Microsoft Cognitive Services brings cloud AI to the enterprise
Artificial intelligence as a service eliminates the need for organizations to build the expensive and specialized infrastructure required to execute machine- and deep-learning algorithms. It also allows developers to use the same back-end code to provide AI features to Windows, iOS, Android and browser clients.
Most major cloud providers have a growing suite of AI-based capabilities, and Microsoft Cognitive Services is currently one of the largest. Here's an overview of the key features, integration options with other Azure services and usage scenarios.