I’ve met with customers and partners from around the world over the past few months and almost every one of them mentioned the same thing: how fast AI innovation is happening—much faster than the pace of change many are used to. While most see the transformative potential AI poses for their organization, many feel the […]

Today we are announcing significant changes to Azure AI Search in support for customers building production ready generative AI applications. Azure AI Search has drastically increased storage capacity and vector index size at no additional cost, so customers can run retrieval augmented generation (RAG) at any scale, without having to compromise cost or performance.  In […]

As the pace of AI and the transformation it enables across industries continues to accelerate, Microsoft is committed to building and enhancing our global cloud infrastructure to meet the needs from customers and developers with faster, more performant, and more efficient compute and AI solutions. Azure AI infrastructure comprises technology from industry leaders as well […]

Innovate, Connect, Cultivate  The Cloud Cultures series is an exploration of the intersection between cloud innovation and culture across the globe.  Last year, I visited Poland, Sweden, England, and Italy, and learned how the unique culture of each of these countries has shaped how they adopt and use technology, demonstrating the diverse ways in which […]

This is part of a larger series on the new infrastructure of the era of AI, highlighting emerging technology and trends in large-scale compute. This month, we’re sharing the 2024 edition of the State of AI Infrastructure report to help businesses harness the power of AI now.  The era of AI is upon us. You’ve […]

The era of generative AI has arrived, offering new possibilities for every person, business, and industry. At the same time, the speed, scale, and sophistication of cyberattacks, increasing regulations, an ever-expanding data estate, and business demand for data insights are all converging. This convergence pressurizes business leaders to adopt a modern data governance and security […]

Canopius, a global specialty and P&C (re)insurance business, knew its success hinged on its ability to access all its data but that its existing infrastructure was hurting, not helping, its ability to do so. It wanted to capitalize on its data for increased productivity and it wanted a cloud platform capable of handling advanced technologies […]

Challenges in enforcing company security policy at scale As one of the largest and most diverse technology companies in the world, Microsoft faces a unique challenge in securing its network. With over 160,000 employees, thousands of devices, and hundreds of applications, the company needs to ensure that its network security policy is consistent, compliant, and […]

From harnessing the power of scalable infrastructure to increasing agility, cost-efficiency, and innovation, the advantages of migrating to the cloud are clear. So, while Windows Server has been the backbone of your operations, there’s never been a better time to modernize. The journey to migrate Windows Server workloads to run on Azure is not just […]