Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro: Unlocking AI-powered geospatial insights for enterprises across industries

By Dustin Ward

A proliferation of satellite constellations and connectivity to hyperscale clouds has made geospatial data available for a wide variety of sectors and use cases: from coordinating supply chains, to managing climate risk, and planning urban infrastructure, just to name a few. Yet despite its growing importance, geospatial data remains notoriously complex and siloed across a variety of sources, including satellites, drones, and other sensors—often accessible only to…

AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS re:Inforce 2025, AWS WAF, AWS Control Tower, and more (June 16, 2025)

By Dustin Ward

Today marks the start of AWS re:Inforce 2025, where security professionals are gathering for three days of technical learning sessions, workshops, and demonstrations. This security-focused conference brings together AWS security specialists who build and maintain the services that organizations rely on for their cloud security needs. AWS Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Amy Herzog will…

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…

Now open – AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region

By Dustin Ward

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region is generally available with three Availability Zones and Region code ap-east-2. The new Region brings AWS infrastructure and services closer to customers in Taiwan. Skyline of Taipei including the Taipei 101 building As the first infrastructure Region in Taipei and the fifteenth Region…