Microsoft’s mission changing to “a Quantum computer on every desktop”? Find the answers to all of these questions and more!Subscribe and Watch the FULL interview here! [03:17] How do you anticipate your work at Microsoft Quantum to feed back into traditional products? What is it that you're doing exactly?[09:25] How does Microsoft Quantum relate to Microsoft Research?[09:55] Is Microsoft Quantum a software division, hardware division, or something else?[13:32] Microsoft is not the only group pursuing Quantum technology. Everyone quotes their number of qubits, sometimes physical, sometimes logical. Is there a difference?[19:15] Do you feel like there is room for more

Git struggles to handle enterprise-scale repositories. Operations like cloning will slow to a crawl when you have millions of files in a repository, and even something as simple as getting your repository status will leave you waiting. The Git Virtual File System (GVFS) is an open source system that enables Git to operate at enterprise-scale. It makes using and managing massive Git repositories possible.In Part 3 of our 3 part series, Jerry Nixon, Saeed Noursalehi and Christian Allred show us what GVFS looks like under the hood and how you can start using it today.  [01:36] Today you're going to show us some of the behind the scenes magic of GVFS, correct?[02:56] What is a mini-filter and why is this important in GVFS?[06:16] How does the mini-filter work in GVFS?[10:11] Can you give us some more info around the approach to cloaning?[23:45] Talk to us about Placeholder files[28:31] DEMO: What is tombstone?[48:13] What's next for GVFS?If you're interested in learning more about the products or soluti

Git struggles to handle enterprise-scale repositories. Operations like cloning will slow to a crawl when you have millions of files in a repository, and even something as simple as getting your repository status will leave you waiting. The Git Virtual File System (GVFS) is an open source system that enables Git to operate at enterprise-scale. It makes using and managing massive Git repositories possible.In Part 2 of our 3 part series, join Jerry Nixon, Saeed Noursalehi and Christian Allred as they show us what the developer experience looks like for Git with GVFS.[01:54] What was the problem you were trying to solve for Git?[04:17] What might cause these problems in Git?[09:06] DEMO: Typical Git repo vs. Git with GVFSIf you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information:Websites & Blogs: Jerry Nixon's BlogLearn more about GVFS: Git at Enterprise Scale

Git struggles to handle enterprise-scale repositories. Operations like cloning will slow to a crawl when you have millions of files in a repository, and even something as simple as getting your repository status will leave you waiting. The Git Virtual File System (GVFS) is an open source system that enables Git to operate at enterprise-scale. It makes using and managing massive Git repositories possible.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes Saeed Noursalehi and Christian Allred to the show as they give us an in-depth overview of GVFS and why developers should use it.[04:13] Generally speaking, how is migration going into the cloud with VSTS vs. on premise with TFS?[06:53] Can you describe for our listeners how Microsoft internally uses Git?[08:42] What was Microsoft's experience like when using Git?[10:32] What did it take to bring Windows into Git?[16:17] Why did you choose Git?[18:55] What was the bottleneck in using Git and how did you solve it?[24:25] What's next for you guys?If you're interested in learning mo

Microsoft joined the Englander Institute of Precision Medicine (IPM) at Weill Cornell Medicine for a weeklong hackfest to develop a chatbot that supports both text and voice interactions with the Precision Medicine Knowledgebase (PMKB) for clinical cancer variants and interpretations.The knowledge base currently supports 163 genes and 518 variants with 404 clinical interpretations. Pathologists and researchers are tasked with accessing this information by clicking through the given portal; however, in an attempt to make the knowledge base more mobile, the team created a bot using the Microsoft Bot Framework that connects to several channels including Microsoft Teams, Skype, Slack, and WebChat. As a result, clinicians can now access this data in many different ways and make life-changing clinical decisions at a faster rate.Join Jerry Nixon and Heather Shapiro as they welcome Alex Sigaras from Weill Cornell Medicine as they walk us through the project and describe how they built their chatbot using various Micr

ABUS delivers approximately 50,000 IP-enabled security cameras per year and a few thousand IP-enabled alert systems. These devices are not natively cloud enabled because they require direct Internet connections done with port forwarding in the customer’s network firewall, which implies possible security issues. ABUS recently teamed up with Microsoft to create a cloud-based management and control solution that provides a central secure gateway for all IP-enabled devices in a customer’s network.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes the team that developed the IoT solution that helps ABUS to securely connect their security devices to the Azure cloud in Germany and to envision a new generation of ABUS connecteddevices.[04:35] Tell us about ABUS. What do you do?[05:10] As technology is evolving, how is security changing as well?[06:30] In this connected world where everyone can see everything with their devices, how does ABUS overcome technology challenges to make this happen?[07:36] As we start to talk about cloud comp

Located in Arlington Virginia, Excella Consulting hires software developers, business analysts and consultants from all around the DC metro area. Their employees work directly with their clients to provide custom software and tech solutions for various business problems.Going beyond recruiters and LinkedIn, its often a daunting task to identify new hires for projects, so Excella Consulting developed a technical solution for their own employees and for their growing list of clients to match up skills with new candidates or existing employees for new projects.Join Jerry Nixon and Shahed Chowdhuri as they welcome Wyn Van Devanter from Excella Consulting, as they discuss how they built Skillustrator using a ASP.NET Core and Azure.[04:27] Tell us about this project Microsoft and Excella Consulting worked on together?[06:03] What can you tell us about the technology behind Skillustrator?[07:32] .NET Core can be used on multiple platforms correct? How did you utilize this feature for this project?[10:41] How did you

Telerik UI for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) by Progress is a suite of 20+ UI controls for developers building UWP applications. It includes a wide range of controls for various application scenarios, including data management, scheduling, layout, editing, navigation, data/geo visualization, and interactivity.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes John Bristow and Sam Basu from Progress as they discuss how these controls allow developers to build highly-performant applications for all Windows 10 devices — desktop, tablets and phones, as well as for IoT, Xbox and VR devices.[03:19] What is the UI Control suite for UWP?[09:39] Why is this UWP Control system special?[12:47] How about customizing the UWP controls? Is this possible?[13:45] How would you describe the state of UWP today?[17:13] What's my experience look like when I go to a non-Windows platform using your UWP Controls?[19:37]  What kind of guidance do you give developers who are looking for UI best practices?[21:41] How do get this into the

Avatarion Technology creates custom solutions for robots. It develops applications for humanoid robots by providing customers with a complete infrastructure to work and interact with these robots. Its most successful solution is Avatar Kids, a unique, worldwide project that enables children and teens to remain in contact with their home and school environments during long-term hospital stays.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes the CEO and Founder of Avatarion, Jean Christophe Gostanian, to the show as they discuss how this amazing solution is powered with the help of Azure IoT Hub, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure SQL Database and Microsoft Power BI.[02:00] Tell us a bit about Avatarion. What do you do?[10:04] How did you come up with the design for the robots?[11:53] How do students react to it?[13:30] Tell us about the tech behind the robot. How does it work?[16:30] How does this play with Azure?[31:40] What's next for Avatarion? What's the next big step for you?Use the code and architecture from this project on G

The drone industry is attracting the attention of many people who have innovative ideas for how to use them, and as a result many companies are now focusing on building new applications for them. According to a recent study, by 2030, fifty percent of the market for industrial drones will be focused on agriculture and photography. Unfortunately, there are currently no standardized safety mechanisms in place and these giant flying objects can be subject to hacking or malfunctioning.  DroneWorks, located in Chiba, Japan, is currently working to fix that by building alliances with stakeholders to standardize manufactured drones and build an industrial drone flight controller and management system.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes the CEO of DroneWorks, Hironobu Imamura as well as Microsoft Technical Evangelists Kosuke Fujimoto and Hiroshi Ota, as they discuss how they worked together on a project to develop a management solution and malfunction prediction system using Azure IoT Hub and Azure Machine Learn

Cities across Norway are seeing an average water loss of more than 30% due to leakages in their water distribution network. This represents a significant cost that ends up in the hands of consumers.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes the team from Powel,  a trusted supplier of software solutions for cities/municipalities, counties and the energy industry, as they discuss how they recently teamed up with Microsoft and implemented an Azure  IoT “SmartWater” solution that provides organizations with the ability to discover and react to these leakages early.[03:49] Tell us a little bit about Powel. What do you do?[06:07]  Can you describe the problem you were trying to solve with regards to water distribution?[06:54] How is water lost? How do you detect leaks?[11:25] What are the things that impact the flow of water?[15:02] How does the SmartWater sensor work? How do you communicate with it?[19:04] What do you see the opportunity for systems like this to adopted?[24:33] While you were working through t

In the game of golf, many factors impact the ability to consistently drive or putt a golf ball to its exact intended destination. One of these factors is the pressure (or force) with which the golfer grips the golf club. There are multiple theories on what the right pressure on grip should be, but they are all subjective and hard to quantify. Until now.Join Jerry Nixon and Blain Barton as they welcome Davide Mauri, Director of Software Development & Cloud Infrastructure at Sensoria as they share with us how they developed a new high-tech IoT solution involving a smart, connected golf grip. Tune in as they discuss how they developed this “Smart Grip” solution along with professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau, which detected Bryson’s hand-on-grip position and levels of pressure, monitored his golf strokes on different clubs as well as relayed real-time data to Microsoft Azure intelligent systems.[14:37]  Tell us a little bit about Sensoria. What do you do?[26:18] Tell us about the IoT project you w

Kongsberg Gruppen is an international technology group that delivers advanced and reliable solutions improving safety, security, and performance in complex operations and under extreme conditions.Shipping ports are a perfect example of this as they are subject to natural and man-caused conditions that affect both the depth of berths and channel. As a result, the harbor bottom is continually changing and knowing the depth is essential for safe port entry, docking, environmental affects and operational efficiency.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes Terje Nilsen from Kongsberg to the show, as they discuss how they tested out an Internet of Things (IoT) solution, which will ultimately provide their customers with up-to-date data to make better, safer management decisions about loading conditions prior to a vessel’s arrival at port as well as how much to load while berthed.[1:12] Tell us a little bit about you and Kongsberg.[2:50]  In your opinion, what do you think is the next industry to be affected by disrupti

Founded in 2013, Shareablee is the first and only industry-level measurement solution for media companies and brands wanting to understand the impact and effectiveness of their cross-platform social media campaigns. Shareablee captures real-time interactions of more than +850M consumers against its global dictionary of brands, publishers, TV shows, influencers, celebrities and more.Join David Giard as he welcomes CEO & Founder of Shareablee,Tania Yuki,  to the show as they discuss how they use Microsoft Azure and Machine Learning to deliver their solution as well as describe their experience with the Microsoft BizSpark program.[0:53] Tell us about Shareablee. What do you do?[3:25] How does this work? What technologies are you using?[4:47] Are you using the cloud and Azure Machine Learning to tackle this?[5:32] What motivated you to start this company? Follow the conversation @bizspark Become a Fan @ facebook.com/bizspark Join our LinkedIn Group Subscribe to our YouTube videos Subscribe to our pod

The Emirates Air Line cable car is a 1.5-km crossing of the Thames in London, with 32 cabins bridging the North Greenwich peninsula and Royal Victoria docks. The owners, Transport for London, and the operators, Mace Macro, wanted to explore potential solutions that would improve the capabilities and operations of their cable car cabins.Join Jerry Nixon, as he welcomes Microsoft Technical Evangelist Paul Foster to the show as they discuss how Microsoft and TBS Mobility created and implemented an Azure IoT solution coupled with a TV White Space network to allow for Wi-Fi communications and data management and reporting.[3:14] Why do you feel there are still barriers to IoT automation being more widely implemented across various industries?[11:59]  Tell us about the project you worked on with TBS Enterprise Mobility for the Emirates Air Line cable car in London.[18:28] How were you able to "talk" to this cable car, so that you could extract valuable data where cell reception isn't a possibility?[2

Zion China Technology Co. Ltd. is a mobile Internet healthcare company based in Beijing that focuses on improving the health and well-being of its customers through innovative technology. It builds products that can improve the quality of life for patients with chronic diseases by helping them better manage their illnesses on a daily basis.They recently developed a diabetes management mobile app designed to help patients live healthier lives by having on-the-go access to advice and information from health specialists. This E-Follow-up solution uses a device that continuously monitors users’ glucose levels to collect health data such as blood sugar, diet, exercise, and medication and ultimately provides personalized advice to help patients manage their health.Join Jerry Nixon, as welcomes the CEO of Zion China, Vincent Yang, and Microsoft Technical Evangelists, Xi Wang and Shijun Liu to the show as they discuss how they implemented this amazing solution using Azure IoT and Machine Learning which allows them to

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) is a leading heavy-duty equipment manufacturer and has product lines which include cranes, ship loader/unloaders, automated container systems, and even offshore platforms. That equipment is a major source of real-time data, which needs to be retrieved, monitored, and analyzed. Join Jerry Nixon, as welcomes the team from ZPMC & Microsoft Sr. Technical Evangelist Warren Zhou in Shanghai, China, to the show as they discuss how Microsoft and ZPMC recently teamed up to implement an Azure IoT solution to help transform their business from traditional manufacturing to a comprehensive service provider and modernize their shipping operations. [2:20] Who is ZPMC and what do they do?[3:20]  Can you describe the project that Microsoft and ZPMC worked together on?[10:18] What was the business problem specifically that you were trying to solve?[12:47] There has to be a lot of challenges for a project this large. What were some challenges?[15:49] How did th

Cognisess is reinventing the way businesses make decisions about their most valuable asset: people. Cognisess Deep Learn™ is a unique analytics engine which removes unconscious bias by using cognitive neuroscience to throw light on your people processes. This allows organizations to recruit with greater confidence, to identify what ‘best’ looks like for crucial customer-facing roles as well as leads to an increase in performance and productivity in your business.Join David Giard as he welcomes the team from Cognisess as they discuss how they use Microsoft Azure Machine Learning to help deliver this powerful solution.[2:30] What does Cognisess do?[7:30] What are some of the technologies you're using to power this?[13:27] You mentioned that you're using Azure ---are you using the Machine Learning tools that are built into it, are is it all custom built?[16:59] How did you come up with the idea for this business and how has business been?[23:19] How has your relationship been with Microsoft and the BizSpark prog

Individual Software is a leading publisher and developer of award-winning education, business, and personal productivity software and apps for consumers, schools, businesses, and government. Their applications have empowered millions of home, school, and office computer users to excel in their daily lives and has provided essential computer training and career development solutions to thousands of Fortune 500 corporations, colleges and universities, and career centers.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes Derek Wade, Chief Software Engineer for Individual Software, to the show as they discuss how they used the Desktop Bridge to bring their apps to the Windows Store.[2:15] Tell us a little bit about Individual Software. What do you do?[4:30]  How did the Desktop Bridge change the story for Individual Software?[5:56] From a strategic standpoint, why would a company distribute their application in multiple channels?[9:52] What apps from your catalog have you put in the Windows Store?[16:05] What was your experien

The Desktop Bridge enables developers to bring their existing apps and games to the Universal Windows Platform. Through the Windows Store, developers have access to an array of integrated Windows features they can leverage within their application.Join Jerry Nixon, Stefan Wick and Unni Ravindranathan for Part 2 of our special series on the Desktop Bridge, in which they provide us with an in-depth Q&A session on what the Desktop Bridge is, what applications are supported as well as how you can get started leveraging this awesome service.[1:03] How do developers get started with the Desktop Bridge?[3:46]  What if I want to put my application in the Windows Store for Business? What do I do then?[9:22] Ok so I've gone through the first few steps of the conversion process, but what's the purpose behind the Windows Image file? Why is this required for conversion?[11:29] After this step, what's next --- testing and then submit to the store?[14:20] What's special about MakeAppx?[21:10]  What kind of opt