Azure Storage innovations: Unlocking the future of data

By Dustin Ward

Microsoft is redefining what’s possible in the public cloud and driving the next wave of AI-powered transformation for organizations. Whether you’re pushing the boundaries with AI, improving the resilience of mission-critical workloads, or modernizing legacy systems with cloud-native solutions, Azure Storage has a solution for you. Learn more about Azure Storage tools and products At…

Actioning agentic AI: 5 ways to build with news from Microsoft Ignite 2025

By Dustin Ward

Energy at Microsoft Ignite was electric. Over 20,000 attendees gathered in San Francisco, with 200,000 digitally joining us to explore the future of cloud and AI. What continues to inspire me most are the responses online and the conversations happening in our technical communities. It’s how quickly you’re turning these announcements into action and building…

New options for AI-powered innovation, resiliency, and control with Microsoft Azure

By Dustin Ward

Organizations running mission‑critical workloads operate under stricter standards because system failures can often affect people and business operations at scale. They must ensure control, resilience, and operational autonomy such that innovation does not compromise governance. They need agility that also maintains continuity and preserves standards compliance, so they can get the most out of AI,…

Azure networking updates on security, reliability, and high availability

By Dustin Ward

Enabling the next wave of cloud transformation with Azure Networking The cloud landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by the exponential growth of AI workloads and the need for seamless, secure, and high-performance connectivity. Azure Network services stand at the forefront of this transformation, delivering the hyperscale infrastructure, intelligent services, and resilient architecture…

Introducing Claude Opus 4.5 in Microsoft Foundry

By Dustin Ward

We’re at a real inflection point in the AI landscape, a threshold where models move from useful assistants to genuine collaborators. Models that understand the objective, factor in constraints, and execute complex multi-tool workflows. Models that not only support processes, but help restructure them for reliability, scale, and operational efficiency. Anthropic’s newest model, Claude Opus…