Accelerate CI/CD pipelines with the new AWS CodeBuild Docker Server capability

By Dustin Ward

Starting today, you can use AWS CodeBuild Docker Server capability to provision a dedicated and persistent Docker server directly within your CodeBuild project. With Docker Server capability, you can accelerate your Docker image builds by centralizing image building to a remote host, which reduces wait times and increases overall efficiency. From my benchmark, with this…

Accelerate the modernization of Mainframe and VMware workloads with AWS Transform

By Dustin Ward

Generative AI has brought many new possibilities to organizations. It has equipped them with new abilities to retire technical debt, modernize legacy systems, and build agile infrastructure to help unlock the value that is trapped in their internal data. However, many enterprises still rely heavily on legacy IT infrastructure, particularly mainframes and VMware-based systems. These…

Announcing new fine-tuning models and techniques in Azure AI Foundry

By Dustin Ward

Today, we’re excited to announce three major enhancements to model fine-tuning in Azure AI Foundry—Reinforcement Fine-Tuning (RFT) with o4-mini (coming soon), Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) for the GPT-4.1-nano and Llama 4 Scout model (available now). These updates reflect our continued commitment to empowering organizations with tools to build highly customized, domain-adapted AI systems for real-world impact. …

Microsoft’s Virtual Datacenter Tour opens a door to the cloud

By Dustin Ward

Imagine stepping into a realm where the cloud meets cutting-edge technology, revealing the inner workings behind servers, fiber optic network cables, operations, physical datacenter buildings, and the most advanced AI infrastructure. This is Microsoft’s Virtual Datacenter Tour, where customers can explore the infrastructure and datacenter design that powers over 60 datacenter regions and 300 plus…