Introducing Garnet – an open-source, next-generation, faster cache-store for accelerating applications and services

Researchers at Microsoft have been working for nearly a decade to address the increasing demand for data storage mechanisms to support the rapid advances in interactive web applications and services. Our new cache-store system called Garnet, which offers several advantages over legacy cache-stores, has been deployed in multiple use cases at Microsoft, such as those in the Windows & Web Experiences Platform, Azure Resource Manager, and Azure  

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Model-View-Controller (MVC) in Python Web Apps: Explained With Lego

If you’re curious about web development, then you’ve likely encountered the abbreviation MVC, which stands for Model-View-Controller. You may know that it’s a common design pattern that’s fundamental to many Python web frameworks and even desktop applications. But what exactly does it mean? If you’ve had a hard time wrapping your head around the concept, then keep on reading. In this tutorial, you’ll: Approach understanding the MVC pattern through a Lego-based analogy Learn what models, views, and controllers are conceptually […]

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Exploring how context, culture, and character matter in avatar research

This research paper was presented at the IEEE VR Workshop Series on Animation in Virtual and Augmented Environments (opens in new tab) (ANIVAE 2024), the premier series on 3D content creation for simulated training in extended reality. Face-to-face communication is changing, moving beyond physical interaction to include video conferencing and AR/VR platforms, where the participants are represented by avatars. Sophisticated avatars, animated through motion tracking, can realistically  

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The Da Vinci Code of Data: Mastering The Data Science Mind Map

Data Science embodies a delicate balance between the art of visual storytelling, the precision of statistical analysis, and the foundational bedrock of data preparation, transformation, and analysis. The intersection of these domains is where true data alchemy happens – transforming and interpreting data to tell compelling stories that drive decision-making and knowledge discovery. Just as Leonardo da Vinci masterfully blended scientific observation with artistic genius, we will explore how the art of storytelling in data science can illuminate insights with […]

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Visualizing Data in Python With Seaborn

If you have some experience using Python for data analysis, chances are you’ve produced some data plots to explain your analysis to other people. Most likely you’ll have used a library such as Matplotlib to produce these. If you want to take your statistical visualizations to the next level, you should master the Python seaborn library to produce impressive statistical analysis plots that will display your data. Before you start, you should familiarize yourself with the Jupyter Notebook data analysis […]

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Finding Value with Data: The Cohesive Force Behind Luxury Real Estate Decisions

The real estate industry is a vast network of stakeholders including agents, homeowners, investors, developers, municipal planners, and tech innovators, each bringing unique perspectives and objectives to the table. Within this intricate ecosystem, data emerges as the critical element that binds these diverse interests together, facilitating collaboration and innovation. PropTech, or Property Technology, illustrates this synergy by applying information technology to real estate, transforming how properties are researched, bought, sold, and managed through the power of data science. From its […]

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Python Basics Exercises: Dictionaries

In plain English, a dictionary is a book containing the definitions of words. Each entry in a dictionary has two parts: the word being defined, and its definition. Python dictionaries, like lists and tuples, store a collection of objects. However, instead of storing objects in a sequence, dictionaries hold information in pairs of data called key-value pairs. That is, each object in a dictionary has two parts: a key and a value. Each key is assigned a single value, which […]

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Python News: What’s New From February 2024

As February takes a rare leap forward with an extra day this year, the Python community followed suit! Python versions 3.12 and 3.11 receive a security fix, and CPython source distributions now document the software supply chain to allow for a more effective vulnerability detection. Another Rust-based tool makes its way into the Python ecosystem, promising exciting improvements to the existing package management system. Looking ahead, the reveal of the PyCon US 2024 schedule gives us a glimpse into the […]

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Scaling early detection of esophageal cancer with AI

Microsoft Research and Cyted have collaborated to build novel AI models (opens in new tab) to scale the early detection of esophageal cancer. The AI-supported methods demonstrated the same diagnostic performance as the existing manual workflow, potentially reducing the pathologist’s workload by up to 63%. Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide, in part because this disease  

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Harmonizing Data: A Symphony of Segmenting, Concatenating, Pivoting, and Merging

In the world of data science, where raw information swirls in a cacophony of numbers and variables, lies the art of harmonizing data. Like a maestro conducting a symphony, the skilled data scientist orchestrates the disparate elements of datasets, weaving them together into a harmonious composition of insights. Welcome to a journey where data transcends mere numbers and, instead, transforms into a vibrant melody of patterns and revelations. Let’s explore the intricacies of segmenting, concatenating, pivoting, and merging data using […]

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