Reasoning reimagined: Introducing Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning

By Dustin Ward

State of the art architecture redefines speed for reasoning models Microsoft is excited to unveil a new edition to the Phi model family: Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning. Purpose-built for scenarios where compute, memory, and latency are tightly constrained, this new model is engineered to bring advanced reasoning capabilities to edge devices, mobile applications, and other resource-constrained environments. This…

Building secure, scalable AI in the cloud with Microsoft Azure

By Dustin Ward

Generative AI is a transformative force, redefining how modern enterprises operate. It has quickly become central to how businesses drive productivity, innovate, and deliver impact. The pressure is on: organizations must move fast to not only adopt AI, but to unlock real value at scale or risk falling behind.   Achieving enterprise-wide deployment of AI securely…

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…

Introducing Azure AI Foundry Labs: A hub for the latest AI research and experiments at Microsoft

By Dustin Ward

Today we’re launching Azure AI Foundry Labs, a hub for developers, startups, and enterprises to explore groundbreaking innovations from research at Microsoft. Foundry Labs unites cutting-edge research with real-world applications, to enable developers and creators across industries to discover new possibilities, solve complex problems, and share insights to shape the future of AI.  Explore Azure…

DeepSeek R1 is now available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub

By Dustin Ward

DeepSeek R1 is now available in the model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub, joining a diverse portfolio of over 1,800 models, including frontier, open-source, industry-specific, and task-based AI models. As part of Azure AI Foundry, DeepSeek R1 is accessible on a trusted, scalable, and enterprise-ready platform, enabling businesses to seamlessly integrate advanced AI…