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Achieving sustainable growth with Azure and FinOps best practices 

Companies worldwide are committed to reducing their IT carbon footprint, championing a more sustainable future through initiatives focused on efficiency and cost optimization. Cloud sustainability is not only about reducing the environmental impact of cloud usage, but also about making smart business decisions that align to corporate values, adhere to regulatory requirements, and enable the […]

Unwrapping the 2023 holiday season: A deep dive into Azure’s DDoS attack landscape

As the holiday season of 2023 unfolded, it brought not only cheer and celebration but also a surge in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. This year’s trends in DDoS attacks reveal a complex and evolving threat landscape. From misconfigured Docker API endpoints enabling botnet delivery to the emergence of NKAbuse malware exploiting blockchain technology for DDoS […]

Microsoft named a Leader in cloud and applications-centric marketplaces: IDC MarketScape

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 […]

Quantifying the impact of developer experience

For years, we’ve been hearing a lot about developer work and how to improve it. Something along the lines of “how can we help our developers achieve more, quicker?” This focus on developer productivity makes sense because today, software is the backbone of nearly every major company, and when developers achieve more, companies thrive. But, […]

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management

Cloud-native technologies like containers and Kubernetes are the future of application development. That’s why we’re honored to announce that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management*. We believe that this recognition validates our end-to-end approach for developing and deploying enterprise-grade, cloud-native apps that run on Azure, in […]

Dynatrace and the Microsoft commercial marketplace: AI-powered cloud transformation

In today’s digital landscape, the cloud has become a cornerstone for over 90%1 of organizations. This widespread adoption brings a growing complexity to cloud portfolios as companies navigate the challenges of migrating on-premises environments, managing hybrid workloads, and modernizing their cloud estate—all while operating under current business imperatives of speed and scale. To overcome this, […]

What’s new in Azure Data, AI, & Digital Applications: Modernize your data estate, build intelligent apps, and apply AI solutions

I write this blog each month to help navigate through the intense pace of news and innovation we’re releasing for customers. And what a year we’ve had! We witnessed incredible advances at breathtaking speed as AI reshaped what’s possible across industries, organizations, and our day-to-day lives. Personally, I’m loving the features and capabilities of Copilot […]

Microsoft Cost Management—2023 year in review

Even if you are remotely following the updates in the technology sector or just keeping track of recent events, you have heard about AI and its potential to change our interactions with systems and simplify our everyday tasks. Microsoft has been at the forefront of this technological revolution, announcing Copilot for Azure, M365, GitHub, and […]

Key customer benefits of the Microsoft and MongoDB expanded partnership

This post was co-authored by Patrick McCluskey, Vice President at MongoDB. As we welcome the era of AI, it’s important to remember that data is the fuel that powers AI. With this understanding, it’s clear why our goal is to make Azure the best destination for data. In Azure, customers benefit from a comprehensive portfolio […]

Microsoft is a leader in the 2023 IDC MarketScape for AI Governance Platforms

AI is transforming every industry, enabling new levels of productivity, efficiency, and innovation. AI governance is not only a matter of compliance and risk management, but also a strategic advantage and a source of trust to accelerate returns on AI investment. We are excited to announce that Microsoft is recognized as a Leader in the […]