Join us behind the scenes at Azure, thanks to the Well-Architected Framework

By Dustin Ward

Here at Microsoft, we give a lot of advice. We’d really like to help you thrive on our platform. Reliability, security, cost optimization, operational excellence, and performance efficiency—we know that they are not easy to tackle when it comes to your cloud workloads. This is where the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework comes into the picture.…

Video analytics at the edge, an ideal technology for 5G cloud monetization

By Dustin Ward

Creating a programmable software infrastructure for telecommunication operations promises to reduce both the capital expenditure (CAPEX) and the operational expenses (OPEX) of the 5G telecommunications operators. What is exciting to many of us who work in this space is that the convergence of telecommunications, the cloud, and edge infrastructures will open up opportunities for new…

Boost your network security with new updates to Azure Firewall

By Dustin Ward

This post was co-authored by Eliran Azulai, Principal Program Manager, Azure Networking. Today, we are announcing new Azure Firewall capabilities as well as updates for August 2021. Azure Firewall supports US West 3, Jio India West, and Brazil Southeast. Auto-generated self-signed certificates for Azure Firewall Premium SKU. Secure Hub now supports Availability Zones. Deploy Azure…

Improve availability with zone-redundant storage for Azure Disk Storage

By Dustin Ward

As organizations continue to accelerate their cloud adoption, the need for reliable infrastructure is critical to ensure business continuity and avoid costly disruptions. Azure Disk Storage provides maximum resiliency for all workloads with an industry-leading zero percent annual failure rate and single-instance service-level agreements (SLA) for all disk types, including a best-in-class single-instance SLA of…