Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Microsoft debuts beta Visual Studio Tools for AI

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Nov 15, 20171 min

Microsoft also has new tools for machine learning applications in IoT devices, Apple's Core ML, and Azure SQL

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Microsoft has released a beta version of its Visual Studio Tools for AI, an extension to the company’s signature Visual Studio 2017 IDE that lets developers and data scientists embed deep learning models into applications. Visual Studio Tools for AI supports deep learning frameworks such as Microsoft’s Cognitive Toolkit and Google’s TensorFlow.

Microsoft also offers AI support for its Visual Studio Code editor via a cross-platform extension called Visual Studio Code Tools for AI.

Where to download Visual Studio Tools for AI

Developers can get the AI extension for Visual Studio at the Visual Studio Marketplace.

Microsoft’s new AI tools roster

Other new AI tools from Microsoft include:

  • The beta Azure IoT Edge cloud service for deploying intelligence to IoT devices.
  • Azure Machine Learning Update, which integrates wth Azure IoT Edge and supports model deployment on Apple’s Core ML machine learning platform for iOS devices. Developers can train models and deploy them to edge devices.
  • The beta Azure SQL Database Machine Learning Service, which supports  R language-based learning models inside SQL Database.
Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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