IBM Cloud Events

As technology grows and expands, businesses and customer responses to the market rapidly change. Studies and forecasts say that technologies such as Data Science, Cognitive Automation, IoT, and Blockchain will increasingly become a vital part of our lives.

The TechE thread is essentially an ideation and coding challenge revolving around these four technology themes: Data Science/Machine Learning; Internet of Things; Cognitive Automation; Blockchain. Below is the competition format for TechE:

Who can Participate?
This Contest is open only to contestants who are:
Currently pursuing full-time B.E/B.Tech (circuit and non-circuit branches) and are in their pre-final year of academic curriculum, M.E/M.Tech (Only CS and IT) who are also in their pre-final year of academic curriculum, and MCA students also in their pre-final year of academic curriculum (For e.g., for B.E/B.Tech which is a four-year course—only current third-year students will be eligible). The participation is only open to students from colleges from where Deloitte has received the database from the respective placement offices.

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Great Indian Developer Summit (GIDS) is the gold standard for India’s software developer ecosystem for gaining exposure to and evaluating new projects, tools, services, platforms, languages, software and standards.

GIDS in its eleventh edition will feature a convergence of eight conferences and a post conference deep dive in Bangalore.

GIDS.WEB and .MOBILE features technologies, platforms and business models to launch the next generation of successful web and mobile apps; GIDS.JAVA and .DYNAMIC LANGfeatures solid content from the world of core Java, development tools, server-side development and dynamic- and statically-typed languages to harness the full power of the JVM; GIDS.DATA and .CLOUD conferences cover the best and latest from the world of big data, data science and cloud computing; and GIDS.DEVOPS and .ARCHITECTURE feature the most relevant topics in the fields of software architecture and devops like continuous delivery and microservices. The post conference deep dive day GIDS.DEEPDIVE comprising of deep-dive sessions/workshops covering subject areas from tracks across the main conference.

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1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (North America)

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A replay of the presentation will be available for viewing on our YouTube Channel immediately after the call.

Get the code from the FfDL GitHub repository

Training deep neural network models requires a highly tuned system with the right combination of software, drivers, compute, memory, network, and storage resources.
Deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Caffe, Torch, Theano, and MXNet have contributed to the popularity of deep learning by reducing the effort and skills needed to design, train, and use deep learning models. Fabric for Deep Learning (FfDL, pronounced “fiddle”) provides a consistent way to run these deep-learning frameworks as a service on Kubernetes.

In this talk we will dive into the open source project FfDL. It uses a microservices architecture to reduce coupling between components, keep each component simple and as stateless as possible, isolate component failures, and allow each component to be developed, tested, deployed, scaled, and upgraded independently.

Presenters

• Animesh Singh is an STSM for IBM Watson and Cloud Platform, currently leading Machine Learning and Deep Learning initiatives. He has been with IBM for more than a decade and is currently working with communities to design and implement Deep Learning, Machine Learning frameworks.
• Atin Sood has been working with IBM for the last 10+ years leading technical teams across IBM focusing on scalable distributed systems and off late on scalable machine learning problems.
• Scott Boag has been working for the past 30 years in client-server applications, document exchange/transformation technologies, and computer language design and compilation. He is a developer on IBM’s Deep Learning Service offerings.
• Tommy Li is a software developer in IBM focusing on Cloud, Kubernetes, and Machine Learning. He is one of the Fabric for Deep Learning’s main contributors and worked on various developer code patterns on Kubernetes, Microservices, and Cognitive application.

Additional reading

• Read the IBM Code Pattern: Deploy and use a multi-framework deep learning platform on Kubernetes
• Ready the IBM Code Blog post: Democratize AI with Fabric for Deep Learning (FfDL)
• Visit the Ffdl IBM Code project pageFfDL IBM Code open project page
• Get started with Deep Learning as a Service within Watson Studio

The IBM Code Tech Talks are a series of calls and demos where IBM Code pattern project owners peel back the covers of their pattern projects, sharing functions, techniques, challenges, and goals.

The series is designed to help you understand more about the patterns currently on IBM Code, introduce you to the developers, communities, and ecosystems that are driving open source innovation at IBM, and help you discover opportunities to use and contribute to these projects and connect with the innovators and communities behind them.

To see previously recorded IBM Code Tech Talks, visit the IBM Code YouTube channel.

IBM Developer Day is a day long event designed for developers to enhance their skills and gain hands on experience with the latest technology in areas of Cloud, AI and Data Science. You will learn the latest IBM and Open Source technologies through hands-on workshops, sessions and lightning demos.
As a developer, you can look forward to:
*Discovering best practices for building Cloud native applications.
*Enhancing your skills in the area of emerging technologies by attending hands-on workshops.
*Meeting and interacting with the IBM Developer Advocates and other developers.

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Discover the untapped opportunities of applied AI
The Artificial Intelligence Conference delivers an unsurpassed depth and breadth in technical content—with a laser-sharp focus on the most important AI developments for business.
AI is finally moving from being the province of university labs to being a critical part of the software developer’s toolkit and a focus for mainstream companies. There is a growing—and urgent—need for information on applied AI, as opposed to the kind of research presented at academic conferences.

The AI Conference is where cutting-edge science meets new business implementation. It’s a deep dive into emerging AI techniques and technologies with a focus on how to use it in real-world implementations. You’ll dissect case studies, delve into the latest research, learn how to implement AI in your projects, share emerging best practices in intelligence engineering and applications, uncover AI’s limitations and untapped opportunities and anticipate how AI will change the business landscape.

IBM Speakers: Nick Pentreath, Principal Engineer, Spark Technology Center
David C Martin, IBM Watson and Cloud Platform

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Being cloud native requires a broad set of components and communities to work together and an architecture that departs from traditional enterprise application design. This is a very fragmented process and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation aims to help make it simpler to assemble these moving parts by driving alignment among technologies and platforms.

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon brings together leading contributors in cloud native applications and computing, containers, microservices, central orchestration processing, and related projects to further cloud native education. This summit provides a platform for showcasing a full range of technologies that support the cloud native ecosystem. Join CNCF’s hosted projects – Kubernetes, Prometheus, OpenTracing, Fluentd, Linkerd, gRPC, CoreDNS, containerd, rkt, and CNI – and help bring cloud native project communities together.

Who Should Attend

Application Developers
IT Operations
Technical Management
Line-of-Business (LOB) Leadership
End-users
Service Providers
CNCF Community Ambassadors
CNCF Contributors
Those looking to learn more about Cloud Native

Check out the schedule here

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Today Cloud is a real innovation driver, agile, scalable, and takes advantage of AI, Analytics, Blockchain, and IoT…to improve the competitive advantage. This innovation engine is based on renewable energy: data enables businesses to create new business models, provide new customer experiences, improve business agility, and stay one step ahead.

The agenda is composed of 3 highlights:
– An interactive & dynamic session with experts, customers testimonials, and round tables
– A “rotating” lunch organized by key topic that provides the opportunity to network with more experts & peers than in a classic set up lunch
– An exclusive tour of the Artists & Robots exhibition

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EUROPE’S LEADING CONGRESS FOR DEVELOPERS.
What is WeAreDevelopers all about? We are united tech professionals, empowered through code and as diverse as the languages we yield. In one of the leading startup capitals of Europe, the WeAreDevelopers World Congress brings together over 8,000 brightest minds in tech for an exciting event.

WHAT’S YOUR FLAVOR?
The WeAreDevelopers World Congress has something for everybody. We cover over 10 tracks to fit all tastes and tech stacks, with a variety of workshops, panels and keynotes to set you up with the knowledge and skills to excel in your career.

Speakers include:
Jonas Jacobi – Head of Developer Advocacy, Worldwide, IBM
Niklas Heidloff – Developer Advocate, IBM
Joe Sepi – NYC Lead Developer/Advocate, IBM

DEVELOPERS PLAYGROUND
At the WeAreDevelopers Congress you can enjoy all the new cutting edge technologies and take a sneak peak at the ideas of tomorrow, ranging from VR&AR to future robotics. Play and experiment with new and upcoming inventions that haven’t been released on the market yet.

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Are you an engineer who wants to design intelligent computer vision systems that learn from complex or large-scale datasets? Get the hands-on knowledge you need to develop deep learning computer vision applications—both on embedded systems and in the cloud—with TensorFlow, one of today’s most popular frameworks for deep learning.

Whether you want to get a rapid hands-on introduction to TensorFlow in our single-day course, or do a deep-dive intensive with our three-day program, we can help you get the skills you need.

Single-Day Course
Monday, May 21, 2018

For more information:
www.embedded-vision.com/tensorflow

The World of Cloud Computing
All in One Place!

Every Global 2000 enterprise in the world is now integrating cloud computing in some form into its IT development and operations. Midsize and small businesses are also migrating to the cloud in increasing numbers.

Companies are each developing their unique mix of cloud technologies and services, forming multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures and deployments across all major industries. Cloud-driven thinking has become the norm in financial services, manufacturing, telco, healthcare, transportation, energy, media, entertainment, retail and other consumer industries, and the public sector.

Cloud Expo is the single show where technology buyers and vendors can meet to experience and discuss cloud computing and all that it entails.

Cloud Expo offers a wide selection of more than 120 technical and strategic Industry Keynotes, General Sessions, Breakout Sessions, and signature Power Panels. The exhibition floor features exhibitors offering specific solutions and comprehensive strategies, and also features a Demo Theater that give attendees the opportunity to interact with technology providers.

In the most transformative technology shift since the personal computer and the Internet, it’s apparent that migrating business to the cloud has reached a tipping point, where it is no longer a trend but rather an absolute business requirement.

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We are excited to get back to our hometown of San Francisco and host 6,000 attendees for our largest DockerCon event to date.
DockerCon is where the container community comes to learn, belong,and collaborate. Attendees are a mix of developers, systems admins, and architects—from beginner, to intermediate, and advanced users—who are all looking to level up their skills and go home inspired.
The three-day conference provides talks by practitioners, hands-on labs, an expo of Docker ecosystem innovators, and a hallway track experience to share and learn with your peers. You can also attend the training and be certified while you are there.

WHY ATTEND DOCKERCON
• Learn how to bring modern techniques, constructs, and languages into your organization
• Network with thought leaders and contributors
• Explore content and activities for everyone; whether you are an open source developer or Enterprise systems architect,
DockerCon is your container conference.

KEYNOTES
Join Docker CEO, Steve Singh, and other Docker influencers and team as they discuss the State of Docker,
the latest product and ecosystem announcements, as well as Docker roadmap.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
DockerCon content is sorted into seven tracks including Black Belt, Customer Stories, Innovation, Using Docker,
Ecosystem, Community Theater, and more. Topics will range across all experience levels from beginner to advanced.

HALLWAY TRACK
Docker Hallway Track is an innovative platform that helps you find like-minded people to meet one-on-one and share
knowledge in a structured way, so you get tangible results from networking.

HANDS-ON LABS & WORKSHOPS
Hands-on Labs will provide conference attendees with the opportunity to gain experience with various Docker features
and use cases. Each lab runs around 45 minutes, covering both introductory and more advanced topics. Labs are selfpaced,
so attendees can learn at their own speed when they have time during the day. Conference attendees will also get
the opportunity to attend free 2 hours workshops. DockerCon is the best place to learn and share experiences with the industry’s greatest minds.

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