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Apache Airflow is an open source tool that can be used to programmatically author, schedule and monitor data pipelines using Python and SQL. Created at Airbnb as an open-source project in 2014, Airflow was brought into the Apache Software Foundation’s Incubator Program 2016 and announced as Top-Level Apache Project in 2019. It is used as a data orchestration solution, with over 140 integrations and community support.

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Azure Batch is cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management.

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In this episode Marco Mansi introduces Azure Batch, one of the "OG" services that has been around for a while on Microsoft Azure. This services is great for off-loading large workloads to the cloud and distribute them over many machines. With the power of containers, Azure Batch has become even more powerful. 

Marco will introduce the Azure Batch service and describe how he has used it in a real-world scenario to improve the performance of a batch process. After that he demonstrate how to use the service by converting a collection of text-files to audio. And he does it all from the Azure Cloud Shell.

00:00:16 Introduction
00:01:00 Real-world case
00:03:55 Azure Batch service introduction
00:08:18 Using containers
00:09:10 Batch Shipyard introduction
00:14:09 Demo
00:24:55 Low-priority (low cost) VMs
00:27:07 Logging and Monitoring
00:28:34 Demo continued
00:32:55 Wrap up

This video was made possible by Info Support (https://www.infosupport.com) and DotNed, the Dutch .NET Usergroup (https://www.dotned.nl).

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How to distribute large workloads using Azure Batch

Azure Batch with Docker demo

Introduction to Azure Batch

In recent years, R users have been increasingly exploring the use of deep learning methods to solve difficult problems from computer vision to natural language processing. However, developing deep learning models is a time-consuming and compute-intensive task. To obtain good performance on many datasets, it is necessary to test many combinations of network structures and hyperparameters. In this talk, we will discuss how Microsoft Azure Batch AI can be used to perform this tuning task at scale on clusters of GPU-enabled virtual machines in the cloud. Developers create a single R script to define tests of multiple different network configurations, using the popular deep learning frameworks mxnet or Keras. We explain how to build a simple Docker image that can be deployed across multiple machines and defines the necessary installation dependencies. Batch AI will scale VM clusters as necessary to parallelize the tasks and obtain the optimal network configuration efficiently, saving hours or even days of the developer’s time. We will demonstrate the value of Batch AI with a live demo of training a deep learning model, implemented in R, on the classic MNIST computer vision dataset.

Deep learning at scale with Azure Batch AI

4k Animation Rendered using Azure Batch

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Azure Batch Demo: Blender

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Instances for our clients are hosted on Azure. For our engineers that require access to Azure, I provide the necessary IT assistance. I am in charge of the configuration, access controls, and account locking. The infrastructure and instances under Azure are managed by our engineering staff. If your clientele does business with Microsoft or Azure, this is an indispensable tool.

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Pros and Cons

Possessing a number of different settings.
Making multiple teams.
Reduced difficulty in writing programs.

Things done well

The user interface, in my opinion, might need further clarification.
Any situation where a user's password has to be reset would benefit from this feature.
Any accounts that were accidentally established more than once may be transferred over quickly and easily.

Things done poorly

To better serve their consumers, businesses that often interact with those clients who rely on Microsoft's software products may consider migrating to Azure. This program would be useful in any installation of a Microsoft product or suite that necessitates a test of the target environment. It is simple to maintain and implement, making it an ideal IT backbone. If a client doesn't have any use for this particular instrument, it's not going to be of any benefit to them.

After initial setup, we now have significantly less time spent processing data.
The automation of data formatting and display after processing is exciting because it frees us to focus on the data itself.
Since using Batch, we have significantly decreased the number of items we previously utilized.

Return on Investment

Both are excellent resources that successfully deliver the promised benefits. Two rival businesses, each with its own distinct culture and set of goals. As far as IT assistance goes, I find Azure's user interface to be slightly more intuitive. Both resources are valuable and have their advantages and disadvantages. Both are crucial if you run a fast-paced business with a large consumer base.

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Azure Backup, Azure App Service, AWS Auto Scaling, GitHub

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AudioCodes Software-Defined Voice Network (SDvN)

We use Azure batch in order to compare our measurements with the measurement of other labs, organizations and farms. <br>It allows us to carry out analysis on all the separate data sets independently and then combine it all afterwards. We are also working on having it take the next step to visualize the data and then share it automatically.

We use Azure batch in order to compare our measurements with the measurement of other labs, organizations and farms. 
It allows us to carry out analysis on all the separate data sets independently and then combine it all afterwards. We are also working on having it take the next step to visualize the data and then share it automatically.

Ease of scripting
Scheduling
Combination of Data Sets

It would be great to see it head right into the visualizations, but, of course, that requires, for us, a separate set of steps anyway
Some data preparation is necessary prior to computing and that can be klunky
More GUI

It is well suited for computing against various data sets that may be similar in content but contained in different arrays and combinations.
It is well suited for scheduling the computing time.
It is well suited for working with teams of programmers or analysts at different locations.

It is less appropriate when the data sets have not been normalized beforehand - but this is more of a staging issue rather than anything about the software.

After setting things up we have reduced time in running all of the processing
It is promising in allowing us to concentrate on the data rather than the formatting and presentation that can all be automated after it has been processed
We have reduced the number of products we used before adopting Batch

Azure Batch proved superior for ease of use and cost.

We selected Azure Batch because it was an extension for skills we already had in house.
Azure Batch allowed us to work with our already existing tools and we were able to take advantage of various elements of those tools that heretofore we were unable to do.

Microsoft Teams, AudioCodes Software-Defined Voice Network (SDvN), Yealink Conference Phones

Azure Batch 2022-06-14 12:47:39

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Azure Batch

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What is Azure Batch?

It's a great tool for organizing your computer time.

Batch Ready!

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