Azure Storage Mover–A managed migration service for Azure Storage

By Dustin Ward

File storage is a critical part of any organization’s on-premises IT infrastructure. As organizations migrate more of their applications and user shares to the cloud, they often face challenges in migrating the associated file data. Having the right tools and services is essential to successful migrations. Across workloads, there can be a wide range of…

Microsoft Azure’s defense in depth approach to cloud vulnerabilities

By Dustin Ward

Our digital world is changing, with more persistent, sophisticated, and driven cybercriminals. As risks increase and threats compound, trust is more important than ever. Customers need to be able to trust in the technology platforms they invest in to build and run their organizations. As one of the largest cloud service providers, we build trust by…

3 key cloud adoption trends in migrating and modernizing workloads

By Dustin Ward

In the past few years, organizations have weathered unprecedented change as they have had to adapt to macro-economic, political, and societal challenges. These challenges are not going away—the business outlook remains uncertain with ongoing concerns, including inflation, supply chain disruptions, and rising energy prices. Microsoft believes the best way to prepare for this uncertainty is…

Improve speech-to-text accuracy with Azure Custom Speech

By Dustin Ward

With Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services for Speech, customers can build voice-enabled apps confidently and quickly in more than 140 languages. We make it easy for customers to transcribe speech to text (STT) with high accuracy, produce natural-sounding text-to-speech (TTS) voices, and translate spoken audio. In the past few years, we are inspired by the ways…