Customers need reliable and performant infrastructure to bring the most sophisticated AI use cases to market in record time. Our objective is to build state-of-the-art infrastructure and meet these demands. The latest MLPerf™ 3.1 Training results1 are a testament to our unwavering commitment to building high-quality and high-performance systems in the cloud to achieve unparalleled efficiency in training LLMs at scale.
The post Azure sets a scale record in large language model training appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

With these announcements from OpenAI DevDay, developers and enterprises are now poised to explore new horizons, empowered by the combined strengths of Microsoft and OpenAI, and the limitless possibilities of generative AI.
The post Come build with us: Microsoft and OpenAI partnership unveils new AI opportunities appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

In an era where cloud computing has become the backbone of modern business operations, efficient financial management is the linchpin that keeps organizations agile and cost-effective. In support of that, we are thrilled to announce that Microsoft has achieved a milestone that reaffirms our commitment to empowering our customers and partners in their journey towards optimized cloud spending. We are now a FinOps Certified Service Provider.
The post Microsoft is now a FinOps Certified Service Provider appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

This year, Gartner introduced a Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure (DHI). Gartner defines DHI as “offerings that deliver cloud-native infrastructure attributes, which can be deployed and operated where the customer prefers. Offerings are software and or integrated hardware with a unified control plane. Distributed hybrid infrastructure provides the foundation for the deployment of applications in a distributed manner that retains a cloud-defined or cloud-inspired approach". We are thrilled to share that Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a Leader in this new category.
The post Microsoft recognized as a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

The enterprise development process requires collaboration, diligent evaluation, risk management, and scaled deployment. By providing a robust suite of capabilities supporting these challenges, Azure AI affords a clear and efficient path to generating value in your products for your customers.
The post Building for the future: The enterprise generative AI application lifecycle with Azure AI appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

At Microsoft, we understand that customers strive to improve workload reliability and security and optimize their cloud spend so they can accelerate business innovation without worrying about workload vulnerabilities or ballooning cloud costs.
The post Realize the full potential of your cloud investment with Azure optimization appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Azure App Service provides native security integration with Microsoft Defender for Cloud to help protect multicloud and hybrid environments with comprehensive security across the full lifecycle, from development to runtime. In this blog, we will explore another well-kept secret: how seamless and worry-free it can be to safeguard your web applications using the integration with Defender for Cloud.
The post Protect your web apps from modern threats with Microsoft Defender for Cloud appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

This month, we’re helping customers operationalize responsible AI with purpose-built tools and have a few products and updates designed to empower our customers to innovate safely with our trusted platform.
The post What’s new in Data & AI: Prioritize AI safety to scale with confidence appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Azure Bastion Developer is a groundbreaking solution that simplifies secure access to Virtual Machines for developers by addressing the common issues of discovery, usability, and cost.
The post Introducing Azure Bastion Developer: Secure and cost-effective access to your Azure Virtual Machines appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Sharing the latest advancements in improving VM availability monitoring for customers with Project Flash.
The post Project Flash update: Advancing Azure Virtual Machine availability monitoring appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

The series will examine what makes Generative AI so unique and how it can meet current business challenges, as well as how it drives new forms of collaboration between teams working to build the next generation of apps and services. The series will also ground organizations in responsible AI approaches and best practices, as well as data governance considerations as companies innovate now and towards the future.  
The post The new AI imperative: Unlock repeatable value for your organization with LLMOps   appeared first on Azure Blog.

Get ready for FOCUS, a new open specification for cloud billing data that's redefining how you manage and optimize cloud costs. Learn about the new "language" of FinOps, why it's important, and how you can get started today with resources from the Microsoft FinOps toolkit.
The post FOCUS: A new specification for cloud cost transparency appeared first on Azure Blog.

Now with Azure Data Manager for Energy, energy-domain data resides in the same place as some of the most advanced AI technologies and cloud services. Energy companies can now have the improved productivity, security, and scale of a cloud platform, built with their needs in mind.
The post Unlock the power of Azure Data Manager for Energy with partners  appeared first on Azure Blog.

The goal is to use generative AI as a tool in your broader decision-making and brainstorming process. Combining AI's suggestions with your expertise and knowledge of your business and market will yield the best results. By integrating these AI insights, we're not merely keeping up with the times; we're pioneering a future where efficiency meets innovation.
The post Prompts are key in 2023: Twenty-five tips to help you unlock the potential of generative AI appeared first on Azure Blog.

Today, we’re happy to announce the updated guidance around sustainability in the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), helping executives, IT decision- makers, platform managers, IT operations, and other relevant roles with their sustainability journeys.
The post Boost efficiency and cost savings with new sustainability guidance in the Cloud Adoption Framework appeared first on Azure Blog.

The Microsoft Azure Incubations team is excited to announce Radius, a cloud-native application platform that enables developers and platform engineers who support them to collaborate on delivering and managing cloud-native applications that follow corporate best practices for cost, operations, and security, by default.
The post The Microsoft Azure Incubations Team launches Radius, a new open application platform for the cloud appeared first on Azure Blog.

At this year’s OCP Global Summit, Microsoft will share our latest contributions to supercomputing architecture and hardware intended to support the new era through standardization and innovation.
The post Fostering AI infrastructure advancements through standardization appeared first on Azure Blog.

We’re making several exciting announcements about new capabilities in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare that will be introduced across Azure to help health organizations improve patient experience, gain new insights with machine learning and AI, and handle health information securely.
The post Microsoft empowers health organizations with generative AI and actionable data insights appeared first on Azure Blog.

Generative AI has become a critical tool for businesses seeking to streamline tasks and enhance productivity. Today, generative AI can generate everything from written content and music to product designs and programming code, paving the way for unprecedented levels of automation.
The post Get inspired: Five Microsoft partners using generative AI to enhance productivity appeared first on Azure Blog.

We are excited to announce the preview of Microsoft Playwright Testing, a new service for running Playwright tests easily at scale.
The post Announcing Microsoft Playwright Testing: Scalable end-to-end testing for modern web apps appeared first on Azure Blog.