Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a leading enterprise Linux platform. Microsoft Azure is trusted by enterprise class customers with their business-critical applications, and it offers a range of services and solutions to help them innovate and modernize in the cloud. Together, RHEL and Azure deliver a powerful combination of stability, security, scalability, agility, and […]

Overview  Today, Redis, a leading provider of in-memory data store solutions, announced a transition in its open-source licensing approach. Redis is moving away from the BSD 3-Clause License to a dual-license model, offering developers the choice between the Redis Source Available License version 2 (RSALv2) or the Server-Side Public License version 1 (SSPLv1). Azure Cache […]

The Microsoft Azure Container Networking team is excited to announce Retina, a cloud-native container networking observability platform that enables Kubernetes users, admins, and developers to visualize, observe, debug, and analyze Kubernetes’ workload traffic irrespective of Container Network Interface (CNI), operating system (OS), and cloud. We are excited to release Retina as an open-source repository that […]

The AI industry is undergoing a significant transformation with growing interest in more efficient and cost-effective models, emblematic of a broader trend in technological advancement. In the vanguard is Mistral AI, an innovator and trailblazer. Their commitment to fostering the open-source community and achieving exceptional performance aligns harmoniously with Microsoft’s commitment to develop trustworthy, scalable, […]

Welcome to the new era, where AI is driving innovation and rapidly changing what applications look like, how they’re designed and built, and how they’re delivered. Businesses in nearly every industry are racing to apply AI in their products and operations to better engage customers, increase productivity, and gain a competitive edge. Most companies are […]

Demand for cloud infrastructure continues to grow, especially in Europe, as organizations focus on migrating to the cloud and building new solutions that take advantage of AI. Microsoft is expanding our cloud infrastructure to support this demand and power more AI capabilities for customers. This includes additional infrastructure at new and existing datacenters, deploying the […]

In today’s fast-paced, AI-fueled business environment, organizations require a growing number of cloud solutions. In trying to meet this demand, software as a service (SaaS) sprawl can lead to wasted investments and cost overruns. Research by Forrester found that cloud marketplaces can minimize this challenge by helping organizations balance speed and agility.1 The Microsoft commercial […]

For many organizations, implementing AI is not an “if” but a “when.” Determining the “when” piece depends on many factors, but one that may be tricky to scope is “when we are ready?.” Is it when your workloads are in the cloud? When your team has the skills? When it’s a good fit for your […]

Performance testing is instrumental in ensuring a consistent and reliable user experience. The role of performance testing is pivotal as it assesses an application’s responsiveness, stability, and speed under varying conditions. By simulating different user loads and scenarios, performance testing acts as a proactive measure to identify potential bottlenecks, ensuring that the application can handle […]

With budgets for cloud services expanding and the complexity of infrastructure rising, marketplaces are positioned as the future of B2B commerce. Industry analysts are taking note—most recently IDC published its first-ever IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud and Applications-Centric Marketplaces 2023 Vendor Assessment (doc # US51037123, December 2023). The Microsoft commercial marketplace was named a Leader in […]