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From code to production: New ways Azure helps you build transformational AI experienceschevron_right Unleashing innovation: The new era of compute powering Azure AI solutionschevron_right New models added to the Phi-3 family, available on Microsoft Azurechevron_right Announcing Advanced Container Networking Services for your Azure Kubernetes Service clusterschevron_right Introducing GPT-4o: OpenAI’s new flagship multimodal model now in preview on Azurechevron_right Harnessing the power of intelligent apps through modernizationchevron_right What’s new in Azure Data, AI, and Digital Applications: Harness the power of intelligent appschevron_right Latest posts Microsoft and ServiceNow at Knowledge 2024: Introducing generative AI innovationchevron_right Get the best value in your cloud journey with Azure pricing offers and resourceschevron_right Unlock new potential for your SAP workloads on Azure with these learning pathschevron_right Azure OpenAI Service: Transforming legal practices with generative AI solutionschevron_right Azure Databricks: Differentiated synergychevron_right Announcing Advanced Container Networking Services for your Azure Kubernetes Service clusterschevron_right Raise the bar on AI-powered app development with Azure Database for PostgreSQLchevron_right Unlock AI innovation with new joint capabilities from Microsoft and SAPchevron_right Microsoft and Broadcom to support license portability for VMware Cloud Foundation on Azure VMware Solutionchevron_right Enhance your security capabilities with Azure Bastion Premiumchevron_right FAQs References

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Category: AI + Machine Learning• 11 min read

From code to production: New ways Azure helps you build transformational AI experienceschevron_right

ByJessica Hawk Corporate Vice President, Data, AI, and Digital Applications, Product Marketing

What was once a distant promise is now manifesting—and not only through the type of apps that are possible, but how you can build them. With Azure, we’re meeting you where you are today—and paving the way to where you’re going. So let’s jump right into some of what you’ll learn over the next few days. Welcome to Build 2024!

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Unleashing innovation: The new era of compute powering Azure AI solutionschevron_right

ByOmar Khan General Manager, Azure Product Marketing

5 min read

New models added to the Phi-3 family, available on Microsoft Azurechevron_right

ByMisha Bilenko Corporate Vice President, Microsoft GenAI

  • Analytics, Announcements, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Monitor, Compute, Containers

    Published• 4 min read

    Announcing Advanced Container Networking Services for your Azure Kubernetes Service clusterschevron_right

    ByDeepak Bansal Corporate Vice President and Technical Fellow, Microsoft Azure, and Chandan Aggarwal Partner Group Engineering Manager, Microsoft Azure

    Microsoft’s Azure Container Networking team is excited to announce a new offering called Advanced Container Networking Services. It’s a suite of services built on top of existing networking solutions for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) to address complex challenges around observability, security, and compliance.

  • AI + Machine Learning, Announcements, Azure AI Content Safety, Azure AI Studio, Azure OpenAI Service, Partners

    Published• 2 min read

    Introducing GPT-4o: OpenAI’s new flagship multimodal model now in preview on Azurechevron_right

    ByEric Boyd Corporate Vice President, Azure AI Platform, Microsoft

    Microsoft is thrilled to announce the launch of GPT-4o, OpenAI’s new flagship model on Azure AI. This groundbreaking multimodal model integrates text, vision, and audio capabilities, setting a new standard for generative and conversational AI experiences.

  • AI + Machine Learning, Announcements, Azure AI, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Migrate, Azure Web PubSub, Compute, Industry trends

    Published• 5 min read

    Harnessing the power of intelligent apps through modernizationchevron_right

    ByMike Hulme GM, Azure Digital Applications Marketing

    81% of organizations believe AI will give them a competitive edge. Applications are where AI comes to life. Intelligent applications, powered by AI and machine learning (ML) algorithms are pivotal to enhancing performance and stimulating growth. Thus, innovating with intelligent apps is crucial for businesses looking to gain competitive advantage and accelerate growth in this era of AI.

  • AI + Machine Learning, Announcements, Azure AI, Azure AI Search, Azure App Service, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Databricks, Azure DevOps, Azure Health Data Services, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Managed Applications, Azure SQL Database, Customer stories, DevOps, Events, Microsoft Azure portal, Microsoft Copilot for Azure, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Migration, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

    Published• 11 min read

    What’s new in Azure Data, AI, and Digital Applications: Harness the power of intelligent appschevron_right

    ByJessica Hawk Corporate Vice President, Data, AI, and Digital Applications, Product Marketing

    Sharing insights on technology transformation along with important updates and resources about the data, AI, and digital application solutions that make Microsoft Azure the platform for the era of AI.

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AI + Machine Learning, Events, Microsoft Azure portal, Partners

Published• 4 min read

Microsoft and ServiceNow at Knowledge 2024: Introducing generative AI innovationchevron_right

ByKatharine Kennedy Global General Manager, Microsoft

Microsoft is proud to partner with ServiceNow, a leader in digital workflows and generative AI, to create seamless and powerful experiences that empower every organization on the planet to achieve more.

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Azure App Service, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, Azure Migrate, Azure Synapse Analytics, Compute, Containers, Management and Governance, Migration

Published• 6 min read

Get the best value in your cloud journey with Azure pricing offers and resourceschevron_right

ByKyle Ikeda Senior Product Marketing Manager

This blog post will show you how to approach and think about pricing throughout your cloud adoption journey. We will also give an example of how a hypothetical digital media company would approach their Azure pricing needs as they transition from evaluating and planning to setting up and running their cloud solutions.

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Best practices, How to, Hybrid + Multicloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Sentinel, Storage

Published• 5 min read

Unlock new potential for your SAP workloads on Azure with these learning pathschevron_right

ByOmar Khan General Manager, Azure Product Marketing

Together, SAP and Microsoft are not just providing tools and services but are also creating ecosystems that foster innovation and transformation, enabling businesses to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

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AI + Machine Learning, Azure AI, Azure OpenAI Service, Partners

Published• 5 min read

Azure OpenAI Service: Transforming legal practices with generative AI solutionschevron_right

ByAndy Beatman Director of Product Marketing, Azure AI

The integration of Microsoft Azure AI Services is assistinglegal professionals in managing data, conducting reviews, and offering services. The impact of AI technologies on the legal industry will grow, driving greater efficiencies and yielding better outcomes for all stakeholders.

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AI + Machine Learning, Analytics, Azure Compute, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Databricks, Azure Monitor, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Security Center, Best practices, Microsoft Entra ID, Partners

Published• 8 min read

Azure Databricks: Differentiated synergychevron_right

ByJason Pereira Sr. Product Marketing Lead, Data & AI, and Lindsey Allen General Manager, Azure Databricks

Databricks, a pioneer of the Data Lakehouse an integral component of their Data Intelligence Platform is available as a fully managed first party Data & AI solution on Microsoft Azure as Azure Databricks, making Azure the optimal cloud for running Databricks workloads. This blog post discusses the key advantages of Azure Databricks in detail.

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Analytics, Announcements, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Monitor, Compute, Containers

Published• 4 min read

Announcing Advanced Container Networking Services for your Azure Kubernetes Service clusterschevron_right

ByDeepak Bansal Corporate Vice President and Technical Fellow, Microsoft Azure, and Chandan Aggarwal Partner Group Engineering Manager, Microsoft Azure

Microsoft’s Azure Container Networking team is excited to announce a new offering called Advanced Container Networking Services. It’s a suite of services built on top of existing networking solutions for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) to address complex challenges around observability, security, and compliance.

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AI + Machine Learning, Announcements, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Machine Learning, Azure OpenAI Service, Events, Migration

Published• 5 min read

Raise the bar on AI-powered app development with Azure Database for PostgreSQLchevron_right

ByRamnik Gulati Sr. Director, Product Marketing of Microsoft Operational Databases

By harnessing the might of PostgreSQL in the cloud—with all the scalability and convenience you expect—comes Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This fully managed service takes the hassle out of managing your PostgreSQL instances, allowing you to focus on what really matters: building amazing, AI-powered applications.

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AI + Machine Learning, Azure AI, Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI Service, Cloud Services, Partners

Published• 10 min read

Unlock AI innovation with new joint capabilities from Microsoft and SAPchevron_right

BySilvio Bessa General Manager, SAP Business Unit

Learn more about the transformative synergy of the Microsoft Cloud and RISE with SAP for business.

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AI + Machine Learning, Announcements, Azure VMware Solution, Migration, Partners

Published• 3 min read

Microsoft and Broadcom to support license portability for VMware Cloud Foundation on Azure VMware Solutionchevron_right

ByBrett Tanzer Vice President, Product Management

Microsoft and Broadcom are expanding our partnership with plans to support VMware Cloud Foundation subscriptions on Azure VMware Solution. Customers that own or purchase licenses for VMware Cloud Foundation will be able to use those licenses on Azure VMware Solution, as well as their own datacenters, giving them flexibility to meet changing business needs.

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Announcements, Azure Bastion, Security

Published• 4 min read

Enhance your security capabilities with Azure Bastion Premiumchevron_right

ByAaron Tsang Product Manager, Microsoft

Microsoft Azure Bastion, now in public preview, will provide advanced recording, monitoring, and auditing capabilities for customers handling highly sensitive workloads.

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FAQs

What is blog storage in Azure? ›

Azure Blob Storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. With blob access tiers, you can store your data in the most cost-effective way, based on how frequently it will be accessed and how long it will be retained.

Is Azure taking over AWS? ›

Azure could take over the cloud services lead from AWS by 2026. However, in the fourth quarter of 2023, AWS was still the leader. AWS lost two percentage points of market share to 31% while Azure added two percentage points to 24%, according to CRN.

What is Microsoft Azure and why is it used? ›

Azure is a cloud computing platform and an online portal that allows you to access and manage cloud services and resources provided by Microsoft. These services and resources include storing your data and transforming it, depending on your requirements.

What are the 5 pillars of Azure architecture? ›

The five pillars of the Azure Well-Architected Framework are reliability, cost optimization, operational excellence, performance efficiency, and security.

What is a blog in Microsoft? ›

SharePoint in Microsoft 365. A blog is a way to enable your organization to quickly share ideas and information. You can set up a blog site in SharePoint by using a communication site and news posts, and you can add features like categorization, filtering, and even a custom template to start from.

What is cloud computing blog? ›

A blog, which derives from the term “weblog,” is a website designed to make it easy for users to create entries in chronological order. The entries are then displayed in reverse chronological order (most recent entry first) and are generally archived on a periodic basis.

Does NASA use AWS or Azure? ›

NASA has established a Space Act Agreement (SAA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the "purposes of research and collaboration on the discovery, access, and use of high-value NASA science datasets."

Who is bigger, AWS or Azure? ›

Currently AWS is the largest provider of Cloud services, with a 33% market share and annual revenues of up to US$80 Billion in 2022. The platform offers over 200 services spread across 99 availability zones within 31 locations. Some of the common AWS services include: Block Storage.

Is Azure being deprecated? ›

What happens to MSOnline and Azure AD Modules after March 30, 2024? As of March 30, 2024, Azure AD, Azure AD Preview, and MS Online PowerShell modules are deprecated. Support will only be offered for critical security fixes. They will continue to function through March 30, 2025.

What is the old name of Azure? ›

Azure was first introduced at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in October 2008 under the codename "Project Red Dog". It was officially launched as Windows Azure in February 2010 and later renamed to Microsoft Azure on March 25, 2014.

Who owns Azure? ›

Azure is Microsoft's public cloud platform. Azure offers a large collection of services, which includes platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and managed database service capabilities.

What is the new name for Azure? ›

What's the new name for Azure AD? In 2023, Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) was renamed Microsoft Entra ID.

What is 3 tier architecture in Azure? ›

Three-tier architecture is a well-established software application architecture that organizes applications into three logical and physical computing tiers: the presentation tier, or user interface; the application tier, where data is processed; and the data tier, where the data associated with the application is ...

What is a framework in Azure? ›

The Azure Well-Architected Framework is a set of quality-driven tenets, architectural decision points, and review tools intended to help solution architects build a technical foundation for their workloads.

What are the three main components of Azure platform? ›

Compute, storage, and middleware services constitute the core components of the Windows Azure platform. Besides these, other services and components simplify the development and integration of applications with the Azure Cloud.

What is one difference between a page and a blog post in Confluence cloud? ›

Both allow you to share content on Confluence in a similar format. Pages: These are in the page hierarchy on the left-hand side, and can be organised as you see fit with parent/child relationships. Blogs: These are accessible via the blog section on the left-hand menu, and ordered chronologically.

What does blog mean log? ›

The word blog is a combined version of the words “web” and “log.” At their inception, blogs were simply an online diary where people could keep a log about their daily lives on the web. They have since morphed into an essential forum for individuals and businesses alike to share information and updates.

What is a blog directory? ›

A blog directory is a platform that lists and categorizes blogs based on their content, niche, and other criteria.

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