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.
Published • 1 min read
Standing up a data pipeline for the first time can be a challenge and decisions you make at the start of a project can limit your choices long after the initial deployment has been rolled out. Often what is needed is a playground in which to learn about and evaluate the available options and capabilities in the solution space.
Analytics, Announcements, Azure HDInsight, Developer Tools, SDKs
Published • 2 min read
We are pleased to announce the general availability of the new Azure HDInsight management SDKs for .NET, Python, and Java.
Azure confidential ledger, Databases, Industry trends
Published • 2 min read
Today’s announcement of the Token Taxonomy Initiative (TTI) is a milestone in the maturity of the blockchain industry. The initiative brings together some of the most important blockchain platforms from the Ethereum ecosystem, Hyperledger and IBM, Intel, R3, and Digital Asset in a joint effort to establish a common taxonomy for tokens.
Announcements, Azure App Service, Azure Blueprints, Azure Policy, Management and Governance, Security
Published • 4 min read
Today we’re announcing a significant milestone in serving our mission customers from cloud to edge with the initial availability of two new Azure Government Secret regions, now in private preview and pending accreditation.
Announcements, Container Services, Containers
Published • 1 min read
Azure and Sylabs announced today a new collaboration which enables Singularity container images to be stored in registries supporting the Open Container Initiative (OCI) Distribution Specification. Singularity version 3.0 defines a new secure Singularity Image Format (SIF).
Application Gateway, Networking
Published • 3 min read
We are pleased to share the capability to rewrite HTTP headers in Azure Application Gateway. With this, you can add, remove, or update HTTP request and response headers while the request and response packets move between the client and backend application.
Best practices, Microsoft Sentinel, Security
Published • 2 min read
As cyberattacks become more complex and harder to detect. The traditional correlation rules of a SIEM are not enough, they are lacking the full context of the attack and can only detect attacks that were seen before. This can result in false negatives and gaps in the environment. In addition, correlation rules require significant maintenance and customization since they may provide different results based on the customer environment.
Azure Blob Storage, Best practices, Storage
Published • 2 min read
AzCopy v10 (Preview) now supports Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 as a data source. You can now copy an entire AWS S3 bucket, or even multiple buckets, to Azure Blob Storage using AzCopy.
Analytics, Announcements, Azure HDInsight
Published • 4 min read
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Apache Hadoop 3.0 on Azure HDInsight. In partnership with Cloudera, Microsoft Azure is the first cloud provider to offer customers the benefit of the latest innovations in the most popular open source analytics projects, with unmatched scalability, flexibility, and security.
AI + Machine Learning, QnA Maker
Published • 3 min read
The QnA Maker service lets you easily create and manage a knowledge base from your data, including FAQ pages, support URLs, PDFs, and doc files. You can test and publish your knowledge base and then connect it to a bot using a bot framework sample or template.