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Just ending week 4 of 2020 and we are off to a great year. Here are the news and updates of the week.
As our CEO Satya Nadella lays out case for Microsoft's intense focus on the cloud, he points at the 46 Billion IoT devices' opportunity, clarifying where Windows stands in and how Microsoft approaches the diverse and heterogeneous ecosystem that IoT is.
Microsoft also made some interesting announcements about a new datacenter as well as new big projects in the middle east where AI and IoT are front and center.
And if you have some time over the week end to get your hands dirty, check out some great projects released this week by our teams focused on connecting microcontrollers (Azure Spehere and ESP32) to Azure IoT.
Last but not least, catch up on latest IoT Show episodes and podcasts.
News and updates
Microsoft Brings Enhanced NLP Capabilities To ONNX Runtime
Plan for Change - Part 3: Azure Sphere February Release
Microsoft sidelines Windows as it looks to power the next 46 billion devices
Optio3 To Bring Microsoft Azure Cloud and Azure Maps To Commercial Transportation Fleets
Microsoft Bridges the Smart Building Divide on the Arabian Peninsula
Microsoft to launch new cloud datacenter region in Israel
Satya Nadella lays out case for Microsoft's intense focus on the cloud
An Open Source Effort to Encrypt the Internet of Things
Videos and Podcasts
Projects
Easily Connect Espressif Devices to Azure IoT
Azure Sphere: A Solution Building Secure IoT Devices