Enhance real-time applications with AWS AppSync Events data source integrations

By Dustin Ward

Today, we are announcing that AWS AppSync Events now supports data source integrations for channel namespaces, enabling developers to create more sophisticated real-time applications. With this new capability you can associate AWS Lambda functions, Amazon DynamoDB tables, Amazon Aurora databases, and other data sources with channel namespace handlers. With AWS AppSync Events, you can build…

5 insights from the front lines of the platform shift 

By Dustin Ward

What do leaders in sports and entertainment, healthcare, consulting, and financial services have in common?  First, they’re using data, AI, and cloud technologies in ways that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago. And they’re sharing their experiences from the front lines of the AI platform shift in our new Azure podcast, Leading…

New Amazon EC2 Graviton4-based instances with NVMe SSD storage

By Dustin Ward

Since the launch of AWS Graviton processors in 2018, we have continued to innovate and deliver improved performance for our customers’ cloud workloads. Following the success of our Graviton3-based instances, we are excited to announce three new Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance families powered by AWS Graviton4 processors with NVMe-based SSD local storage:…

Upskill your team on Azure Databricks with an on-demand webinar and Microsoft Learn

By Dustin Ward

In a data-driven world, you need an efficient way to harness your data for actionable insights and gain a competitive edge. Azure Databricks is a powerful, unified analytics and AI platform that streamlines the entire AI project lifecycle—from rapid experimentation to production deployment. By consolidating data ingestion, transformation, and model tracking in one environment, Azure…

o3 and o4-mini: Unlock enterprise agent workflows with next-level reasoning AI with Azure AI Foundry and GitHub

By Dustin Ward

We are thrilled to announce the availability of the latest iterations in the o-series of models: OpenAI o3 and o4-mini models on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in Azure AI Foundry and GitHub. These models represent a significant leap forward in AI reasoning, offering enhanced quality, safety, and performance compared to their predecessors. Create custom AI-powered experiences Key features and…