Project Flash update: Advancing Azure Virtual Machine availability monitoring

By Dustin Ward

Previously, we shared an update on Project Flash as part of our Advancing Reliability blog series, reaffirming our commitment to helping Azure customers detect and diagnose virtual machine (VM) availability issues with speed and precision. This year, we’re excited to unveil the latest innovations that take VM availability monitoring to the next level—enabling customers to…

All the Azure news you don’t want to miss from Microsoft Build 2025

By Dustin Ward

At Microsoft Build, we came together to explore the next frontier: how developers will shape an agentic web. What felt different this year was gathering at a time of such exponential technological progress, making the power of community and the exchange of ideas more vital than ever. We’re reminded that in times of rapid change,…

New AI innovations that are redefining the future for software companies

By Dustin Ward

In our fast-paced digital economy, software development companies—technology-led businesses that build, operate, and sell their own software—are at the forefront of shaping what’s next. With deep technical expertise and modern engineering practices, these companies are key players in driving AI innovation across industries. As businesses look to modernize their apps, migrate to the cloud, and…

Azure AI Foundry: Your AI App and agent factory

By Dustin Ward

Software development is undergoing a transformation. In the old world, building software was a long relay—weeks to plan, months to build, and quarters to launch. In the new world, AI-powered tools turn ideas into prototypes in hours and production solutions in days. To achieve this, developers need an end-to-end platform that seamlessly connects code, collaboration,…

Microsoft named a leader in The Forrester Wave: Public Cloud Platforms, 2024

By Dustin Ward

In 2010, we embarked on a journey to build a cloud platform that would empower organizations globally. In February, we celebrated 15 years of bringing Azure innovation to the world, and today, we celebrate Microsoft again being recognized as a leader in Forrester’s recently published report, The Forrester Wave™: Public Cloud Platforms, Q4 2024. We…