Azure AI Foundry: Your GPS for the changing AI landscape

By Dustin Ward

I spent most of the last decade in the Midwest (hello, Chicagoland!) but now live in the Seattle area and work at the Microsoft campus in Redmond. Before moving here, I’d visited the Redmond campus dozens of times as a Microsoft partner and customer, but had only basic airport-campus-hotel-restaurant navigation skills. Relocating a family of…

Unveiling GPT-image-1: Rising to new heights with image generation in Azure AI Foundry

By Dustin Ward

We are thrilled to announce the launch of GPT-image-1, the latest and most advanced image generation model, coming soon to eligible customers on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. This groundbreaking model sets a new standard in generating high-quality images, solving complex prompts, and offering zero-shot capabilities in various scenarios. Build custom generative AI solutions That’s enough…

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…

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…

Announcing the GPT-4.1 model series for Azure AI Foundry and GitHub developers

By Dustin Ward

We are excited to share the launch of the next iteration of the GPT model series with GPT-4.1, 4.1-mini, and 4.1-nano to Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and GitHub. The GPT-4.1 models bring improved capabilities and significant advancements in coding, instruction following, and long-context processing that is critical for developers. We’re also excited to announce fine-tuning support for…