Red Hat Summit 2026: Platform modernization and AI on Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift

By Dustin Ward

At Red Hat Summit 2026, Microsoft and Red Hat highlight how Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift supports modernization and production AI workloads—helping organizations move from AI pilots to production systems with consistent governance, security, and scale. Explore Microsoft and Red Hat’s platform modernization Red Hat Ecosystem Innovation Award for Platform Modernization Microsoft was recognized as…

Build AI apps with Azure Cosmos DB: Key trends from Cosmos Conf 2026

By Dustin Ward

Every year, Azure Cosmos DB Conf offers a window into how modern applications are built—not in theory, but in production at global scale. This year, the key theme from Cosmos Conf was clear: AI is not just another workload. It is fundamentally reshaping how applications—and data platforms—are built. In the opening keynote, VP of Azure…

Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

By Dustin Ward

Customer demand for cloud and AI is accelerating worldwide, and this demand has been particularly strong in Europe. Public sector customers like Manchester City Council are using Microsoft 365 Copilot to streamline operations and improve citizen services, while companies like Inriver use Microsoft Foundry to transform product information management. These innovations are powered by Microsoft…

The AWS MCP Server is now generally available

By Dustin Ward

I have been building with AI agents and MCP tools for a while now, and one question kept coming up: how do you give an agent real, authenticated access to AWS without handing it the keys to the kingdom? Today, there is an answer. I’m happy to announce the general availability of the AWS MCP…