The growing adoption of data-driven and machine learning–based solutions is driving the need for businesses to handle growing workloads, exposing them to extra levels of complexities and vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity is the biggest risk for AI developers and adopters. According to a survey released by Deloitte, in July 2020, 62 percent of adopters saw cybersecurity risks […]
How Microsoft Azure Cross-region Load Balancer helps create region redundancy and low latency
In this blog, we’ll walk through Microsoft Azure Cross-region Load Balancer (also known as the Global tier of Standard Load Balancer) through a case study with a retail customer. By incorporating Azure Cross-region Load Balancer into their end-to-end architecture, the customer was able to achieve region redundancy, high availability, and low latency for their end […]
How to choose the right Azure services for your applications—It’s not A or B
This post was co-authored by Ajai Peddapanga, Principal Cloud Solution Architect. If you have been working with Azure for any period, you might have grappled with the question—which Azure service is best to run my apps on? This is an important decision because the services you choose will dictate your resource planning, budget, timelines, and, […]
MLOPs Blog Series Part 3: Testing scalability of secure machine learning systems using MLOps
The capacity of a system to adjust to changes by adding or removing resources to meet demand is known as scalability. Here are some tests to check the scalability of your model. System testing System tests are carried out to test the robustness of the design of a system for given inputs and expected outputs […]
Microsoft Cost Management updates – June 2022
Whether you're a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you're spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Microsoft Cost Management comes in. We're always looking for […]
Azure Orbital Ground Station as Service extends life and reduces costs for satellite operators
How can Microsoft empower satellite operators to focus on their mission and enable them to continue the operation of their satellites, without making capital investments in their ground infrastructure? To answer that question, Microsoft worked alongside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and our partner Xplore, to demonstrate how the commercial cloud can provide […]
MLOPs Blog Series Part 2: Testing robustness of secure machine learning systems using machine learning ops
Robustness is the ability of a closed-loop system to tolerate perturbations or anomalies while system parameters are varied over a wide range. There are three essential tests to ensure that the machine learning system is robust in the production environments: unit testing, data and model testing, and integration testing. Unit testing Tests are performed on […]
Responsible AI investments and safeguards for facial recognition
A core priority for the Cognitive Services team is to ensure its AI technology, including facial recognition, is developed and used responsibly. While we have adopted six essential principles to guide our work in AI more broadly, we recognized early on that the unique risks and opportunities posed by facial recognition technology necessitate its own […]
Simplify and centralize network security management with Azure Firewall Manager
We are excited to share that Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) policy and Azure DDoS Protection plan management in Microsoft Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available. With an increasing need to secure cloud deployments through a Zero Trust approach, the ability to manage network security policies and resources in one central place is a […]
Simplify and centralize network security management with Azure Firewall Manager
We are excited to share that Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) policy and Azure DDoS Protection plan management in Microsoft Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available. With an increasing need to secure cloud deployments through a Zero Trust approach, the ability to manage network security policies and resources in one central place is a […]