Azure AI Studio – Getting started with ALM!

Azure AI Studio – Getting started with ALM!

Hey there! I love talking about the principles of application lifecycle management (ALM) because it’s a crucial aspect of developing successful applications. I know it might sound boring, but trust me, it’s not! Understanding and implementing ALM from the beginning can simplify the development, usage, and management of your applications. This is especially important for Generative AI applications. I discovered that Azure AI Studio can be a great tool to get started with ALM for your Generative AI solutions. The…

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Using GenAI – Meeting Minutes Copilot

Using GenAI – Meeting Minutes Copilot

As a citizen developer it’s so easy to use generative AI. In one of my last blog posts, I outlined the use case of generating meeting minutes from a meeting protocol. Furthermore, I explained the technical details of my meeting minute service. Today I will show you how I build a meeting minutes copilot. Correctly, I’m talking about building a copilot. Copilot is formerly known as Power Virtual Agent. Moreover, you might have noticed this when you navigate to https://powerva.microsoft.com/:…

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Using GenAI: “AI convert into my Time Zone!”

Using GenAI: “AI convert into my Time Zone!”

Do you also struggle with converting time zones into your local time? I do, and most of the time, I use tools to help me with this kind of problem. But did you know that you can treat converting time zones also as a language problem? Today, I will show you an example of how I use Azure OpenAI to master this challenge for me. I let the AI convert appointment proposals from an email into my own time zone….

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Using GenAI – Meeting Minutes Service

Using GenAI – Meeting Minutes Service

In one of my last blog post I outlined the use case of generating meeting minutes from a meeting protocol. Furthermore, I have shown how I tested my concept in a simple way and then designed a solution. For the sake of simplicity, I have not yet explained the technical part of creating the meeting minutes. This means, I will share this time more details about my Meeting Minutes API in Microsoft Azure with you. Before I start, I select…

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Amazon S3 Bucket (Independent Publisher)

Amazon S3 Bucket (Independent Publisher)

Using AWS S3 buckets from Microsoft Power Platform is limited when you use standard connectors. In other words, you can list buckets and read the content of objects. But you can’t move your data to an AWS S3 bucket with the standard connector. So, what can I do? Right, a custom connector for AWS S3 is the solution. But my journey to a working connector was not so easy as expected. In other words, I faced challenges and solved a…

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Getting started with Azure AI Studio

Getting started with Azure AI Studio

Will the development of new AI applications within the Microsoft ecosystem become easier in the future? That’s a good question, because Azure AI Studio is currently in preview. The documentation and marketing videos are promising a lot. But what’s behind the scenes? That’s why I’m writing this blog post to share my first impressions with you. Benefits of Azure AI Studio Ok, let me start and answer an important question: Why should I use Azure AI Studio? Microsoft docs says…

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JSON Pivoting in Power Automate

JSON Pivoting in Power Automate

Transforming objects in Power Automate is mostly a challenge. Here is an example for you. Let’s imagine, I want to convert a JSON array of key-value pairs into an object in my Power Automate Flow. Correct, I want some kind of pivoting. In detail, here is my JSON array which I want to pivot: The result should be a single object: Ok, let’s start. JSON Array pivot into an Object as Power Automate Flow First, I’m creating a new Power…

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Using GenAI – Generate my Meeting Minutes!

Using GenAI – Generate my Meeting Minutes!

Today I will share another example where I utilize Generative AI with you. Although the story is explained quite quickly. Documenting meeting minutes can be a tedious task, especially when I am an active participant. However, the outcome of the meeting is crucial as I need to share the action items and results with my colleagues. What if I had a buddy who could do this task for me? Right, I use my Generative AI for this. In other words,…

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Setup GitHub Codespace for AWS Development

Setup GitHub Codespace for AWS Development

I recently came across a new way to write and create source code. I had been looking for an alternative because my computer didn’t have the necessary administrative privileges to install software and the resources available on it were also limited. In detail, I had no Git for source code management, no Docker Runtime, no AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), and no AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK). In other words, I was lost, but I discovered GitHub Codespaces….

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Using GenAI – Create Demo Data

Using GenAI – Create Demo Data

Generative AI can do a lot for me. Today I’ll share a common example with you where I use my Microsoft OpenAI chatbot to simplify my life. My common example is, I need demo data and my AI Assistant will help me to setup this data in seconds. Moreover, I will use my own copilot that I deployed some weeks ago as an Azure Web Application (read more: Using Azure OpenAI in Business). In detail, I need an excel file…

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