Summary

In this chapter, we discussed the current offerings of Cognitive Services from Azure, with an explanation of how each of the services can be used. We explored many examples from various industries and practical applications of the services that hopefully set a foundation for ways the services can be used. Although not all services are covered, later chapters in this book will give a deep dive into actual implementation steps for deploying the services and building use cases. The complete examples will help provide context for the use case that you want to build and help provide the best possible value for your organization.

These services change frequently. Many will have features added and dropped or enhanced and deprecated. This is the nature of technology and, largely, those decisions are made based on the value of the offering. Commonly, the services will be looked at based on the adoption rate compared to other services and how expensive it is to maintain. Be mindful...