Delivering consistency and transparency for cloud hardware security

Microsoft has made a number of contributions to and collaborated with various members of the Open Compute Project (OCP) community, the leading industry group dedicated to open source hardware innovation. This year, we are excited to showcase some of our newest projects at the OCP … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 1 year ago

Azure DNS Private Resolver general availability

We are excited to share that Azure DNS Private Resolver is now in general availability. We offer two types of Azure DNS Zones—private and public—for hosting your private DNS and public DNS records. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 1 year ago

Azure Firewall Basic now in preview

Azure Firewall Basic is a new SKU of Azure Firewall designed to meet the needs of SMBs by providing enterprise-grade protection of their cloud environment at an affordable price point. It is a cloud-native, highly available, stateful firewall-as-a-service offering that enables cu … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 1 year ago

Microsoft Joins Jakarta EE and MicroProfile Working Groups at Eclipse Foundation

We’re excited to announce that Microsoft has joined the Eclipse Foundation Jakarta EE and MicroProfile Working Groups as an Enterprise and Corporate member, respectively. Our goal is to help advance these technologies to deliver better outcomes for our Java customers and the broa … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 1 year ago

Microsoft Joins Jakarta EE and MicroProfile Working Groups at Eclipse Foundation

We’re excited to announce that Microsoft has joined the Eclipse Foundation Jakarta EE and MicroProfile Working Groups as an Enterprise and Corporate member, respectively. Our goal is to help advanc... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 1 year ago

Now in Preview: Azure Virtual Machines with Ampere Altra Arm-Based Processors

The demand for compute capacity to sustain business modernization and digital transformation initiatives continues to grow. Organizations are facing a complex set of challenges as they deploy a broad range of workloads globally, from the edge to the cloud. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Now in Preview: Azure Virtual Machines with Ampere Altra Arm-Based Processors

The demand for compute capacity to sustain business modernization and digital transformation initiatives continues to grow. Organizations are facing a complex set of challenges as they deploy a bro... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

The new Azure Front Door: Reimagined for modern apps and content

Today, we are announcing the general availability of the new Azure Front Door, our native, modern cloud content delivery network (CDN) catering to both dynamic and static content acceleration with built-in turnkey security, and a simple and predictable pricing model. There are tw … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Azure Container Apps

Explore Microsoft Azure's Container Apps, a fully managed serverless container service for building and deploying modern apps at scale. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Azure DDoS Protection–2021 Q3 and Q4 DDoS Attack Trends

At Microsoft, despite the evolving challenges in the cyber landscape, the Azure DDoS Protection team was able to successfully mitigate some of the largest DDoS attacks ever, both in Azure and in the course of history. In this review, we share trends and insights into DDoS attacks … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft expands cloud services with two new datacenters in Wyoming

Today, 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 for our digital services in our West Central US datacenter region. … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Business as usual for Azure customers despite 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack

The pace of digital transformation has accelerated significantly during COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the adoption of cloud services. Bad actors, now more than ever, continuously look for ways to take applications offline. Azure DDoS Protection Standard provides enhanced DDoS miti … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Genomics Testing on the ISS with HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 and Azure

Microsoft News published a story about the use of Azure to compliment Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) Spaceborne Computer-2 on the International Space Station (ISS). The project was designed to overcome the limited bandwidth between ISS and Earth by validating the benefits of … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Azure Govt. Top Secret now generally available for US national security missions

Today we’re announcing the general availability of Azure Government Top Secret, a significant milestone in our commitment to bringing unmatched commercial innovation to our government customers across all data classifications. This announcement, together with new services and fun … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Update PowerShell versions 7.0 and 7.1 to protect against a vulnerability

If you manage your Azure resources from PowerShell, update versions 7.0 and 7.1 of PowerShell as soon as possible. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft is all-in on Open Source

We are committed to open source at Microsoft. We contribute to Linux, Kubernetes, Visual Studio Code, and serving in open source organizations like the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) or Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). At Microsoft Build, we are sharing our la … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

Azure is the home for your enterprise Java applications

Microservice architectures are becoming more prevalent, and developers are building more applications on cloud platforms using containers and managed services. The Java ecosystem is complex and running Java applications in the cloud at an enterprise scale can be challenging. Our … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 2 years ago

A fluent new look for the Azure icon

As your ally in the cloud, our Azure mission is to deliver thoughtfully designed products and services that equip you to solve challenges and invent what’s next. Our ability to meet your business a... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Easily build real-time apps with WebSockets and Azure Web PubSub

Today, we are announcing the preview of the Azure Web PubSub service for building real-time web applications with WebSockets. WebSocket is a standardized protocol that provides full-duplex communication. It is key to building efficient real-time web interactions and is supported … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to accelerate container-optimized innovation

The ability to run Kubernetes anywhere, whether in the cloud or on-premises, has been a high priority for Azure customers looking to rapidly innovate, with increasing customer focus on the benefits... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to accelerate container-optimized innovation

The ability to run Kubernetes anywhere, whether in the cloud or on-premises, has been a high priority for Azure customers looking to rapidly innovate, with increasing customer focus on the benefits of container-optimized workloads and operating systems, lean application moderniza … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Empowering (network) operators on their cloud migration journey

For operators, many challenges can be involved in their journey to the cloud, some more complex than others. Here, it is important to note that when it comes to operators’ path to cloud migration, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Azure and AMD announce landmark in confidential computing evolution

Even before the pandemic accelerated digital transformation globally, the scalability and security advantages offered by Microsoft Azure prompted organizations large and small to migrate their data... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft to establish a new datacenter region in Chile with Azure and 365

The new region is anticipated to include Microsoft Azure, with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform to follow. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft to establish new datacenter region in Chile

The new region is anticipated to include Microsoft Azure, with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform to follow. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Five more free services available with the Azure free account

Free amounts of Archive Storage, Container Registry, Load Balancer, Service Bus, and VPN Gateway are now available for eligible Azure free account users, as well as and increased free amounts of Co... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft introduces steps to improve internet routing security

The internet runs on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). A network or autonomous system (AS) is bound to trust, accept, and propagate the routes advertised by its peers without questioning its provenance. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Azure Static Web Apps

A modern web app service that offers streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Meeting developer needs with powerful new features in Azure Cache for Redis

In May, we announced a groundbreaking partnership with Redis Labs to bring their Redis Enterprise software to Azure as a part of Azure Cache for Redis. We were humbled by the level of excitement and interest we received. We are announcing that you can now use Redis to tackle new … | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

The Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter

The Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter (MDC) is designed to support datacenter scale scenarios for humanitarian aid, disaster response, and other needs for high-intensity, secure cloud computing in... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

The Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter

The Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter (MDC) is designed to support datacenter scale scenarios for humanitarian aid, disaster response, and other needs for high-intensity, secure cloud computing in challenging environments. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

C++ rewrite of Apache Spark yields up to 20x performance

Photon powered Delta Engine is a 100% Apache Spark-compatible vectorized query engine designed to take advantage of modern CPU architecture for extremely fast parallel processing of data. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Azure Communication Services

Build engaging communication experiences with the same global, secure platform used by Microsoft Teams. Find API & SDK sets: SMS, video, voice, chat, etc. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Azure Orbital

Easily connect ground satellite stations to Azure services and integrations. Azure Orbital allows you to manage your data without building your own infrastructure. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Azure Spring Cloud: a fully managed service for Spring Boot apps is now GA

Azure Spring Cloud is a fully managed service for Spring Boot apps, that lets you focus on building the apps that run your business without the hassle of managing infrastructure. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Advancing the outage experience–automation, communication, and transparency

As part of our Advancing Reliability blog series, we're outlining the investments we’re making to continue improving the outage experience. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Fully managed HashiCorp Consul Service generally available on Azure today

HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure enables Azure users to natively provision Consul servers in any supported Azure region directly through the Azure Marketplace. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

The general availability of Azure shared disks

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of—enabling you to migrate your existing on-premises Windows and Linux-based clustered environments to Azure. We’re also announcing important new di... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Azure RTOS ThreadX

Learn more about Azure RTOS, a real-time operating system for embedded IoT applications and devices on the edge. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Azure Responds to Covid-19

The global health pandemic continues to impact every organization—large or small—their employees, and the customers they serve. Over the last several months, we have seen firsthand the role that… | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft and Docker collaborate on new ways to deploy containers on Azure

Now more than ever, developers need agility to meet rapidly increasing demands from customers. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft Azure Static Web Apps

A modern web app service that offers streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 3 years ago

Microsoft announces next evolution of Azure VMware Solution

Today, I’m excited to announce the preview of the next generation of Azure VMware Solution, designed, built, and supported by Microsoft in close partnership with VMware. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 4 years ago

Minecraft Earth and Cosmos DB: Extending Minecraft into Our Real World

This post is part 1 of a two-part series about how organizations use Azure Cosmos DB to meet real world needs and the difference it’s making to them. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 4 years ago

Project Denali to define flexible SSDs for cloud-scale applications (2018)

Last September, at SNIA’s Storage Developer’s Conference, I presented a prototype of the Project Denali SSD. Project Denali drives provide the flexibility needed to optimize for the workloads of a… | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 4 years ago

Azure DevOps update to increase productivity and reduce latency

An update to Azure DevOps includes improvements to pull-request actionability, pipeline security and compliance, and npm API performances to increase productivity and reduce latency. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 4 years ago

New Azure API Management Visual Studio Code Extension Now Available

A new version of the API Management Visual Studio Code extension is now available. | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 4 years ago

Next Generation SAP HANA Large Instances with Intel Optane

At Microsoft Ignite 2019, we announced general availability of the new SAP HANA Large Instances powered by the 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, formally Cascade Lake, supporting Intel... | Continue reading


@azure.microsoft.com | 4 years ago