Microsoft is unifying its enterprise maps offerings under Azure Maps
Right now, Microsoft has two enterprise maps offerings: Bing Maps for Enterprise and Azure Maps. Microsoft recently announced that it is unifying its enterprise maps…
Microsoft announces availability of cost-effective AMD MI300X accelerator-based VMs on Azure
At Build 2024, Microsoft today announced the general availability of AMD MI300X accelerator-based VMs on Azure. The new ND MI300X VM series makes Azure the…
Microsoft brings Copilot to Azure infrastructure management and announces Azure Compute Fleet
At Build 2024, Microsoft is making two major announcements to further improve the Azure infrastructure management. First, the new Azure Compute Fleet service will simplify…
OpenAI’s GPT-4o model now available in Azure OpenAI Service
Yesterday, OpenAI launched its flagship frontier model, the GPT-4o. The new GPT-4o model is 2x faster, 50% cheaper ($7 for million tokens) and comes with…
Microsoft Azure RTOS is now Eclipse ThreadX
Back in 2019, Microsoft acquired Express Logic, a leader in real time operating systems (RTOS) for IoT and edge devices powered by microcontroller units (MCUs). During…
Microsoft Azure AI unveils ‘Prompt Shields’ to combat LLM manipulation
Microsoft today announced a major security enhancement for its Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Content Safety platforms. Dubbed “Prompt Shields,” the new feature offers…
Following AWS and Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure now offers free egress for customers
Microsoft today announced the removal of data transfer out (DTO) fees for Azure customers wishing to migrate their data to other cloud providers or on-premises…
Microsoft’s Azure AI Health Bot upgrades target healthcare-specific conversational AI needs
Microsoft today announced a private preview of powerful new generative AI capabilities within its Azure AI Health Bot service. Building upon the April 2023 integration…
AWS scraps Data Egress fees, putting pressure on Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced today that it will eliminate data transfer out (DTO) fees to the internet, making it easier and free for customers…
Microsoft’s Azure Operator Call Protection uses AI to detect scam calls
At MWC 2024, Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Operator Call Protection, a new service for network operators that applies AI analysis to phone…
The much-anticipated Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data feature now generally available
Microsoft today announced the general availability of Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data, a groundbreaking feature empowering businesses to harness the power of OpenAI models…
Microsoft announces cutting-edge data and AI solutions for sustainable organizations
Microsoft is revolutionizing the landscape of sustainability with its latest offerings in data and AI. Today, the tech giant introduced a suite of powerful tools…
Microsoft gets DARPA funding for Quantum Computer project
Microsoft’s bold vision for a powerful, error-resistant quantum computer took a major step forward this week with renewed funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects…
Microsoft becomes the first large-scale cloud provider to keep all personal data within European Data Boundary
Microsoft announced today that it has enhanced its EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, a solution that allows customers to store and process all…
Google Cloud scraps data transfer fees to lure customers away from Azure and AWS
Google Cloud announced on Thursday that it will eliminate data transfer fees for customers who want to migrate their data off its platform, in a…