Claude Sonnet 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry-Frontier Performance for Scale
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is available today in Microsoft Foundry, and it is designed for teams who want frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work at scale.
Announcements
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Agentic cloud operations: A new way to run the cloud
While today’s cloud delivers extraordinary flexibility, the rapid growth of modern applications and AI workloads has introduced levels of scale and complexity that traditional operations were not designed for.
Claude Opus 4.6: Anthropic’s powerful model for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows is now available in Microsoft Foundry
With Claude Opus 4.6 now available in Microsoft Foundry, developers can delegate complex tasks end‑to‑end and trust the AI to execute independently in production.
Enhanced storage resiliency with Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant serviceÂ
Data resiliency is no longer optional—it is the foundation that keeps mission‑critical applications running, teams productive, and compliance intact. Organizations must ensure continuous data availability and zero data loss to meet stringent regulatory and audit standards.
PostgreSQL on Azure supercharged for AI
From GitHub Copilot AI assistance to built-in model management, Azure is helping devs and enterprises unlock the full potential of PostgreSQL.
Maia 200: The AI accelerator built for inference
Today, we’re proud to introduce Maia 200, a breakthrough inference accelerator engineered to dramatically improve the economics of AI token generation.
Bridging the gap between AI and medicine: Claude in Microsoft Foundry advances capabilities for healthcare and life sciences customers
We’re excited to announce that Anthropic has added new tools, connectors, and skills that allow Claude in Microsoft Foundry to bring advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and model intelligence purpose built for healthcare and life sciences industries.
Microsoft’s strategic AI datacenter planning enables seamless, large-scale NVIDIA Rubin deployments
CES 2026 showcases the arrival of the NVIDIA Rubin Platform, along with Azure’s proven readiness for deployment.
Introducing GPT-5.2 in Microsoft Foundry: The new standard for enterprise AI
Discover GPT‑5.2 in Microsoft Foundry—the next standard for enterprise AI. Learn how advanced reasoning, agentic execution, and compliance-ready features empower developers and technical leaders.
Introducing Mistral Large 3 in Microsoft Foundry:Â Open, capable, and ready for production workloads
Explore Mistral Large 3 in Azure—open-source, long-context, multimodal AI built for reliable enterprise workloads.
Azure networking updates on security, reliability, and high availability
The cloud landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by the exponential growth of AI workloads.
Introducing Claude Opus 4.5 in Microsoft Foundry
Announcing Anthropic’s newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, in Microsoft Foundry. Opus 4.5 is now available in public preview in Microsoft Foundry, GitHub Copilot paid plans, and Microsoft Copilot Studio.