Unleash the power of APIs: Strategies for innovation

By Dustin Ward

Modern businesses increasingly rely on technology to drive growth and deliver innovative experiences to their customers. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are the building blocks that power these connected digital experiences. And more than ever, effective API management has become critical to accelerate time-to-market and deliver compelling customer and partner interactions. We are excited to announce,…

Azure Managed Lustre—Parallel file system for HPC and AI workloads

By Dustin Ward

Today, Microsoft is announcing the public preview of Azure Managed Lustre, a new addition to the storage offerings in our Azure HPC + AI solution. Lustre is an open-source parallel file system renowned for high-performance computing (HPC) and is adept at large-scale cluster computing. Azure Managed Lustre provides the high-performance storage of Lustre with the…

Microsoft Cost Management updates—November 2022

By Dustin Ward

Whether you’re a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you’re spending, where it’s being spent, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Microsoft Cost Management comes in. We’re…

Microsoft Cost Management updates—October 2022

By Dustin Ward

Whether you’re a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you’re spending where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Microsoft Cost Management comes in. We’re always looking for ways to…

Image Analysis 4.0 with new API endpoint and OCR model in preview

By Dustin Ward

Enterprises and hobbyists alike have been using Azure Computer Vision’s Image Analysis API to garner various insights from their images. These insights help power scenarios such as digital asset management, search engine optimization (SEO), image content moderation, and alt text for accessibility among others.  Newly improved features including read (OCR) We are thrilled to announce the…

Cost Management updates—September 2022

By Dustin Ward

Whether you’re a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Microsoft Cost Management comes in. We’re always looking for ways to…