Announcing Global Acceleration Program for RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure
SAP and Microsoft are excited to announce a global program, the SAP RISE Acceleration Program.
Announcements
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Innovating in line with the European Union’s AI Act
As our Microsoft AI Tour reached Brussels, Paris, and Berlin recently, we met with European organizations that were energized by the possibilities of our latest AI technologies and engaged in deployment projects.
Azure Storage—A look back and a look forward
Microsoft has been at the forefront of groundbreaking AI solutions, empowering end customers, developers and IT Professionals in the cloud while accelerating enterprise migrations to Azure.
Explore the business case for responsible AI in new IDC whitepaper
Read the new whitepaper from IDC and Microsoft for guidance on building trustworthy AI and how businesses benefit from using AI responsibly.
Microsoft Cost Management—2024 year in review
Introduction The year 2024 was all about accelerating advancements in AI technologies with improved and much more powerful language models, agent eco-systems and accompanying tools to build them, and of course advancements in the silicon layer.
Announcing the o1 model in Azure OpenAI Service: Multimodal reasoning with “astounding” analysis
We are pleased to announce that the o1 model is coming soon to Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. This multimodal model brings advanced reasoning capabilities and improvements that will significantly enhance your AI applications and solutions.
Geocoding: The first step towards unlocking location intelligence
Microsoft Azure Maps is a collection of mapping and location APIs that enable enterprises to add location intelligence into their solutions.
Microsoft Cost Management updates—November 2024
At Microsoft Ignite, we announced key product updates to enable your FinOps journey.
Scale your AI transformation with a powerful, secure, and adaptive cloud infrastructure
At Microsoft Ignite, we’re introducing significant updates across our entire cloud and AI infrastructure.
The next wave of Azure innovation: Azure AI Foundry, intelligent data, and more
News and advancements from Microsoft Ignite to showcase our commitment to your success in this dynamic era. Let’s get started.
Microsoft is a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Application Platform
We are excited to share that Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Application Platform. In this report, Gartner placed Microsoft furthest in Completeness of Vision.
Enhance the security and operational capabilities of your Azure Kubernetes Service with Advanced Container Networking Services, now generally available
With the increased adoption of cloud-native technologies, containers and Kubernetes have become the backbone of modern application deployments. Microservices-based container workloads are easier to scale, more portable, and resource-efficient.