Data & AI - Microsoft

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Sponsored by Microsoft and hosted in Microsoft Building in Las Colinas, TX. \

This is a 300-400-level meetup about sharing how Microsoft approaches Data and Artificial Intelligence. \

We will be doing hands-on labs, discussions and teachings with experts about the following technologies:

Modernize business processes with task-specific AI to solve for common scenarios.

Run responsibly anywhere with security that extends from the cloud to intelligent edge.
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Azure Machine Learning An end-to-end platform for building, training, and deploying machine learning models
Azure Cognitive Services - A comprehensive family of customizable cognitive APIs for vision, speech, language, and decision making
Advanced, large-scale AI infrastructures and innovative training tools with specialized hardware like FPGAs, the most comprehensive set of GPUs, and an array of general-purpose CPUs.
ADLS - Azure Data Lake Store - HDFS as a Service \

Open Source technologies on Azure - Spark, H2O, TensorFlow, Keras, CNTK, MxNet, etc\

Databases - SQL, Cosmos, etc

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Don't Make Me Pull This Car Over: A Dad's Guide to AI Adoption
Mon, Nov 9 · 6:00 PM CST
Improving, 5445 Legacy Dr #100, Plano, TX 75024, USA, Plano, TX, US
RSVP at: From Hand-Holding to Independence: Real-World Tactics for AI Adoption - Global AI Community

Rolling out AI tools is the easy part. Getting people to actually use them, confidently and on their own, is where most programs stall.
Turns out the principles that help kids grow into capable, independent adults work surprisingly well for AI adoption too. In this session, Greg Allbright shares 10–12 practical tactics pulled from real enterprise programs, the patterns that work, and the ones that quietly fail.

🎯 What we'll cover
• Listen before you prescribe: understand how people work before pushing tools at them
• Set clear boundaries: guardrails that build trust instead of slowing people down
• Encourage safe experimentation: give teams room to try, fail, and learn
• Build confidence, not dependency: help people own the skill, not lean on a few experts
• Promote independence: move from hand-holding to self-sufficient teams
You'll leave with ideas you can put to work right away, whether you lead an AI program, support adoption, or are just trying to get your team on board.

🎤 Featured Speaker
Greg Allbright, Operations & AI Transformation Leader
Professional Services Delivery, Analytics, and AI Enablement

🗓️ Agenda
6:00 PM – Check-in & networking
6:30 PM – Session
7:30 PM – Q&A and open discussion
8:00 PM – Wrap-up

👥 Who should come?
Leaders, managers, PMs, and practitioners driving AI adoption in their organizations. No technical background needed.

📍 Improving – 5445 Legacy Dr, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75024
Seats are limited. RSVP to save your spot!

RSVP at: From Hand-Holding to Independence: Real-World Tactics for AI Adoption - Global AI Community
18 attendees