This month, I’m pleased to expand this blog’s scope and bring in what’s new for digital applications for a holistic look at everything we’re delivering to help customers modernize their data estate, build intelligent applications, and apply AI technologies to help achieve their business goals.
The post What’s new in Azure Data, AI, & Digital Applications: Modernize your data estate, build intelligent apps, and apply AI solutions appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Microsoft has been at the forefront of this technological revolution, announcing Copilot for Azure, M365, GitHub, and more. We, in Microsoft Cost Management, are also always looking for ways to simplify your FinOps practice so that you can stay focused on your business goals.
The post Microsoft Cost Management—2023 year in review appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower everyone to achieve more, and we know that our customers like using MongoDB to build applications. In year one of our strategic partnership, we collaborated with MongoDB to make it even easier for our joint customers to do more with Microsoft services and MongoDB Atlas on Azure.
The post Key customer benefits of the Microsoft and MongoDB expanded partnership appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

We are excited to announce that Microsoft Azure is recognized as a leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape for AI Governance Platforms. IDC looked at AI governance platforms that ensure AI and machine learning lifecycle governance, collaborative risk management, and regulatory excellence for AI.
The post Microsoft is a leader in the 2023 IDC MarketScape for AI Governance Platforms appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Copilot—powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service—allows you to simplify how you design, operate, optimize, and troubleshoot apps and infrastructure from cloud to edge.
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We are excited to share that Oracle Database@Azure is generally available in the Azure United States East region, with more regions coming in 2024. You can now use Oracle database services running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) hardware deployed in Azure data centers.
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As customers and partners have adopted and experimented with the Azure Space portfolio, new and interesting use cases are emerging that illustrate what’s possible. Today, we are excited to share some of those customer stories, along with updates for Azure Orbital Ground Station, Azure Orbital’s software development kit, and Microsoft Planetary Computer.
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We’re dedicated to documenting and sharing our learnings and best practices with the developer community so they can make responsible AI implementation practical for their organizations.
The post Infuse responsible AI tools and practices in your LLMOps appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

We are honored to be recognized by Gartner® as a leader in Completeness of Vision in the recently published 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Strategic Cloud Platform Services (SCPS). In the report, Gartner applauds Microsoft’s investment across all areas of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS as Azure leads in Completeness of Vision and delivers strong ability to execute.
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Companies around the world are using AI to understand potential threats, make informed decisions, and take actions to avoid or reduce risk.
The post Future proof—Navigating risk management with Azure OpenAI Service appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

By not only making actual planning and observational data more accessible, but also helping companies present insights in a human-centric format with generative AI, Azure Data Manager is helping lead the way into a more sustainable future.
The post Harvesting AI-driven insights and efficiencies with agricultural data innovation appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Microsoft “30 Days to Learn It” challenges are dynamic and immersive learning experiences designed to empower individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their chosen tech career path.
The post Optimize your Azure cloud journey with skilling tools from Microsoft appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Although there is much excitement for copilot pattern-based solutions, it’s important for businesses to carefully consider the design elements to guarantee a durable, ever-evolving, and effective approach. How can you ensure your solution does not just capture attention, but also enhances customer engagement? Here are six pillars to think through while building yours.
The post The seven pillars of modern AI development: Leaning into the era of custom copilots appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

In this blog post, we will discuss some of the design principles and characteristics that we see among the customer leaders we work with closely to enhance their critical workload availability according to their specific business needs.
The post Building resilience to your business requirements with Azure appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

In Microsoft Azure, we are continually innovating to enhance security, such as our collaboration with our hardware partners to create a new foundation based on silicon, that enables new levels of data protection through memory encryption using Confidential Computing.
The post How Azure is ensuring the future of GPUs is confidential appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

With new developments like Copilot in Microsoft Cost Management and Microsoft Fabric, there couldn’t be a better time to take a fresh look at how you manage cost within your organization and how you can leverage the FinOps Framework and the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) to accelerate your FinOps efforts.
The post Democratizing FinOps: Transform your practice with FOCUS and Microsoft Fabric appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

With Azure, you can trust that you are on a secure and well-managed foundation to utilize the latest advancements in AI and cloud-native services. Azure is adaptive and purpose-built for all your workloads, helping you seamlessly unify and manage all your infrastructure, data, analytics, and AI solutions. 
The post Microsoft Azure delivers purpose-built cloud infrastructure in the era of AI appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Welcome to Microsoft Ignite 2023! The past year has been one of true transformation. Companies are seeing real benefits today and are eager to explore what’s next—including how they can do more with their data investments, build intelligent applications, and uncover what AI can do for their business.
The post Microsoft Azure AI, data, and application innovations help turn your AI ambitions into reality appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

We're always looking for ways to learn more about your challenges and how Microsoft Cost Management can help you better understand where you're accruing costs in the cloud, identify and prevent bad spending patterns, and optimize costs to empower you to do more with less.
The post Microsoft Cost Management updates—November 2023 appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

With Azure Data Manager for Agriculture, organizations can leverage high-quality datasets for digital agriculture solutions, allowing customers and partners to focus on product innovation rather than data management.
The post Evolving Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture to transform data into intuitive insights appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.