Microsoft Cost Management updates—July & August 2025
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Announcements
Stay informed with the latest breakthroughs and innovations in cloud technology, directly from the experts at Microsoft Azure. Our announcements section is your go-to source for new features and pathways to empower your digital transformation.
Microsoft is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms
We’re proud to announce that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms for a second year in a row, and the furthest to the right in Completeness of Vision.
Microsoft is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management
We’re proud to announce that Microsoft has once again been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management, for the third year in a row.
GPT-5 in Azure AI Foundry: The future of AI apps and agents starts here
Today, we’re announcing general availability of OpenAI’s new flagship, GPT-5, in Azure AI Foundry. This is more than a new model release; it is the most powerful large language model (LLM) ever released across key benchmarks.
Introducing Azure Storage Discovery: Transform data management with storage insights
We are excited to announce the public preview of Azure Storage Discovery, a fully managed service that provides you enterprise-wide visibility into your Azure Blob Storage data estate.
OpenAI’s open‑source model: gpt‑oss on Azure AI Foundry and Windows AI Foundry
With the launch of OpenAI’s gpt‑oss models—its first open-weight release since GPT‑2—we’re giving developers and enterprises unprecedented ability to run, adapt, and deploy OpenAI models entirely on their own terms.
Project Flash update: Advancing Azure Virtual Machine availability monitoring
Flash enables rapid detection of issues originating from the Azure platform, helping teams respond quickly to infrastructure-related disruptions.
Microsoft Azure AI Foundry Models and Microsoft Security Copilot achieve ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification
Microsoft has achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification—a globally recognized standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems for both Azure AI Foundry Models and Microsoft Security Copilot.
Reasoning reimagined: Introducing Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning
Unlock faster, efficient reasoning with Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning—optimized for edge, mobile, and real-time applications.
Introducing Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Announcing the public preview of Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry—an API and SDK-based offering of OpenAI’s advanced agentic research capability.
Introducing Azure Accelerate: Fueling transformation with experts and investments across your cloud and AI journey
Azure Accelerate is a simplified offering designed to fuel transformation with experts and investments across the cloud and AI journey.
Celebrating innovation, scale, and real-world impact with Serverless Compute on Azure
We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft has been recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Serverless Development Platforms, Q2 2025.