New year, new Heroes – March 2025

By Dustin Ward

As we dive into 2025, we’re thrilled to announce our latest group of AWS Heroes! These exceptional individuals have demonstrated outstanding expertise and innovation, and are committed to sharing knowledge. Their contributions to the AWS community are greatly appreciated, and today we’re excited to celebrate them. Ahmed Bebars – New Jersey, USA Container Hero Ahmed…

Securing generative AI models on Azure AI Foundry

By Dustin Ward

New generative AI models with a broad range of capabilities are emerging every week. In this world of rapid innovation, when choosing the models to integrate into your AI system, it is crucial to make a thoughtful risk assessment that ensures a balance between leveraging new advancements and maintaining robust security. At Microsoft, we are…

New global report: How to stand out in an AI-savvy world

By Dustin Ward

What was the last thing you did with a generative AI app? Create a cat-unicorn coloring book for your niece? Summarize that 42-page brief a colleague sent you? For me, it was using Microsoft Copilot to help my 9th grader with a history study session—I know more than you can believe about Mesopotamia. Whatever it…

Get insights from multimodal content with Amazon Bedrock Data Automation, now generally available

By Dustin Ward

Many applications need to interact with content available through different modalities. Some of these applications process complex documents, such as insurance claims and medical bills. Mobile apps need to analyze user-generated media. Organizations need to build a semantic index on top of their digital assets that include documents, images, audio, and video files. However, getting…