OpenAI’s open‑source model: gpt‑oss on Azure AI Foundry and Windows AI Foundry
Open-weight models give customer decision makers control and flexibility - no black boxes, fewer trade-offs, and more options across deployment, compliance, and cost. With OpenAI’s gpt-oss open-weight models on Azure AI Foundry, you can: Fine-tune and distill the models using your own data and deploy with confidence. Mix open and proprietary models to match task-specific needs. Spin up inference endpoints using gpt oss in the cloud with just a few CLI commands. And Foundry Local makes gpt‑oss-20b usable on a high-performance Windows PC – enabling use-cases in offline settings, buildings in a secure network, or running at the edge. Check out more here!
Microsoft partners are shaping the future of healthcare with Microsoft Dragon Copilot
Microsoft Dragon Copilot, part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, is revolutionizing clinical workflows. This AI assistant combines voice dictation, ambient listening, and generative AI to streamline documentation and automate tasks. Our partners are leveraging Dragon Copilot to enhance efficiency and patient care, driving innovation and success in healthcare. Discover how our partner ecosystem is shaping the future of healthcare. Visit the following resources to learn more: Press release and blogIAMCP Seattle June 2023 Meeting: Microsoft Tech for Social Impact and Winning with Microsoft in SLG
The theme for the June 2023 Seattle IAMCP meeting will center on https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits/ (TSI). We have 2 great speakers/sessions this month: Microsoft Technology for Social Impact Overview with Bryan Allen, Microsoft Program Manager. If you have not heard of Microsoft’s TSI initiative – their mission is to empower organizations with the tools, resources, and technology necessary to drive social change and solve pressing global challenges. This session will provide an overview of TSI as well as the resources and opportunities for partners to provide products and services and more importantly, to get involved, and to make a difference in the world. Winning in MS State & Local Government with RJ Naugle, REVTech. REVTech created their https://revtechllc.com/navapp/ application helps city and public safety organizations to support the needs of homeless, unsheltered, and at-risk populations by providing and provide them with the data to track those affected and connect them with the resources they need. RJ will provide an overview of the NAVApp solution as well as how it has enabled REVTech to co-sell with the Microsoft SLG sales team. About RJ Naugle: RJ has spent his entire career, after his military services as a post 9/11 Army paratrooper being an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and corporate executive in roles ranging from, the Microsoft governance risk & compliance officer and Microsoft military recruiting lead, KPMG information protection manager, Starbucks foundation program lead, and co-founder of REVTech, a national professional IT services firm. Throughout all of RJ’s career roles the theme of being purpose-driven is prominent in all he does and is most evident in his passion for serving underserved communities through technology enablement such as military veterans, and people experiencing homelessness. If you are an IAMCP member, go to the IAMCP website to register for the event. If you are not a member, you can still attend this meeting by registering for a trial membership at https://www.iamcp.org/general/register_membership.asp; select the Seattle Chapter. This trial membership is for first-time IAMCP members only or those who haven't been part of the community for more than two years.
