Accelerate supercomputing in the cloud with Cray ClusterStor
We’re excited to announce Cray ClusterStor in Azure, a dedicated solution to accelerate data processing of the most complex HPC jobs running in Azure.
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Securing Azure SQL Databases with managed identities just got easier
We are happy to share the second preview release of the Azure Services App Authentication library, version 1.2.0. This release enables simple and seamless authentication to Azure SQL Database for existing .NET applications with no code changes – only configuration changes!
Optimize performance using Azure Database for PostgreSQL Recommendations
You no longer have to be a database expert to optimize your database. Make your job easier and start taking advantage of Azure Database for PostgreSQL Recommendation for Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL today.
Dear Spark developers: Welcome to Azure Cognitive Services
Today at Spark AI Summit 2019, we’re excited to introduce a new set of models in the SparkML ecosystem that make it easy to leverage the Azure Cognitive Services at terabyte scales.
5 tips to get more out of Azure Stream Analytics Visual Studio Tools
Azure Stream Analytics tools for Visual Studio make it easier for you to develop, manage, and test Stream Analytics jobs.
Governance setting for cache refreshes from Azure Analysis Services
Data visualization and consumption tools over Azure Analysis Services (Azure AS) sometimes store data caches to enhance report interactivity for users. The Power BI service, for example, caches dashboard tile data and report data for initial load for Live Connect reports.
Spark + AI Summit – Developing for the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge
We are truly at a unique tipping point in the history of technology. The pace of growth is more rapid than ever before, with estimates of more than 150B connected devices and data growth up to 175 Zettabytes by 2025.
Azure SQL Data Warehouse reserved capacity and software plans now generally available
We’re excited to share more ways to optimize your Azure costs. Today we are releasing the general availability of Azure SQL Data Warehouse reserved capacity and software plans for RedHat Enterprise Linux and SUSE.
Manage Azure HDInsight clusters using .NET, Python, or Java
We are pleased to announce the general availability of the new Azure HDInsight management SDKs for .NET, Python, and Java.
Microsoft driving standards for the token economy with the Token Taxonomy Framework
Today’s announcement of the Token Taxonomy Initiative (TTI) is a milestone in the maturity of the blockchain industry.
Move your data from AWS S3 to Azure Storage using AzCopy
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.
QnA Maker updates – April 2019
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.