Optimize object storage costs automatically with smart tier—now generally available
By continuously optimizing data placement, smart tier ensures your storage costs are aligned with actual usage.
Developers
Fuel your development journey with cutting-edge tools and insights that cater specifically to the needs of developers, enhancing productivity and innovation.
How Drasi used GitHub Copilot to find documentation bugs
How Microsoft uses AI agents and Drasi to keep open‑source documentation accurate and working.
What’s new with Microsoft in open-source and Kubernetes at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026
At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, we’re making announcements that reflect the goal of bringing the operational maturity of Kubernetes to today’s workloads and demands.
FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform
We’re bring attendees together to share real experiences and solve challenges side-by-side. Only together can we move into meaningful results.
From legacy to leadership: How PostgreSQL on Azure powers enterprise agility and innovation
Our mission is to make PostgreSQL the most performant, scalable, and enterprise-ready open database platform available. With Azure Database for PostgreSQL and the newly introduced Azure HorizonDB, we’re delivering on that vision.
Many agents, one team: Scaling modernization on Azure
We’re announcing the first agentic end-to-end modernization solution that brings IT and developers into a single, connected workflow.
Introducing Fireworks AI on Microsoft Foundry: Bringing high performance, low latency open model inference to Azure
We’re announcing the public preview of Fireworks AI on Microsoft Foundry, bringing high‑performance open model inference into Azure.
Unpacking your top questions on agentic AI: The Shift podcast
Today we’re introducing “The Shift” podcast, an evolution of “Leading the Shift,” to share more dialogue. Grounded in questions we heard from you after announcements at Ignite, we’re releasing eight episodes this spring.
Azure IaaS: Explore new resources for building a stronger, more efficient infrastructure
As organizations accelerate digital transformation, infrastructure decisions increasingly shape how quickly teams can adopt AI, how reliably applications operate at global scale, and how effectively businesses respond to constant change.
Instant access incremental snapshots: Restore without waiting
Today, we’re excited to introduce instant access support for incremental snapshots of Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) and Ultra Disk, delivering an industry-leading snapshot experience where creation, disk restore, and production-ready performance all happen instantly.
Introducing Budget Bytes: Build powerful AI apps for under $25
Budget Bytes is a new series is designed to inspire developers to build affordable, production-quality AI applications on Azure with a budget of $25 or less. Yes, you read that right, twenty-five dollars!
Claude Sonnet 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry-Frontier Performance for Scale
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is available today in Microsoft Foundry, and it is designed for teams who want frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work at scale.