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Thought leadership September 3 5 min read

Enterprise AI transformation relies on the end-to-end platform: Azure was built for this moment

The recognition for Microsoft over the past couple of weeks comes down to models, infrastructure, data, applications, and developer tools working as one system when AI moves into production.
Announcements September 3 4 min read

GPT-6 Astra: Frontier intelligence for work, now generally available in Microsoft Foundry

GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI’s newest frontier model, begins rolling out today through the Microsoft Foundry Limited Access Program, with availability expanding to participating customers over the coming days.
Thought leadership August 31 5 min read

Inside Microsoft’s marketing team: Scaling expertise with AI

AI is helping organizations meet high expectations as markets change quickly and technology advances at a rapid pace.
Best practices August 27 6 min read

Managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL: Key benefits and trade-offs

Compare managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL across cost, control, security, resilience, scalability, and operational effort.
Thought leadership August 25 6 min read

The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane

Organizations need protection that operates in the gap between discovery and remediation.
Thought leadership August 12 7 min read

The Economics of Agent Optimization: From pilots to measurable returns

Learn how AI cost management helps organizations move from AI pilots to measurable ROI through greater visibility, governance, and optimization.
Announcements August 6 5 min read

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Code Modernization Tools

GitHub Copilot and Azure are helping organizations modernize legacy applications, reduce technical debt, and prepare for AI innovation.
Customer stories July 23 5 min read

AT&T and Microsoft scale trillion-token workloads with Microsoft Foundry and AMD

AT&T processed approximately one trillion tokens while developing OTel2.
Thought leadership July 15 5 min read

Azure Databricks delivers proven business value

Microsoft Azure Databricks delivers the first-party advantage of Databricks on Microsoft—and for customers, that advantage shows up as real, measurable value.
Announcements July 9 9 min read

GPT-5.6 now available in Microsoft Foundry

Introducing OpenAI’s latest frontier model series, the Asia Pacific Data Zone, and product agent capabilities, all generally available in Microsoft Foundry.
Thought leadership July 8 6 min read

Built to bounce back: How Azure resiliency evolved

Cloud resiliency is about ensuring systems can adapt, recover, and keep functioning within real-world constraints.
Thought leadership July 7 5 min read

External key management for Azure Managed HSM is now in public preview

Azure Key Vault Managed Hardware Security Module (HSM) provides strong sovereignty over your encryption keys.

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