Azure Machine Learning 101, 
Renato Jović 
Senior Software Developer | Tagit Solutions Inc. 
renato@tagitinc.com
Agenda 
MACHINE LEARNING 
What and how? Types of ML? Examples of machine learning? 
AZURE MACHINE LEARNING 
Build ML models using Drag&Drop from your favorite browser. Too good to be true! 
DEMO #1 –Breast cancer prediction(Basicintroduction) 
DEMO #2 –Adultincomeprediction(API showcase) 
DEMO #3 –Azure ML lovesR(R script integration) 
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“A breakthrough in machine learning would be worth ten 
Microsofts” -Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft 
“Machine learning is the next Internet”-Tony Tether, former director, DARPA 
“Machine learning is the hot new thing” -John Hennessy, President, Stanford 
“Web rankings today are mostly a matter of machine learning” 
PrabhakarRaghavan, former Dir. Research, Yahoo 
“Machine learning is going to result in a real revolution” – 
Greg Papadopoulos, former CTO, Sun
What is Machine Learning? 
Machine learningis a scientific discipline that deals with the construction and study of algorithms that can learn from data. Such algorithms operate by building a model based on inputs and using that to make predictions or decisions, rather than following only explicitly programmed instructions. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning
What is Machine Learning? 
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-02-02/
Machine learning –all aroundus 
Stock market, temperature value predictions 
Weather forecast 
Web search and recomendations 
Face (object) recognition systems
Machine learning process
Classes of learning 
Classification 
Binary classification –yes/no, 1/0, male/female 
Multi-class classification –{A, B, C, D}, {1, 2}, {teacher, student} 
Regression 
Predict a real value –temperature, stock value... 
Ranking 
Order items by some criteria –web search 
Clustering 
Partition items into group –twitter posts
Machine Learning algorithms 
Neural networks –supervised learning
Machine Learning algorithms 
Decision trees –supervised learning
Machine Learning algorithms 
Clustering –unsupervised learning
Azure machine learning
Azure Machine Learning 
Newest Azure service which reduces complexity of Machine learning process and brings ML to broader audience 
Possibility to develop and put intoproduction ML models without writing line of code. 
Availabilityofmanytop of the classmachine learning algorithms (internally used at other Microsoft products) 
Easy ML model deployment and usage using restful API 
Easy collaboration on Azure Machine Learning projects 
Support for open source framework R
Azure Machine Learning workspace
Azure ML workflow 
•HDInsight 
•SQL Server VM 
•SQL DB 
•Blobs & tables 
•Local Files 
Publish API in minutes 
Devices Applications Dashboards 
Data 
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning 
API 
Storage space 
Web 
Microsoft Azure portal 
Workspace 
MLStudio 
Business problem 
Business value 
Modeling 
Deployment 
•Desktop files 
•Excel spreadsheet 
•Other data files on PC 
Cloud 
Local 
http://channel9.msdn.com/events/TechEd/Europe/2014/DBI-B218
DEMO time! 
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Resourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Machine_Learning_- _The_Complete_Guide 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/machinelearning/ http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/machine- learning/ 
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.pdf 
https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets.html
Q&A
Thank you! 
Email: renato@tagitinc.com 
Twitter: @rjovic

Azure Machine Learning 101

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    Azure Machine Learning101, Renato Jović Senior Software Developer | Tagit Solutions Inc. renato@tagitinc.com
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    Agenda MACHINE LEARNING What and how? Types of ML? Examples of machine learning? AZURE MACHINE LEARNING Build ML models using Drag&Drop from your favorite browser. Too good to be true! DEMO #1 –Breast cancer prediction(Basicintroduction) DEMO #2 –Adultincomeprediction(API showcase) DEMO #3 –Azure ML lovesR(R script integration) 1 2 3
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    “A breakthrough inmachine learning would be worth ten Microsofts” -Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft “Machine learning is the next Internet”-Tony Tether, former director, DARPA “Machine learning is the hot new thing” -John Hennessy, President, Stanford “Web rankings today are mostly a matter of machine learning” PrabhakarRaghavan, former Dir. Research, Yahoo “Machine learning is going to result in a real revolution” – Greg Papadopoulos, former CTO, Sun
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    What is MachineLearning? Machine learningis a scientific discipline that deals with the construction and study of algorithms that can learn from data. Such algorithms operate by building a model based on inputs and using that to make predictions or decisions, rather than following only explicitly programmed instructions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning
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    What is MachineLearning? http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-02-02/
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    Machine learning –allaroundus Stock market, temperature value predictions Weather forecast Web search and recomendations Face (object) recognition systems
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    Classes of learning Classification Binary classification –yes/no, 1/0, male/female Multi-class classification –{A, B, C, D}, {1, 2}, {teacher, student} Regression Predict a real value –temperature, stock value... Ranking Order items by some criteria –web search Clustering Partition items into group –twitter posts
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    Machine Learning algorithms Neural networks –supervised learning
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    Machine Learning algorithms Decision trees –supervised learning
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    Machine Learning algorithms Clustering –unsupervised learning
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    Azure Machine Learning Newest Azure service which reduces complexity of Machine learning process and brings ML to broader audience Possibility to develop and put intoproduction ML models without writing line of code. Availabilityofmanytop of the classmachine learning algorithms (internally used at other Microsoft products) Easy ML model deployment and usage using restful API Easy collaboration on Azure Machine Learning projects Support for open source framework R
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    Azure ML workflow •HDInsight •SQL Server VM •SQL DB •Blobs & tables •Local Files Publish API in minutes Devices Applications Dashboards Data Microsoft Azure Machine Learning API Storage space Web Microsoft Azure portal Workspace MLStudio Business problem Business value Modeling Deployment •Desktop files •Excel spreadsheet •Other data files on PC Cloud Local http://channel9.msdn.com/events/TechEd/Europe/2014/DBI-B218
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    Resourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book:Machine_Learning_- _The_Complete_Guide http://blogs.technet.com/b/machinelearning/http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/machine- learning/ http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.pdf https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets.html
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    Thank you! Email:renato@tagitinc.com Twitter: @rjovic