PostgreSQL on Azure supercharged for AI

By Dustin Ward

We are almost a century removed from when a group of computer scientists at Dartmouth College coined the term “Artificial Intelligence.” In the 75-year span, AI has become common vernacular, making inroads from imagined to mainstream. Today, we see entire industries being disrupted and entire ecosystems revolutionized by AI. To keep up, the way developers…

Microsoft named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Unified AI Governance Platforms

By Dustin Ward

As organizations rapidly embrace generative and agentic AI, ensuring robust, unified governance has never been more critical. That’s why Microsoft is honored to be named a Leader in the 2025-2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Unified AI Governance Platforms (Vendor Assessment (#US53514825, December 2025). We believe this recognition highlights our commitment to making AI innovation safe,…

Azure updates for partners: December 2025

By Dustin Ward

At Microsoft Ignite 2025, we explored what it means for organizations to move into the era of Frontier transformation. This shift is focused on embedding AI across every part of the business to improve decision-making, increase speed, and create new value. Organizations leading in AI make it foundational. They rethink processes and integrate new technologies…

Azure at Microsoft Ignite 2025: All the intelligent cloud news explained

By Dustin Ward

Before joining Microsoft, I spent years helping organizations build and transform. I’ve seen how technology decisions can shape a business’s future. Whether it’s integrating platforms or ensuring your technology strategy stands the test of time, these choices define how a business operates, innovates, and stays ahead of the competition. Today, business leaders everywhere are asking:…

Announcing Azure Copilot agents and AI infrastructure innovations

By Dustin Ward

In this article Agentic cloud operations: Introducing Azure Copilot Azure’s AI infrastructure: The backbone of modernization Building for trust: Resiliency, operational excellence, and security What does modernizing workloads look like today? Looking ahead The cloud is more than just a platform—it’s the engine of transformation for every organization. This year at Microsoft Ignite 2025, we’re…

Microsoft strengthens sovereign cloud capabilities with new services

By Dustin Ward

Across Europe and around the world, organizations today face a complex mix of regulatory mandates, heightened expectations for resilience, and relentless technological advancement. Sovereignty has become a core requirement for governments, public institutions, and enterprises seeking to harness the full power of the cloud while retaining control over their data and operations. In June 2025,…