Preview live today, available globally soon We are announcing that a preview is now live for Azure HBv3 virtual machines enhanced by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors with AMD 3D V-cache, codenamed “Milan-X”. These processors significantly improve the performance, scaling efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of a variety of memory performance-bound workloads such as CFD, explicit finite […]
AWS Announces the Public Preview of AWS Data Exchange for Amazon Redshift
Recently AWS announced the public preview of AWS Data Exchange for Amazon Redshift. This new feature enables customers to find and subscribe to third-party data in AWS Data Exchange to query in an Amazon Redshift data warehouse. By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Azure gains 100th compliance offering—protecting data with EU Cloud Code of Conduct
I’m announcing that Azure has achieved adherence to the EU Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC), developed for cloud providers to align with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EU Cloud CoC is the first GDPR code of conduct that has received the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) positive opinion, which was followed by final […]
Search made simple: native Elastic integration with Azure—now in preview
This post was co-authored by Rohit Tatachar, Senior Program Manager. With the ever-increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions, and the incredibly complex make-up of the application architectures; the ability to effectively manage, orchestrate, and monitor the scenarios for search, security, and operations are becoming very critical for the success of the businesses. As part of Microsoft […]
Ground processing with space data 5x faster with Azure
Over the past year, Microsoft has teamed with Ball Aerospace to develop the prototype for the Commercially Augmented Space Inter Networked Operations (CASINO) Program Office, facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit, demonstrating agile cloud processing capabilities in support of the United States Space Force. The rising number of satellites proliferating in low earth orbit (LEO) […]
Enable your mission-critical workloads with SUSE on Azure—sign up for SUSECON
Microsoft is participating in SUSECON Digital 2021 to bring the latest technical integrations and support to SUSE Linux users. In the three-day event, Microsoft will participate in several activities from keynotes and demo sessions to booths. We will share the latest innovation that enables mission-critical SUSE workloads to migrate and operate in Azure during the […]
Accelerating digital transformation for a greener future
As countries and economies prepare to come out of the pandemic, the way we run businesses will never be the same again, says Bhushan Patil, SVP EMEA, Tech Mahindra. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation coupled with rapid adoption of ways of working and an increased reliance on technology. Emerging technologies such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet […]
Connector for AWS in Azure Cost Management + Billing is now generally available
In 2019, we announced the preview of the connector for Azure Cost Management + Billing, which allows our customers to analyze their Azure and AWS spend from a single pane of glass in the Azure Portal. We are excited to announce that this feature is now generally available. This new connector simplifies handling different cost […]
Azure Spring Cloud: a fully managed service for Spring Boot apps is now generally available
Azure Spring Cloud—a fully managed service for Spring Boot apps—is now generally available. With Azure Spring Cloud, you can focus on building the apps that run your business without the hassle of managing infrastructure. Simply deploy your JARs or code and Azure Spring Cloud will automatically wire your apps with the Spring service runtime. Once […]
5 ways to optimize your backup costs with Azure Backup
Achieving cost efficiency in your cloud usage is more critical today than ever before. At Azure Backup, we’re committed to helping you optimize your backup costs. Over the last few months, we’ve introduced a comprehensive collection of features that not only gives you more visibility into your backup usage, but also helps you take action […]