june 13 ai, data analytics, cloud, security
sports, gaming, media & entertainment, betting
This webinar starts with world renown gamer, esports broadcaster and Microsoft On-Line Gaming Director Jon Kefaloukos, discussing how Generative AI and Cloud Computing are accelerating game development and innovation, plus optimizing the performance, speed and reliability of multiplayer games, with hundreds of thousands, if not millions of simultaneous users. These insights - on designing an Integrated Cloud, AI and Application Architecture - are definitely applicable to use cases in Media & Entertainment Streaming, Betting/Gambling Platforms (especially during Super Bowl and Final Four), Sports and Arenas/Stadiums, and more.
His Microsoft colleague Scott Bounds, Senior Director for Data & AI, shares how Generative AI Solutions are revolutionizing the worlds of Sports and Betting, plus greatly enhancing the player, fan and user experience. For instance, see how GenAI models can instantly create customized videos of opposing teams, plus identify weaknesses and patterns.
Akshay Saxena and Ivo Janssen from AWS describes how their integrated Cloud/AI/Data solutions power so many innovative solutions in Media & Entertainment, from NFL NextGen Stats, to the PGA Tour instantly analyzing and distributing tournament video footage for greater fan engagement, to not just Amazon Prime but also other streaming platforms including Netflix, Fox and Peacock.
Peter Vint, Ph.D. from USA Volleyball discusses how they utilize technology to improve athlete performance - and increase the likelihood of winning Gold Medals at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
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1:05 Jon Kefaloukos, Strategic Partnerships Director, Azure Gaming Microsoft, plus Uthappa Kattera Chengappa, Lead Cloud Solution Architect, Gaming@Azure, Microsoft
Azure Cloud, Generative AI and OpenAI for Game Development: Explore some of the common challenges that game developers face today and how the Microsoft Cloud is trying to solve them. They will discuss topics such as cloud database scaling and monitoring with Azure, how to enable remote game development that can match the performance of on-desk workstations securely, how to acquire, provision and deploy large scale build/test farms for efficient game testing, how to securely use and scale with cloud-hosted storage, how to efficiently host performance-critical game servers & services in Azure, and how AI is making game developers more efficient & create new features responsibly with Azure Generative AI, OpenAI Service.
Attendees will leave this session with a high-level understanding of key use cases for Azure & Azure OpenAI in game development and areas in which Microsoft is focusing & investing to help them understand when/why to use Azure in building games. As noted above, insights from this session can be directly applied towards use cases in Media & Entertainment, Betting/Gambling, Sports and more.
1:35 Scott Bounds, Senior Director Data & AI, Microsoft
Odds in Your Favor: Harnessing Microsoft AI to Revolutionize Sports and Betting. Uncover how Microsoft's formidable Generative AI and cloud technologies are reshaping Sports and Betting.
Learn how Generative AI is revolutionizing sports, providing real-time data analytics for enhanced player/game strategies, increased athlete safety and continuous fan/viewer engagement.
Understand how AI-powered data analysis, seamlessly integrated with your current data storage, analytics and CRM solutions, are defining the future of betting/gambling.
2:00 Peter Vint, Ph.D., Chief of Sport, USA Volleyball
USA Volleyball Usage of Data/Analytics/AI to Improve Athlete Performance for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics: Learn how USA Volleyball Players, Coaches and Trainers are leveraging Generative AI, Data Analytics and the latest Software Tools, to increase their chances of winning a Golf Medal this summer.
2:30 AWS Keynote Presentation
Akshay Saxena, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS
Ivo Janssen, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS
Reinvent Sports, Gaming, Media & Entertainment: Sports, Gaming and Media & Entertainment customers face industry-wide transformation, with companies reinventing how they create content, optimize media supply chains, and compete for audience attention across streaming, broadcast, and direct-to-consumer platforms. AWS aligns the most purpose-built media and entertainment capabilities of any cloud against six solution areas to help customers transform the industry. With AWS, you can select the right tools and partners for your workloads to accelerate production launches, and see faster time to value.
Content Production
Media Supply Chain & Archive
Broadcast
Direct-to-Consumer & Streaming
Data Science & Analytics
Monetization