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.
Announcements
Stay informed with the latest breakthroughs and innovations in cloud technology, directly from the experts at Microsoft Azure. Our announcements section is your go-to source for new features and pathways to empower your digital transformation.
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.
Unlocking the future: Azure networking updates on security, reliability, and high availability
Our latest enhancements strengthen core network capabilities for mission-critical applications running in the cloud.
Discover innovative AI solutions with the Microsoft commercial marketplace
As organizations embrace AI transformation, they are searching for next-generation applications that deliver real business value. McKinsey estimates that 67% of organizations will invest more in AI over the next three years.
Announcing the availability of Azure OpenAI Data Zones and latest updates from Azure AI
Summarizing new capabilities this month across Azure AI portfolio that provide greater choices and flexibility to build and scale AI solutions.