Data professionals

With scale-out, client queries can be distributed among multiple query replicas in a query pool, reducing response times during high query workloads.

Announcing the Linux FUSE adapter for Blob Storage. Now you can mount a blob container on Linux and access via the Linux file system.

We are excited to announce that transactional replication to Azure SQL Database is now generally available (GA). This feature allows you to migrate your on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Databases with minimal downtime.

We are happy to announce the public preview of Cosmos DB in Azure Storage Explorer (ASE).

Microsoft is partnering with the U.S. Government in the journey to the cloud, providing both infrastructure (IaaS) and platform (PaaS) offerings to enable digital transformation. Our government customers are responsible for the most sensitive data and the most critical applications in the country.

Five highlights from last week in Azure for the week of October 9, 2017: IoT Updates, New previews, Azure Management Libraries for .NET v1.3, Cloud Platform Release Announcements, and Stuff to watch & listen.

Today, we are announcing the general availability of Bing Custom Search API and Bing Search API v7. Showcased at Microsoft Ignite 2017 just last month, these APIs are now both available on the Azure Portal.

We’re excited to announce the public preview of Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL in Canada (Central and East) and Brazil (Brazil South) data centers.

Last month we introduced the Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) format with Facebook to increase interoperability and reduce friction for developing and deploying AI. Since then we’ve talked with many companies that share our goals and recognize the benefits of the ONNX open ecosystem.

Today we’re excited and honored to be recognized for three Developer Satisfaction awards from SlashData, a leading analyst firm in the developer community.

Azure Files, the fully managed cloud file share service in Azure, extends the ability of organizations to share files across Azure VMs and on-premises clients.

We are excited to announce that SQL Server 2017 images on Linux and Windows are now available in the Azure Marketplace!