# "Hot Topic" How-To Links {#openvino_docs_how_tos_how_to_links}

## Blogs & Articles

* [Maximize CPU Inference Performance with Improved Threads and Memory Management in Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit](https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2020/03/maximize-cpu-inference-performance-with-improved-threads-and-memory-management-in-intel-distribution-of-openvino-toolkit/)
* [Simplifying Cloud to Edge AI Deployments with the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit, Microsoft Azure, and ONNX Runtime](https://www.intel.ai/microsoft-azure-openvino-toolkit/#gs.11oa13)
* [Streamline your Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit development with Deep Learning Workbench](https://www.intel.ai/openvino-dlworkbench/#gs.wwj3bq)
* [Enhanced Low-Precision Pipeline to Accelerate Inference with OpenVINO Toolkit](https://www.intel.ai/open-vino-low-precision-pipeline/)
* [Improving DL Performance Using Binary Convolution Support in OpenVINO Toolkit](https://www.intel.ai/binary-convolution-openvino)
* [Automatic Multi-Device Inference with the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit](https://www.intel.ai/automatic-multi-device-inference-with-intel-distribution-of-openvino-toolkit/)
* [CPU Inference Performance Boost with “Throughput” Mode in the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit](https://www.intel.ai/cpu-inference-performance-boost-openvino/)
* [Introducing int8 quantization for fast CPU inference using OpenVINO](https://www.intel.ai/introducing-int8-quantization-for-fast-cpu-inference-using-openvino/)
* [Accelerate Vision-based AI with Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit](https://www.intel.ai/accelerate-vision-based-ai-with-intel-distribution-of-openvino-toolkit/)

## Custom Layers Guide
To learn about what is *custom layers* and how to work with them in the Deep Learning Deployment Toolkit, see the [Custom Layers Guide](../HOWTO/Custom_Layers_Guide.md).
 
## Introducing OpenVINO™ and Computer Vision | IoT Developer Show Season 2 | Intel Software

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/M6Nyh2JDLQs/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Nyh2JDLQs)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M6Nyh2JDLQs" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>


## OpenVINO™ Toolkit and Two Hardware Development Kits | IoT Developer Show Season 2 | Intel Software

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GtJPBYjuyVU/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtJPBYjuyVU)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GtJPBYjuyVU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>


## Intel Demonstration of High Performance Vision Deployment - The OpenVINO Toolkit in Action

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1_iI_4Zgufw/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_iI_4Zgufw)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1_iI_4Zgufw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>


## Computer Vision at the Edge with OpenVINO by Krishnakumar Shetti at ODSC_India

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RfRCrq35LXg/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfRCrq35LXg)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RfRCrq35LXg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>


## Model optimizer concept

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Kl1ptVb7aI8/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl1ptVb7aI8)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kl1ptVb7aI8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>


## Computer Vision with Intel

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FZZD4FCvO9c/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZZD4FCvO9c)
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FZZD4FCvO9c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>


## Case Studies

|| Link to tutorial |
|:---:|:---:|
|![dl_healthcare]"" | [Deep Learning for Healthcare Imaging](https://ai.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2018/03/IntelSWDevTools_OptimizeDLforHealthcare.pdf) |
|![performance-boost-dl]"" | [Performance Boost for a Deep Learning Algorithm](https://software.intel.com/en-us/download/geovision-case-study) |
|![digital-security-surveillance]"" | [Digital Security & Surveillance Solutions](https://software.intel.com/en-us/download/agent-vi-case-study) |
|![robotics-with-AI]"" | [Robotics with AI for Industry 4.0](https://software.intel.com/en-us/download/intel-vision-accelerator-design-products-intel-nexcom-solution-brief) |
|![people-counter-syestem]"" | [People Counter Reference Implementation](https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/iot-reference-implementation-people-counter) |

[dl_healthcare]: ../img/DL-for-Healthcare-Imaging.jpg
[performance-boost-dl]: ../img/performance-boost-DL-algorithm.jpg
[digital-security-surveillance]: ../img/digital-security-surveillance.jpg
[robotics-with-AI]: ../img/robotics-with-AI.jpg
[people-counter-syestem]: ../img/people-counter-syestem.jpg