Intel SGX based confidential computing VMs now available on Azure Dedicated Hosts

By Dustin Ward

The new DCsv2_Type1 Dedicated Host SKUs add confidential computing capabilities to Azure Dedicated Hosts. The DCsv2-series Azure Virtual Machines can help protect the confidentiality and integrity of your data and code while it’s processed in the public cloud. Dedicated hosts will provide further isolation from other tenants, further enhancing the isolation aspect of secure applications…

Open Azure Day: A VIP Linux and OSS speaker line-up in one event

By Dustin Ward

The Linux and open-source landscapes are changing rapidly. With so many companies embracing remote work and operations this year, we’re seeing more organizations running large-scale, mission-critical Linux and open-source workloads than ever before. IT teams need technical resources that can keep up—now. Even organizations that had already begun moving to the cloud are now finding…

New enhanced DNS features in Azure Firewall—now generally available

By Dustin Ward

This post was co-authored by Adam Stuart, Technical Specialist, Azure Networking Custom DNS, DNS proxy, and FQDN filtering in network rules (for non-HTTP/S and non-MSSQL protocols) in Azure Firewall are now generally available. In this blog, we also share an example use-case on using DNS proxy with Private Link.  Azure Firewall is a cloud-native firewall as…