Darren Gillis is a Toronto-based software developer and technologist with 20+ years of experience primarily with Microsoft technologies.  He is a big fan of data and Microsoft Azure, having architected numerous cloud-based software projects leveraging many of the features that Azure has to offer.  He is currently developing a SaaS based compliance platform using C#, React, and PostgreSQL.  Feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn, or follow him on twitter @darrengillis.

Darren Gillis has written 2 articles, which have been read 54586 times.

Language Understanding in Azure With LUIS

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Abstract: One of Microsoft Azure’s AI/ML offerings is a service called Language Understanding or LUIS. In this tutorial, I will give an overview of LUIS and demonstrate some of the features using a real-world example of natural language understanding in action.
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Diving into Azure Data Studio

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Abstract: In this article, I will give a brief history of the evolution of Azure Data Studio (ADS). I will also provide an overview of the features currently included in ADS and a breakdown of who the target users are and why one might want to choose ADS over SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). I will also examine why existing SSMS users may want to add ADS to their arsenal of data administration and development tools.
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