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…

Introducing Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service

By Dustin Ward

Unlock enterprise-scale web research automation Today we’re excited to announce the public preview of Deep Research in Azure AI Foundry—an API and software development kit (SDK)-based offering of OpenAI’s advanced agentic research capability, fully integrated with Azure’s enterprise-grade agentic platform. With Deep Research, developers can build agents that deeply plan, analyze, and synthesize information from across…

Maximize your ROI for Azure OpenAI

By Dustin Ward

When you’re building with AI, every decision counts—especially when it comes to cost. Whether you’re just getting started or scaling enterprise-grade applications, the last thing you want is unpredictable pricing or rigid infrastructure slowing you down. Azure OpenAI is designed with that in mind: flexible enough for early experiments, powerful enough for global deployments, and…

Microsoft recognized for second consecutive year as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms

By Dustin Ward

We’re proud to share that Microsoft has once again been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning (DSML) Platforms. We believe this recognition reflects our continued commitment to providing organizations with a comprehensive toolchain for building and deploying machine learning models and AI applications, transforming how businesses…