Category: AI + Machine Learning • 4 min read
We are excited to introduce Phi-3, a family of small open models with the capability of 10 times larger models, developed by Microsoft and optimized for Azure AI.
Announcements, Azure NetApp Files, Storage
Published • 3 min read
Today, I’m excited to announce the general availability of Azure NetApp Files, the industry’s first bare-metal cloud file storage and data management service. Azure NetApp Files is an Azure first-party service for migrating and running the most demanding enterprise file-workloads in the cloud including databases, SAP, and high-performance computing applications with no code changes.
Best practices, Cost Management, Management and Governance
Published • 2 min read
It’s common for enterprises to run workloads on more than one cloud provider; however, adopting a multi-cloud strategy comes with complexities like handling different cost models, varying billing cycles, and different cloud designs that can be difficult to navigate across multiple dashboards and views.
Published • 3 min read
New HPC-targeted cloud virtual machines are first to scale to 10,000 cores. Azure Virtual Machine HB-series are the first on the public cloud to scale a MPI-based high performance computing (HPC) job to 10,000 cores. This level of scaling has long been considered the realm of only the world’s most powerful and exclusive supercomputers, but now is available to anyone using Azure.
Azure Monitor, Best practices, DevOps
Published • 4 min read
Logs are critical for many scenarios in the modern digital world. They are used in tandem with metrics for observability, monitoring, troubleshooting, usage and service level analytics, auditing, security, and much more. Any plan to build an application or IT environment should include a plan for logs.
Digital Twins, How to, Internet of Things
Published • 5 min read
This post is the fourth in a four-part series designed to help companies maximize their ROI on IoT. In this fourth and final post, we will offer fresh thinking on what innovation could look like for your company.
Azure Policy, Azure Security Center, Management and Governance, Security
Published • 2 min read
oday, I’m excited to share our ability to support US Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High impact level FedRAMP services with the extension of FedRAMP High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) to all of our Azure public regions in the United States.
Azure IoT Hub, Customer stories, Internet of Things
Published • 3 min read
Wipro in partnership with Microsoft developed Titan Secure, a digital supply chain and anti-counterfeiting platform. The platform was built with Microsoft Azure Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and helps companies reduce counterfeit drugs and cold chain product wastage.
AI + Machine Learning, Azure Machine Learning
Published • 3 min read
During Microsoft Build we announced the preview of the visual interface for Azure Machine Learning service. This new drag-and-drop workflow capability in Azure Machine Learning service simplifies the process of building, testing, and deploying machine learning models for customers who prefer a visual experience to a coding experience.
Analytics, Announcements, Azure HDInsight
Published • 3 min read
We are excited to announce the General Availability of the autoscale feature for Azure HDInsight. This feature enables enterprises to become more productive and cost-efficient by automatically scaling clusters up or down based on the load or a customized schedule.
Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Hybrid + Multicloud, Microsoft Azure portal
Published • 4 min read
News and updates from Azure SQL Database Edge, Azure portal updates, and Azure Cosmos DB.