https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-cloud-dbms-platforms/We are pleased to share that Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems.1 This placement reflects our completeness of vision and ability to execute, and we feel is a testament toRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/geospatial-imagery-unlocks-new-cloud-computing-scenarios-on-azure/ Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2021 In the year since Azure Space was announced, Microsoft has focused on extending its Azure Space ecosystem by partnering with industry leaders in the space community to empower customers and partners to achieveRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/new-satellite-connectivity-and-geospatial-capabilities-with-azure-space/ Figure 1: Azure Space ecosystem showing multi-orbits and geospatial capabilities through Machine Learning. Last year, Microsoft announced Azure Space, bringing together the possibilities of Space with the power of the cloud to help people and organizations achieve more onRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/4-reasons-to-attend-the-put-responsible-ai-into-practice-azure-digital-event/ AI is transforming business and, in fact, the world. However, AI models learn from the data. Biases that exist in society will exist in the models. Human judgment must be the overriding factor, ensuring that AI models benefit andRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/5-reasons-azure-databricks-is-best-for-hadoop-workloads/Due to the complexity, high cost of operations, and unscalable infrastructure, on-premises Hadoop platforms have often not delivered on their initial promises to impact business value. As a result, many enterprises are now seeking to modernize their Hadoop platforms toRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/azure-cost-management-and-billing-updates-november-2021/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 toRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/sonic-opens-more-opportunities-for-network-innovation/SONiC, as an open-source operating system for network devices, has been growing rapidly in the last five years. According to Gartner Market Guide for Data Center Switching published early this year, they predict, “By 2025, 40 percent of organizations thatRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/scaling-for-the-future-of-ophthalmology-with-artificial-intelligence-powered-by-azure-healthcare-apis/Disconnected medical data sets are everywhere. Particularly in the imaging segment, the growth in the number of devices, data size, and types of data being captured is breaking the traditional systems for managing data on-premises. Many companies are turning toRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/advancing-service-resilience-in-azure-active-directory-with-its-backup-authentication-service/“Continuing our Advancing Reliability blog series, which highlights key updates and initiatives related to improving the reliability of the Azure platform and services, today we turn our focus to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). We laid out the core availabilityRead More

https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-expands-cloud-services-with-two-new-datacenters-in-wyoming/ Today, I’m thrilled to share that we are announcing the launch of two new Microsoft datacenters in Cheyenne, Wyoming—one in Cheyenne Business Parkway and another in Bison Business Park—enabling us to expand and support the growth and demand forRead More