Getting started: Playing short audio clips & composing speech responses in your Cortana Skill

In this blog post we will see how Cortana skills can play short audio clips and compose the Text-to-Speech(TTS) responses that Cortana speaks on behalf of your skill. We will leverage the SSML support in the Cortana Skills Kit to achieve this.
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Office 365 Groups in Outlook recap from Microsoft Ignite 2017

At Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, we spent time talking about the top benefits of groups in Outlook and provided some real-world use cases of how our customers are using it. Today, from small businesses to large global enterprises, millions of people are… Continue reading Office 365 Groups in Outlook recap from Microsoft Ignite 2017

Part 2 Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017 | Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017

Join Scott Guthrie and some members of the Cloud Developer Advocate team in a tour of Azure services and tools.  By the end of this viewing you’ll have learned something new and be able to quickly get started trying something in Azure.Visit h… Continue reading Part 2 Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017 | Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017

Part 3 Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017 | Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017

Join Scott Guthrie and some members of the Cloud Developer Advocate team in a tour of Azure services and tools.  By the end of this viewing you’ll have learned something new and be able to quickly get started trying something in Azure.Visit h… Continue reading Part 3 Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017 | Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017

The story behind Microsoft’s earnings: Our customers’ digital innovation in the cloud

Today, Microsoft announced its first quarter earnings. One big takeaway is that we exceeded our goal to meet a $20 billion in commercial cloud annualized revenue run rate. This exciting milestone represents our continued delivery of new cloud technologies and our customers’ digital innovation. Across major industries — from finance and energy sector to retail…

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