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The Platform Behind the Next AI Breakthrough ↗
The next frontier of AI is coming into focus as agents take on longer, more strategic work. The post The Platform Behind the Next AI Breakthrough appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Azure Cloud HSM Hardware Audit Logging: Verifiable audit trails for security and compliance ↗
Security, compliance, and operations teams can use this hardware-originated evidence for monitoring, compliance reporting, and forensic investigations. The post Azure Cloud HSM Hardware Audit Logging: Verifiable audit trails for security and compliance appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Introducing the Microsoft Copilot harness in Foundry Agent Service ↗
Today, we’re introducing the Microsoft Copilot harness in Foundry Agent Service in public preview. The post Introducing the Microsoft Copilot harness in Foundry Agent Service appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Scale reservoir uncertainty analysis with agile reservoir modeling ↗
As subsurface data grows in scale and complexity, teams need a faster, more connected way to transform uncertainty into actionable decisions. The post Scale reservoir uncertainty analysis with agile reservoir modeling appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Advancing digital sovereignty with greater control and choice ↗
Across conversations with leaders in government, critical infrastructure and regulated industries, one priority consistently rises to the top: putting technology to work on the most important systems while maintaining the control those systems require. The post Advancing digital sovereignty with greater control and cho…
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Designing for sovereign AI: A shared foundation from edge to cloud ↗
A flexible sovereign architecture allows organizations to place each workload in the right environment, apply the controls it requires, and maintain consistency. The post Designing for sovereign AI: A shared foundation from edge to cloud appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Managing open-weight model risk in enterprise deployments ↗
The growing AI landscape is giving enterprises more choice in how they build, customize, and deploy increasingly capable models. The post Managing open-weight model risk in enterprise deployments appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Evolving the cloud-native foundation for the next generation of AI ↗
Discover how Azure is advancing cloud-native infrastructure to help organizations build, run, and optimize applications and agents at scale. The post Evolving the cloud-native foundation for the next generation of AI appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms ↗
We're building operational consistency through Azure and Azure Arc, and infrastructure consistency through Hyper-V. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Infrastructure for the frontier era: Scaling intelligence through open industry collaboration ↗
AI is reaching such a pivotal moment, and the focus is shifting from building larger frontier models to intelligence that delivers practical impact. The post Infrastructure for the frontier era: Scaling intelligence through open industry collaboration appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Advancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology ↗
Explore how Microsoft is advancing hardware security through open-source Integrated HSM technology, collaboration, and cryptographic key protection. The post Advancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Deep dive into Azure Maia 300 architecture ↗
Maia 300 operates as a single platform to meet the demands of cloud-scale agentic inference. The post Deep dive into Azure Maia 300 architecture appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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AI transformation across the infrastructure lifecycle: From supply chain to fleet operations ↗
The opportunity is bigger than making individual tasks faster. It’s to build a system that learns from how infrastructure is designed, sourced, and operated. The post AI transformation across the infrastructure lifecycle: From supply chain to fleet operations appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms ↗
We’re proud to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Responsible infrastructure at hyperscale: Managing the full lifecycle of Azure hardware ↗
Microsoft is advancing Azure cloud infrastructure with more efficient systems and Circular Centers that extend the useful life of datacenter hardware. The post Responsible infrastructure at hyperscale: Managing the full lifecycle of Azure hardware appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available ↗
With SQL Server on Azure Local, customers can modernize where their data resides while maintaining control over infrastructure, connectivity, and data placement. The post SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents ↗
Microsoft Fabric and SQL innovations announced at FabCon and SQLCon Barcelona 2026 help organizations build trusted data foundations for AI. The post FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Enhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle ↗
Our Virtual Machine Lifecycle policy guides how we manage these transitions, giving Azure customers transparency, predictability, and guidance. The post Enhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Ship agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization ↗
The best model for your business will keep changing. Adopting it should move your business forward, not send your team back to rebuild the architecture around it. The post Ship agents faster with expanded model choice, voice agents, and continuous optimization appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Your architecture diagram is not your resilience ↗
For years, resilience was something you set up once. That kept the lights on, but it treated resilience as a project with an end date rather than a property you maintain. The post Your architecture diagram is not your resilience appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Designing agent-first platforms: What changes when agents do the work ↗
The organizations pulling ahead are not simply adding AI to what they already have. They are designing for a different kind of software. The post Designing agent-first platforms: What changes when agents do the work appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry ↗
Explore GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and GPT-6 Luna in Microsoft Foundry, with scalable model options for production AI agents, complex workflows, and high-volume tasks. The post GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Claude Opus 5.5 comes to Microsoft Foundry for long-running coding and knowledge work ↗
AI models are increasingly taking on work that extends far beyond a single prompt: building a feature across a codebase, investigating a complex issue, synthesizing hundreds of pages of information, or working through a multi-step business process. The post Claude Opus 5.5 comes to Microsoft Foundry for long-running co…
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Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure ↗
Gartner highlighted Microsoft’s unified single-product architecture, flexibility across hyperconverged and disaggregated architectures, and more. The post Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management ↗
Microsoft was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management. Discover how AKS, Azure Arc, and Azure Container Apps help organizations run AI and hybrid workloads at scale. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management appeared first on Mic…
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The Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governance controls cost and proves ROI ↗
This blog post is the fourth and final installment of The Economics of Agent Optimization, which shares the strategies, capabilities, and proof points that can help you optimize agent costs and run AI as a managed investment system on Microsoft Foundry. The post The Economics of Agent Optimization: How AI agent governa…
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The future of infrastructure resiliency starts with modernization ↗
Modernization only succeeds when organizations have confidence that their infrastructure can withstand disruption and continue supporting critical operations. The post The future of infrastructure resiliency starts with modernization appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Two zones or three? A design framework for zone-resilient Azure workloads ↗
Zone resiliency isn't a single number you apply to a whole workload. The useful question isn't “how many zones?” but “how many zones does each component need to survive the loss of one?” Decide zone patterns component by component, use service-managed zone redundancy wherever it fits, and reserve three-zone designs for…
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Beyond the benchmark: How an adaptive approach drives scientific discovery ↗
For research and development (R&D) organizations, the promise of agentic AI is not a better one-time answer. It is a new way to explore complex scientific and engineering problems: pursuing multiple hypotheses, validating them against evidence, learning from what does not work, and adapting their approach as new inform…
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Enterprise AI transformation relies on the end-to-end platform: Azure was built for this moment ↗
The recognition for Microsoft over the past couple of weeks comes down to models, infrastructure, data, applications, and developer tools working as one system when AI moves into production. The post Enterprise AI transformation relies on the end-to-end platform: Azure was built for this moment appeared first on Micros…
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GPT-6 Astra: Frontier intelligence for work, now generally available in Microsoft Foundry ↗
GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI's newest frontier model, begins rolling out today through the Microsoft Foundry Limited Access Program, with availability expanding to participating customers over the coming days. The post GPT-6 Astra: Frontier intelligence for work, now generally available in Microsoft Foundry appeared first on Mi…
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How Microsoft’s Physical Security Engineering Team scaled hybrid operations with Azure Arc and Azure Virtual Desktop ↗
Learn how Microsoft used Azure Arc and Azure Virtual Desktop to simplify hybrid security operations, improve visibility, and scale globally. The post How Microsoft’s Physical Security Engineering Team scaled hybrid operations with Azure Arc and Azure Virtual Desktop appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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The Economics of Agent Optimization: Context engineering for enterprise AI agents ↗
AI cost optimization goes beyond model selection. Discover how context engineering in Microsoft Foundry helps lower AI costs by improving knowledge retrieval, tool selection, memory, and agent performance at scale. The post The Economics of Agent Optimization: Context engineering for enterprise AI agents appeared first…
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Introducing Azure Multicloud Interconnect for AWS ↗
Azure Multicloud Interconnect helps simplify private connectivity between Microsoft Azure and AWS, enabling organizations to support multicloud and AI workloads with a more streamlined, cloud-native networking experience. Built on open interoperability standards, it helps reduce operational complexity while providing h…
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Inside Microsoft’s marketing team: Scaling expertise with AI ↗
AI is helping organizations meet high expectations as markets change quickly and technology advances at a rapid pace. The post Inside Microsoft’s marketing team: Scaling expertise with AI appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL: Key benefits and trade-offs ↗
Compare managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL across cost, control, security, resilience, scalability, and operational effort. The post Managed PostgreSQL vs. self-hosted PostgreSQL: Key benefits and trade-offs appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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The Economics of Agent Optimization: Four ways to lower the cost ↗
Microsoft Foundry gives you four levers that act on every request, before a single line of agent logic changes. The post The Economics of Agent Optimization: Four ways to lower the cost appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms ↗
Cloud-native platforms are becoming the foundation for AI transformation. Discover how Microsoft's Azure application platform helps organizations modernize, innovate, and operate AI-powered applications at scale. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platfor…
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