{"id":37077,"date":"2024-10-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-11-13T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:22:16","slug":"microsoft-named-a-leader-in-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-strategic-cloud-platform-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-strategic-cloud-platform-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft named a Leader in 2024 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Strategic Cloud Platform Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are honored to once again be recognized by Gartner\u00ae as a Leader in the recently published <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/gartnerSCPS2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Strategic Cloud Platform Services<\/a> (SCPS). In the report, Gartner placed Microsoft furthest in Completeness of Vision and highest for Abilility to Execute. We take pride in being recognized as a Leader again in this Magic Quadrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft&nbsp;offers a comprehensive platform with industry-leading AI and cloud services for organizations to innovate with confidence.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/free\/search\/?ef_id=_k_373c534d52cd13b8a401345b2baa54c9_k_&amp;OCID=AIDcmm5edswduu_SEM__k_373c534d52cd13b8a401345b2baa54c9_k_&amp;msclkid=373c534d52cd13b8a401345b2baa54c9\">Microsoft Azure<\/a> provides a full range of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions that cater to every enterprise IT scenario. Azure\u2019s strong adaptive cloud functionality allows businesses to seamlessly integrate their on-premises, multicloud, and edge environments with the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/figure1.webp\" alt=\"graphical user interface, application\" class=\"wp-image-37108 webp-format\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/figure1.webp\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI is reenergizing the promise of technology and transforming industries faster than we thought possible. Being ready to transform with AI means that businesses need to have a clear strategic vision, invest in data infrastructure, foster cross-functional collaboration, upskill their workforce, and integrate advanced technologies into their core operations to drive efficiency.&nbsp;Azure offers the flexibility required, whether it&#8217;s operating across distributed environments from hybrid, multicloud, and edge, or deploying various workloads and data sources tailored to their business needs. As our customers grow their businesses, they want a trusted, industry-leading partner to safeguard their data, ensure compliance, help modernize their data estate and infrastructure, and enable them to build intelligent applications that meet the demands of substantial data processing and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/it-trends-show-customers-need-computing-power-to-take-advantage-of-ai\/?msockid=0b045ad19225666d3da14fd29308678b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">computing power<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"cta-block cta-block--align-left cta-block--has-image wp-block-msx-cta\" data-bi-an=\"CTA Block\">\n\t<div class=\"cta-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-block__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Azure_Hero_Wave_OffWhite_MagentaGrad-1-1024x575.webp\" class=\"cta-block__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Azure_Hero_Wave_OffWhite_MagentaGrad-1-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Azure_Hero_Wave_OffWhite_MagentaGrad-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Azure_Hero_Wave_OffWhite_MagentaGrad-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Azure_Hero_Wave_OffWhite_MagentaGrad-1.webp 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-block__body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta-block__headline\">2024 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Strategic Cloud Platform Services<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cta-block__text\">Learn more about how Microsoft has recognized as a Leader consistently.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-block__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/gartnerSCPS2024\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn cta-block__link btn-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the full report\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-cloud-platform-that-supports-your-innovations\">A cloud platform&nbsp;that supports your innovations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azure\u2019s strength as a platform lies in its ability to advance your organization with industry-leading AI and cloud services; it is refined in every layer from silicon to software and custom designed to deliver the performance you need for AI and any type of workloads. And no matter the use case, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/solutions\/ai\/?ef_id=_k_6510594fb7ad1ca4d9dc3e58196b7db8_k_&amp;OCID=AIDcmm5edswduu_SEM__k_6510594fb7ad1ca4d9dc3e58196b7db8_k_&amp;msclkid=6510594fb7ad1ca4d9dc3e58196b7db8#overview\/\">Azure AI<\/a> has you covered. We have the broadest selection of models\u2014from Microsoft\u2019s small language models, Phi-3 family, to frontier, and open models including OpenAI and models from Meta, Mistral, and Cohere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft has the expertise and scale to run the AI supercomputers that power some of the world\u2019s biggest AI services, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rk3nTUfRZmo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rk3nTUfRZmo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChatGPT<\/a>, Bing, and more. Our end-to-end systems innovation leveraging the best silicon across the industry from partners such as Nvidia, AMD, and Intel as well as our in-house Maia and Cobalt, to innovations such as Hollow Core Fiber and Azure Boost, optimizes at every layer for performance and efficiency, while supporting all applications and data that integrate with the AI models you use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We now have more than 60,000 customers using Azure AI and seeing the benefits of automation, personal productivity, customer engagement, and the creation of net new products. Our platform also enables large-scale generative AI experiences with built-in safety and security. By providing developers with a comprehensive set of cloud-based AI services and tools, Azure AI allows them to build intelligent applications without requiring specialized AI or data science expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/mercedes-benz-enhances-drivers-experience-with-azure-openai-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a> aimed to provide a highly personalized experience for customers that aligns with their habits, predicts their needs, and most importantly, ensures drivers keep their attention on the road. Powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/ai-services\/openai-service\/?ef_id=_k_7969f362ae321c9ee33694751e9280aa_k_&amp;OCID=AIDcmm5edswduu_SEM__k_7969f362ae321c9ee33694751e9280aa_k_&amp;msclkid=7969f362ae321c9ee33694751e9280aa\">Azure OpenAI Service<\/a>, the company&#8217;s MBUX in-car voice assistant offers a unique ability to understand voice commands and facilitate interactive conversations. Unlike regular voice assistants that need exact commands, GPT-4 delivered through Azure OpenAI can handle complex follow-up questions and keep track of context. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/solutions\/ai\/\">Innovate with Azure AI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"your-choice-of-environment-workloads-and-technology\">Your choice of environment, workloads, and technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Customers want the choice to transform in ways that best suit their business. Whether it\u2019s leveraging the best of open source, operating across the globe, or running workloads and processing data across hybrid, multicloud, and edge environments, Azure provides the flexibility to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more than 300 datacenters across 34 countries, Microsoft&#8217;s infrastructure brings applications closer to users, ensures data residency, and offers robust compliance and resiliency options for our customers. We are consistently investing in expanding our global capacity to meet customers\u2019 growing needs. This extensive network, combined with our holistic strategy, provides our customers the flexibility to achieve optimal performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness regardless of their location, the workloads they manage, or the open-source technologies\u2014including Linux\u2014that they employ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s important that organizations have the choice to use the technology best suited to their business and that their developers can thrive using the open-source software of their choice. Azure offers top-tier support for a wide range of technologies, whether you&#8217;re focusing on different operating systems such as Linux, languages like Java, Python, PHP, and Ruby, databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB, cloud-native services with Kubernetes, or even frameworks such as Hadoop or WordPress. <a href=\"https:\/\/customers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/story\/1799824484108434730-swiss-azure-travel-and-transportation-en-switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SWISS International Air Lines<\/a> recognized that migrating to Azure would boost flexibility, add volume, and lower costs while allowing them to use Java, Oracle, MySQL, or .NET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond open source, our deep partnerships with other enterprise market leaders such as SAP, VMware, Oracle, Databricks, Citrix, and NetApp give our customers flexibility to run mission critical enterprise workloads on Azure with optimal performance and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the second consecutive year, Microsoft is also named a Leader in the new 2024 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for <a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/Azure_DHI_Gartner_Report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure<\/a>. With Microsoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2024\/08\/08\/1095619\/advancing-to-adaptive-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adaptive cloud approach<\/a>, you can streamline your operations, increase scalability, and reduce costs while maintaining flexibility and control over your cloud environments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-commitment-to-leading-responsibly-as-a-cloud-provider\">Our commitment to leading responsibly as a cloud provider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choosing a cloud platform to boost your innovation isn&#8217;t just about having a robust AI-driven system. It\u2019s crucial to make sure the platform is fundamentally secure.&nbsp;Microsoft is dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/24\/microsoft-trustworthy-ai-unlocking-human-potential-starts-with-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trustworthy AI<\/a> and developing industry leading technology to support it. Our commitments and capabilities work together to protect our customers and developers at all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Microsoft, trust is paramount, and our expanded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2024\/05\/03\/security-above-all-else-expanding-microsofts-secure-future-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secure Future Initiative<\/a> (SFI) highlights our dedication to security, safety, and privacy. We recently shared our first <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/SFIUpdate-September2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SFI Progress Report<\/a>, covering updates in culture, governance, technology, and operations. Guided by the principles of secure by design, secure by default, and secure operations, this report reaffirms our commitment to security. We have significantly invested in governance structures, policies, tools, and processes to safely develop and deploy AI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our customers keep benefiting from this partnership and our Responsible AI principles. <a href=\"https:\/\/customers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/story\/1814617769937171627-sophiagenetics-microsoft-365-e5-other-unsegmented-en-switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SOPHiA GENETICS<\/a>, a Swiss company offering data-driven healthcare solutions, developed a cloud-based platform using AI to analyze genomic data. Given the sensitivity of this data, security was critical to their mission. By partnering with Microsoft for security solutions like Microsoft 365 E5 and Microsoft Sentinel, SOPHiA GENETICS identified and minimized their security risks, enabling them to stay focused on delivering healthcare solutions through their SOPHiA AI platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accelerate-your-innovation-and-maximize-cloud-value\">Accelerate your innovation and maximize cloud value&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Microsoft, we are committed to our customers\u2019 success and ensuring they have the support they need throughout their cloud journey. We\u2019ve accelerated innovation with purpose-built and AI-driven industry-specific solutions so you can realize value with Microsoft Azure faster. We\u2019ve also built a trusted ecosystem of partners who are always innovating, so you can easily keep up with industry changes.&nbsp;With Azure\u2019s seamless integration of applications and solutions pre-configured for your industry, you can trust that you\u2019ll stay ahead in a competitive market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"start-innovating-today\">Start innovating today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Achieve cloud and AI success with <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/solutions\/azure-essentials\/#:~:text=Learn%20how%20to%20improve%20the%20reliability,?msockid=0b045ad19225666d3da14fd29308678b\">Azure Essentials<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/gartnerSCPS2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Strategic Cloud Platform Services<\/a> (SCPS).<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services, David Wright, Dennis Smith, 21 October 2024,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner and Magic Quadrant&nbsp; is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and\/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. 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