I’m in Las Vegas this week for Ready and Inspire, Microsoft’s internal / external conference, and have been teaching colleagues how to create their own ML / DL models and deploy them to the cloud for customers to consume. The AI team at Microsoft has also done a great job of putting together resources for…
I’ve decided to start a small series of knowledge dumps, where I post my notes from study sessions I have in my free time. Below you’ll find my thought process when learning new information, particularly around machine learning. I find myself asking the same questions over and over, so I write my answers down. Let…
Useful libraries for data visualization Great overview / comparison of these libraries, at pbpython.com. There are so many libraries and frameworks used in Python for data analysis that I had to take a step back and illustrate how they were laid out. PyDataSet Provides instant access to many datasets right from Python (in pandas DataFrame…
This past week I had to work on a project with a customer around Docker and AKS (Azure Container Service).As part of the project, I needed to use the Docker-in-Docker image, but also needed to install the Azure CLI, so I created an image for it here: davevoyles/dind-azurecli Recommended Reading I’d highly recommend Nigel Poulton’s books,…
In the last few months I’ve really immersed myself in the world of deep learning. I’ve always had a huge interest in GPUs through my work with gaming, but now that Machine Learning has really taken advantage of the increased horsepower offered by a GPU, I thought it would be a good time to learn…
My peer in the Bay Area, Christine Matheney (@Matheney), put together a bunch of information around TensorFlow today, and I thought it was relevant to my audience. I’ve been doing a lot of work with CUDA and DirectX on GPUs lately, so it was right down my alley! Christine has chatted with a number of people…
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to present the work of Microsoft, the University of Washington, and Twist Bioscience, where the teams have been utilizing DNA to store information. This was part of Singh Nano Week at the University of Pennsylvania. You can read all about it here. This talk was put together…
Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you are familiar with Guy Kawasaki’s work, you’ll immediately understand why this book comes from his heart. Kawasaki was the original evangelist, starting at Apple in the 80s, and from there the world would see the…
#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness by Gary Vaynerchuk My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was initially skeptical, but really learned to enjoy this book. The title says it all: Gary answers questions from fans, which may have come from Twitter, YouTube, or other forms of social media. Each chapter…
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dialogue is critical for not only personal relationships, but also professional ones. I enjoyed this book because it gives not only an overview of how to use their techniques, but also offers practical examples of how they…