Qwen models are now available in Amazon Bedrock

By Dustin Ward

Today we are adding Qwen models from Alibaba in Amazon Bedrock. With this launch, Amazon Bedrock continues to expand model choice by adding access to Qwen3 open weight foundation models (FMs) in a full managed, serverless way. This release includes four models: Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct, Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507, and Qwen3-32B (Dense). Together, these models feature both mixture-of-experts (MoE)…

DeepSeek-V3.1 model now available in Amazon Bedrock

By Dustin Ward

In March, Amazon Web Services (AWS) became the first cloud service provider to deliver DeepSeek-R1 in a serverless way by launching it as a fully managed, generally available model in Amazon Bedrock. Since then, customers have used DeepSeek-R1’s capabilities through Amazon Bedrock to build generative AI applications, benefiting from the Bedrock’s robust guardrails and comprehensive…

Azure Kubernetes Service Automatic: Fast and frictionless Kubernetes for all

By Dustin Ward

Today, I’m excited to announce the general availability of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic, delivering Kubernetes that’s already configured, optimized, and ready to run—right out of the box. AKS Automatic accelerates app delivery with automation, simplifies Kubernetes operations through intelligent defaults, and enables secure, compliant workloads optimized for AI and cloud-native use cases. AKS Automatic will set the…

FabCon Vienna: Build data-rich agents on an enterprise-ready foundation

By Dustin Ward

Welcome everyone to the second annual European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference this week in the vibrant city of Vienna, Austria! With more than 130 sessions and 10 full-day workshops, this year’s sold-out European event is bigger than ever and there’s no shortage of incredible learning experiences. More than 4,200 attendees will get to test their driving skills…