Azure Sphere is here – public preview and dev kits now available
It is my pleasure to announce the availability of the public preview of the Azure Sphere Security Service, Azure Sphere Operating System, and Visual Studio development experience.
Announcements
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Global scale AI with Azure Cognitive Services
To build an effective and scalable solution, developers need technology that can be deployed around the world and still provide results with high confidence.
Introducing the new HB and HC Azure VM sizes for HPC
We are excited to announce two additions to our H-series Azure virtual machines for High-Performance Computing (HPC).
Azure Cosmos DB – database for Intelligent Cloud – Intelligent Edge era
Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s globally distributed, multi-model database service for mission-critical workloads.
Announcing Azure Digital Twins: Create digital replicas of spaces and infrastructure using cloud, AI and IoT
For years now, our partners and customers have been using the Azure Internet of Things (IoT) platform to create breakthrough applications for a wide variety of industries.
Azure HDInsight brings next generation Apache Hadoop 3.0 and enterprise security to the cloud
Hadoop 3.0 is a major upgrade to the Hadoop stack enabling developers to build deep learning systems and business applications on top of very large datasets using the most modern compute infrastructure available in the cloud.
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, General Purpose tier general availability
We are excited to announce the upcoming general availability (GA) of the General Purpose service tier in Azure SQL Database Managed Instance on October 1, 2018!
Announcing public preview of Azure Front Door Services
Every day we see you, our customers, pushing the boundaries of availability, performance and scalability. We hear you asking not just for the ability to scale two times, five times, but 10 times and 100 times instantly, without sacrificing performance or security.
Announcing Ultra SSD – the next generation of Azure Disks technology (preview)
Our customers are moving their most demanding and mission critical workloads to the cloud. I am delighted to announce a new disk offering for the Microsoft Azure platform!
Microsoft 365 adds modern desktop on Azure
Today, we are announcing Windows Virtual Desktop, the best virtualized Windows and Office experience delivered on Azure.
Announcing the general availability of Azure IoT Central
Our quest to simplify IoT extends to customers who want to take advantage of IoT without knowing anything about the cloud. I am delighted to announce Azure IoT Central is now generally available.
Announcing general availability of Azure Cosmos DB reserved capacity
We are excited to announce the general availability of Azure Cosmos DB reserved capacity – expanding our commitment to making Cosmos DB the most cost-effective database for your modern scale-out workloads.