Microsoft Research is delighted to offer two no-cost training workshops as part of eResearch Africa 2014 at the University of Cape Town on November 27 and 28th, 2014. This is part of our Microsoft Azure for Research programme. (http://www.azure4research.com)
eResearch Africa brings together practitioners and researchers for a stimulating week to share ideas and exemplars on new information centric research capabilities. eResearch is focused on how information and communications technologies help researchers to collect, manage, share, process, analyse, store, find, and re-use information. –
See more at: http://www.eresearch.ac.za/overview-14#sthash.93n5rdj7.dpuf
There are two separate one-day workshops, you can apply for either one, or both:
– Thursday 27 November. Microsoft Azure for Research tutorial that will cover websites, virtual machines, cloud storage, scale-out computing, and visualisation. You will learn how cloud computing can accelerate your research. To register for this course go to: http://aka.ms/Azure4ResearchZA
– Friday 28 November. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning for Research where you will learn how to create, test, evaluate and publish machine learning predictive analytics easily, all in the cloud. To register for this course go to: http://aka.ms/Azure4ResearchML-ZA
Attendees will be able to access Microsoft Azure on their own laptop during the training and receive a Microsoft Azure Pass for evaluation purposes (no credit card required).You will also learn more about receiving significant Microsoft Azure 12-month grants for your research, and join one of over 300 projects worldwide using the Cloud – http://www.windowsazurepass.com/research
Microsoft Azure is a general, open, and flexible global cloud platform supporting any language, tool, or framework – including Linux, Java, Python, and other non-Microsoft technologies. The program will cover a variety of “hands-on labs” with programming examples predominantly in Python and Java. No prior experience of Microsoft Azure is required. The only prerequisite is basic programming experience in some language.
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning is a new offering from Microsoft that makes it easy for the academic community to use machine learning technology for their research. In contrast to traditional tools for machine learning, Azure Machine Learning can be mastered without extensive technical training and it facilitates collaboration with colleagues
The attendee’s laptop does not need to have the Windows operating system installed – Microsoft Azure is accessed via an Internet browser. After attending the course, researchers will feel confident in applying cloud computing in their current and future research.
For questions about the course please contact kenji.takeda@microsoft.com
Microsoft Research bied as deel van eResearch Africa 2014 dié jaar twee opleidingswerkswinkel gratis aan by die Universiteit van Kaapstad op 27 en 28 November. Dit maak deel uit van die Microsoft Azure vir Navorsingsprogram. (http://www.azure4research.com)
Die doel van eResearch Africa is om praktisyns en navorsers bymekaar te bring vir `n stimulerende week om idees en voorbeelde van nuwe informasiegesentreerde navorsingsmoontlikhede te deel. eResearch fokus op die wyse waarop informasie en kommunikasietegnologieë navorsers help om inligting in te samel, bestuur, deel, verwerk, analiseer, opspoor en hergebruik. Lees meer hier.
Daar is twee aparte een-dag werkswinkels. Jy kan vir enige van die twee, of albei, aansoek doen:
– Donderdag 27 November. `n Microsoft Azure vir Navorsing tutoriaal wat webwerwe, virtuele masjiene, wolkberging, opskaleringsverwerking en visualisasie. Jy sal leer hoe wolkberekening jou navorsing kan versnel. Om te registreer, gaan na http://aka.ms/Azure4ResearchZA
– Vrydag 28 November. Microsoft Azure Masjienleer vir Navorsing, waar jy sal leer om masjienleer voorspelde analises maklik in die wolk te skep, toets, evalueer en publiseer. Om te registreer, gaan na http://aka.ms/Azure4ResearchML-ZA
Werkswinkelbywoners sal gedurende die opleiding toegang tot Microsoft Azure hê en `n Microsoft Azure Pass ontvang vir evaluasiedoeleindes. (geen kredietkaart benodig) Jy sal ook leer oor die toekenning van beduidende 12-maandelange Microsoft Azure subsidies vir jou navorsing en aansluit by meer as 300 projekte wêreldwyd wat die wolk gebruik. http://www.windowsazurepass.com/research
Microsoft Azure is `n algemene, oop, en buigsame globale wolkplatform wat enige taal, hulpmiddel of raamwerk ondersteun – insluitende Linux, Java, Python en ander nie-Microsoft tegnologieë. Die program sal `n verskeidenheid praktiese sessies hê met programmeringsvoorbeelde uit, hoofsaaklik, Python en Java. Geen vorige Microsoft Azure ondervinding is nodig nie. Die enigste voorvereiste is basiese programeringsondervinding in enige taal.
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning is `n nuwe aanbieding van Microsoft wat dit maklik maak vir die akademiese gemeenskap om masjienleer-tegnologie vir hulle navorsing te kan gebruik. Azure Masjienleer kan bemeester word sonder omvangryke tegniese opleiding en dit fasiliteer samewerking met kollegas.
Die werkswinkelbywoner hoef nie die Windows-bedryfstelsel geinstalleer te hê nie. Toegang tot Microsoft Azure vind via die internetblaaier plaas. Na bywoning van die kursus, sal navorsers die vertroue hê om wolkberekening in hul huidige en toekomstige navorsing te kan toepas.
Vir enige vrae oor die kursus, kontak asseblief kenji.takeda@microsoft.com
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