Microsoft Azure Zürich User Group

IN-PERSON Christmas Gettogether at Frau Gerolds Wintergarten

In order to close the year 2024, we would like to invite you all to a Christmas Gathering in Frau Gerolds Wintergarten.
We have a reservation and will provide some snacks.
There are plenty of options for drinks and food, but they need to be ordered (and paid for) individually.

There is no agenda, just food, drinks and people. 🌞

The event takes place outdoors (covered if the weather is bad), so dress accordingly.

Seats are limited, so please reserve asap and cancel if you cannot make it. Thanks!

We look forward to meeting you one last time this year!
Happy Holidays!
Manu & Thomas

Please reserve a seat and cancel if you cannot make it. Thank you!

IN-PERSON meetup at Digicomp

Note: This meetup takes place on the 4th floor!

Please note:

• Please do only reserve a seat, if you really plan to attend.
• Seats are not limited. No need to "block" a seat.
• If you will attend, please register quickly
• Please unregister if you cannot make it.

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AGENDA

• 18:00 Welcome
• 18:05 Session 1: TBD
• 19:00 Drinks, Food and Networking
• 19:30 Session 2: "Small is beautiful - Small Language Models for Efficient AI Solutions" by Filip W.
• 20:30 end

Session 1: TBD

Session 2: "Small is beautiful - Small Language Models for Efficient AI Solutions" by Filip W.

In this session, we’ll take a deeper dive into the world of Small Language Models (SLMs), efficient and privacy-conscious alternatives to traditional LLMs. These compact models enable powerful AI applications with lower operational costs and the flexibility for fully local inference—perfect for anyone looking to reduce computational hunger without sacrificing performance.
We’ll spotlight Microsoft’s Phi family of models, exploring their versatility across language tasks with (relatively) small resource demands. From local development scenarios to deployment on Azure, you’ll discover how SLMs can deliver big benefits on a small scale. We’ll also look at embedded use cases, where these models can run entirely within a mobile or self-hosted app, maximizing privacy and performance in an efficient package.

About Filip: Filip is a Microsoft MVP for AI Services

The event is, as always, free of charge and held in English.

Please reserve a seat and cancel if you cannot make it. Thank you!

This event is sponsored by Digicomp
Thanks a lot for supporting the Swiss Azure Community!