At Microsoft, we remain committed to enabling European businesses to thrive by providing the tools and support necessary to drive their success and give our customers throughout the European Union more control over their data. To fulfill these goals, today Microsoft is announcing that it has completed the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, an…
At Microsoft, we are dedicated to advancing AI innovation to empower organizations, transform industries, and redefine productivity. Today, we are excited to announce major updates to Azure AI Foundry, our integrated platform for designing, customizing, and managing enterprise-grade AI applications. These updates include groundbreaking new models like OpenAI’s GPT-4.5, enhanced fine-tuning and distillation techniques, and…
We are excited to announce Phi-4-multimodal and Phi-4-mini, the newest models in Microsoft’s Phi family of small language models (SLMs). These models are designed to empower developers with advanced AI capabilities. Phi-4-multimodal, with its ability to process speech, vision, and text simultaneously, opens new possibilities for creating innovative and context-aware applications. Phi-4-mini, on the other…
High-performance computing (HPC) workloads place significant demands on cloud infrastructure, requiring robust and scalable resources to handle complex and intensive computational tasks. These workloads often necessitate high levels of parallel processing power, typically provided by clusters of central processing unit (CPU) or graphics processing unit (GPU)-based virtual machines. Additionally, HPC applications demand substantial data storage…
AI is within reach of any company, large or small. But many companies are unclear where and how to practically apply AI within their business; have concerns about security, privacy and compliance; and perceive AI as complex and costly to integrate into existing services, products and processes. Rapidly evolving AI technologies can also make it…
Today we’re launching Azure AI Foundry Labs, a hub for developers, startups, and enterprises to explore groundbreaking innovations from research at Microsoft. Foundry Labs unites cutting-edge research with real-world applications, to enable developers and creators across industries to discover new possibilities, solve complex problems, and share insights to shape the future of AI. Explore Azure…