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Published May 25, 2021 • 4 min read

Build cloud-native applications that run anywhere

By Gabe Monroy Vice President, Azure Developer Experience

It is Microsoft's mission to empower the next generation of developers with world-class tools and cloud services that allow them to build the applications of the future. These applications of the future will be intelligent, infused with AI to provide advanced insights. They will incorporate open source technology and libraries from across the globe. They will be reliable under load and secure by design. And they will be built with tools that allow developers to move from idea to code to cloud, seamlessly.

Announcements, Azure Functions, Compute, Internet of Things

Published March 30, 2021 • 2 min read

Microsoft named a Leader in Forrester Wave: Function-as-a-Service Platforms

By Jeff Hollan Principal PM Manager, Azure Functions

There are some use cases of serverless that need to be stateful—such as long-running workflows, human approved processes, and e-commerce shopping cart applications. Durable Functions, an extension to the Azure Functions runtime that brings stateful and orchestration capabilities to serverless functions. Durable Functions stands alone in the serverless space, providing stateful functions and a way to define serverless workflows programmatically.

API Management, Azure Functions, Best practices, Compute, Serverless

Published October 7, 2020 • 4 min read

Three ways serverless APIs can accelerate enterprise innovation

By Skyler Hartle Program Manager

With the wrong architecture, application programming interface (APIs) can be a bottleneck to not only your applications, but to your entire business. Bottlenecks such as downtime, low performance, or high application complexity, can result in exaggerated infrastructure and organizational costs as well as lost revenue.

Azure Functions, Compute, Serverless, Thought leadership

Published March 11, 2020 • 2 min read

Microsoft named a leader in The Forrester New Wave: Functions-as-a-Service Platforms

By Jeff Hollan Principal PM Manager, Azure Functions

We’re excited to share that Forrester has named Microsoft as a Leader in the inaugural report, The Forrester New Wave™: Function-As-A-Service Platforms, Q1 2020 based on their evaluation of Azure Functions.

Announcements, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Compute, Key Vault, Serverless

Published November 6, 2019 • 3 min read

Serverless for the enterprise with Microsoft Azure

By Jeff Hollan Principal PM Manager, Azure Functions

Cloud computing has opened new paradigms that enable enterprises to reach new levels of productivity and scale. At the tip of that spear is serverless computing, enabling developers, teams, and organizations to focus on business logic and leave hosting and scaling of resources to the cloud platform.

Announcements, Azure Functions, Compute

Published August 19, 2019 • 6 min read

Announcing the general availability of Python support in Azure Functions

By Daria Grigoriu Principal PM Manager, Azure Static Web Apps

Python support for Azure Functions is now generally available and ready to host your production workloads across data science and machine learning, automated resource management, and more.

Azure Functions, Azure Security Center, Azure Site Recovery, Hybrid + Multicloud, Partners, Virtual Machines

Published June 27, 2019 • 3 min read

A solution to manage policy administration from end to end

By Nick Leimer Principal Program Manager, Industry Experiences Cloud + Enterprise

Legacy systems can be a nightmare for any business to maintain. In the insurance industry, carriers struggle not only to maintain these systems but to modify and extend them to support new business initiatives.

Announcements, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Hybrid + Multicloud, Serverless

Published June 20, 2019 • 2 min read

Gartner names Microsoft a leader in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise iPaaS

By Skyler Hartle Program Manager

Personal computers revolutionized the way work was done. New software unlocked unprecedented levels of productivity, and for a time, business flourished. As the personal computer exploded in popularity, more and more software was created. For the individual, this was a golden age. For the enterprise, this was also a golden age... with an asterisk.

Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Databricks, Azure Functions, Azure Stream Analytics, Management and Governance, Partners

Published June 4, 2019 • 2 min read

Building a better asset and risk management platform with elastic Azure services

By Howard Bush Principal Program Manager, Banking and Capital Markets

Elasticity means services can expand and contract on demand. This means Microsoft Azure customers who are on a pay-as-you-go plan will reap the most benefit out of Azure services.

API Management, Azure Functions, How to, Integration, Serverless

Published May 8, 2019 • 2 min read

Connecting the colossal: How to scale innovation with serverless integration

By Skyler Hartle Program Manager

Starting the process of migrating to the cloud can be daunting. Legacy systems that are colossal in scale often overwhelm the average team tasked with the mission of digital transformation. How can they possibly untangle years of legacy code to start this new digital transformation initiative? Not only are these systems colossal in scale, but also colossal in terms of business importance.

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Build cloud-native applications that run anywhere

Microsoft named a Leader in Forrester Wave: Function-as-a-Service Platforms

Three ways serverless APIs can accelerate enterprise innovation

Microsoft named a leader in The Forrester New Wave: Functions-as-a-Service Platforms

Serverless for the enterprise with Microsoft Azure

Announcing the general availability of Python support in Azure Functions

A solution to manage policy administration from end to end

Gartner names Microsoft a leader in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise iPaaS

Building a better asset and risk management platform with elastic Azure services

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