SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available

By Dustin Ward

Some of the world’s most critical databases run in places where cloud connectivity cannot be assumed. A remote industrial site, for example, may need production systems to continue operating when external connectivity is unavailable. A regulated organization may need sensitive data and processing to remain within sovereign boundaries. Today, SQL Server on Azure Local is…

Enterprise AI transformation relies on the end-to-end platform: Azure was built for this moment

By Dustin Ward

Summary The recognition for Microsoft over the past couple of weeks comes down to models, infrastructure, data, applications, and developer tools working as one system when AI moves into production. Enterprise AI is moving into production, and our customers are becoming multi-model. Organizations will use frontier models where capability matters, and smaller, specialized, and open-weight…

How Microsoft’s Physical Security Engineering Team scaled hybrid operations with Azure Arc and Azure Virtual Desktop

By Dustin Ward

When a physical security operator begins a shift supporting Microsoft’s global datacenter operations, they depend on a collection of applications and systems that help monitor access activity, review video feeds, investigate alerts, and coordinate physical security operations across a complex global environment. Those tools must be available, responsive, and reliable from the moment a shift…