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Thought leadership July 8 6 min read

Built to bounce back: How Azure resiliency evolved

Cloud resiliency is about ensuring systems can adapt, recover, and keep functioning within real-world constraints.

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Thought leadership July 7 5 min read

External key management for Azure Managed HSM is now in public preview

Azure Key Vault Managed Hardware Security Module (HSM) provides strong sovereignty over your encryption keys.

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Thought leadership July 2 9 min read

Meet Brain: The AI system behind Azure reliability

Learn how Microsoft is building a digital twin of Azure Service Health and why it changes how hyperscale operates.

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Thought leadership June 30 6 min read

Azure IaaS: How to design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure for long-term cost efficiency

As organizations modernize infrastructure, migrate mission-critical workloads, build cloud-native applications, and scale AI—cost efficiency remains a foundational principle of cloud architectures.

Thought leadership June 29 8 min read

The 2026 Agent Confidence Index: Where 300 builders see real momentum

At Microsoft, building trustworthy AI agents is as critical as building powerful ones.

Thought leadership June 29 5 min read

Accelerate modern Linux workloads with Azure Files

Azure Files combines familiar file access with built-in performance, data protection, security, and Azure service integration.

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Thought leadership June 23 5 min read

From insight to action: The next phase of agentic cloud operations

What if your cloud environment could help you move from insight to action in real time, with systems already working through the next set of decisions?

Thought leadership June 2 9 min read

AI alone won’t change your business. The system running it will.

We are building a comprehensive agent platform: one that supports many models, is open, and gives you flexibility at every layer of the stack.

Thought leadership June 2 7 min read

New Azure Cobalt 200 VMs deliver 50% performance improvement, fully optimized for modern agentic AI workloads

We are announcing the early access preview for Azure Cobalt 200 Arm-based Virtual Machines (VMs), designed for Linux-based agentic AI workloads.

Thought leadership May 22 4 min read

Azure NetApp Files for EDA workloads: From revolution to breakthrough at scale

Azure NetApp Files is redefining what’s possible for EDA in the cloud—delivering scalable, high-performance storage that supports massive concurrency, low latency, and consistent production performance.

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Thought leadership May 20 7 min read

Azure IaaS: Deploy high-performance workloads with a system-level approach

Performance in the cloud is no longer defined by individual resources—it’s shaped by how compute, storage, and networking work together.

Thought leadership May 6 7 min read

Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

As demand for cloud and AI grows, Microsoft is expanding Azure across Europe to deliver scalable, resilient infrastructure that supports innovation, compliance, and performance.

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