Amid the AI-heavy headlines at Microsoft's annual conference, several behind-the-scenes updates landed that could have a major impact on how IT teams build, run and scale core infrastructure in Azure.

Microsoft used its annual conference to roll out sweeping updates across Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, Fabric, PostgreSQL and SQL Server tooling, signaling broad investments in performance, scalability ...

The excitement around generative AI has pushed large language models (LLMs) to the forefront of enterprise software development--but getting those models into production is where the real complexity ...

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The financially motivated threat actor known as Storm-0501 has been observed refining its tactics to conduct data exfiltration and extortion attacks targeting cloud environments. "Unlike traditional ...

Locking down AI pipelines in Azure? A zero-trust, metadata-driven setup makes it secure, scalable and actually team-friendly. AI pipelines are transforming how enterprises handle data, but they’re ...

“We use Azure Data Manager for Energy to automate parts of our data workflows and coordinate efforts across teams. That makes it easier to process, transform, and deliver trusted data to our employees ...

A metadata-driven ETL framework using Azure Data Factory boosts scalability, flexibility, and security in integrating diverse data sources with minimal rework. In today’s data-driven landscape, ...

Enterprise leaders face a mounting challenge: AI infrastructure is getting increasingly complex. As companies move large language models, RAG, and autonomous agents from pilot projects to production ...

Microsoft is adding new data agents to Fabric, its cloud-based offering combining data warehousing, data science, data engineering, and data analytics services. Its goal is to help business users find ...