Geocoding: The first step towards unlocking location intelligence

By Dustin Ward

Microsoft Azure Maps is a collection of mapping and location APIs that enable enterprises to add location intelligence into their solutions. The Geocoding Service is one of the most prominently used Maps APIs that enables geocoding of addresses (conversion of textual addresses into geographic coordinates) and vice versa. For example, a coffee shop name or…

Laying a secure cloud foundation for AI-powered enterprises

By Dustin Ward

As AI continues to redefine the way businesses operate, organizations are facing new challenges and demands on their technology platforms. Today’s enterprises want systems that can handle massive amounts of data to support real-time insights while also helping them overcome the challenge of working with operations, applications, data, and infrastructure across IT and OT environments—whether…

How 5G and wireless edge infrastructure power digital operations with Microsoft

By Dustin Ward

As enterprises continue to adopt the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and AI to analyze processes and data from their equipment, the need for high-speed, low-latency wireless connections are rapidly growing. Companies are already seeing benefits from deploying private 5G networks to enable their solutions, especially in the manufacturing, healthcare, and retail sectors. The potential of…

Secure your application traffic with Application Gateway mTLS

By Dustin Ward

I am happy to share that Azure Application Gateway now supports mutual transport layer security (mTLS) and online certificate status protocol (OCSP). This was one of the key questions from our customers as they were looking for more secure communication options for the cloud workloads. Here, I cover what mTLS is, how it works, when…

Azure high-performance computing powers energy industry innovation

By Dustin Ward

Azure high-performance computing provides a platform for energy industry innovation at scale. The rising demand for energy Global energy demand has rapidly increased over the last few years and looks set to continue accelerating at such a pace. With a booming middle class, economic growth, digitization, urbanization, and increased mobility of populations, energy suppliers are…

Cloud to Edge for efficient, agile, and sustainable retail

By Dustin Ward

Persistent volatility in the retail market is forcing businesses to re-evaluate how they address key challenges. Prebuilt, edge-to-cloud, retail-specific technology solutions can help retailers increase the value of their data, empower store associates, elevate customer shopping experiences, and enable real-time sustainable supply chains. Many retailers leverage Microsoft Cloud partners to get more insights out of…