We’re proud that Microsoft has once again been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure. This is the third year in a row we’ve been recognized by Gartner, and we feel it reflects the impact we’re delivering by helping organizations run workloads seamlessly across hybrid, edge, multicloud, and sovereign environments…
In the early days of the AI shift, AI applications were largely built as thin layers on top of off-the-shelf foundation models. But as developers began tackling more complex use cases, they quickly encountered the limitations of simply using RAG on top of off-the-shelf models. While this approach offered a fast path to production, it…
Organizations are under constant pressure to modernize their estate. Legacy infrastructure, manual processes, and increasing data volumes in silos make it harder to deliver the performance, security, and agility that today’s business landscape demands to keep pace with the competitive pressures. Continue reading to learn about how three organizations—Thomson Reuters, Hexure, and CallRevu—each jumpstarted their transformation with…
We are excited to announce the general availability of Azure Storage Discovery, a fully managed service that delivers enterprise-wide visibility into your data estate in Microsoft Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage. Azure Storage Discovery helps you optimize storage costs, comply with security best practices, and drive operational efficiency. With the included Microsoft…
Turning imagination into reality has never been more instantaneous—and powerful—as it is today, with the launch of OpenAI’s Sora 2: Now in public preview in Azure AI Foundry. Azure AI Foundry is the developer destination built for creators, from startups to global businesses. The platform now offers a curated catalog of generative media models, including…
Together, Microsoft and Oracle are delivering the most comprehensive, enterprise‑ready platform for organizations migrating their Oracle solutions to the public cloud—especially those aiming to empower IT professionals and developers to streamline AI adoption and enhance employee productivity. Oracle Database@Azure was the first offering of its kind in the market and today has the broadest regional…