From commit to cloud: Powering what’s next for PostgreSQL

By Dustin Ward

PostgreSQL has become foundational to how modern applications are built. It powers everything from early‑stage startups to some of the most demanding production systems in the world. Its longevity isn’t accidental, it’s the result of decades of engineering discipline, community collaboration, and a relentless focus on correctness and extensibility. As application architectures evolve, and as…

Advancing enterprise AI: New SAP on Azure announcements from SAP Sapphire 2026

By Dustin Ward

In this article AI is reshaping how enterprises operate, make decisions, and innovate at scale Frontier innovation for ERP systems Your agentic intelligence Putting enterprise AI into production Advancing a new era of AI collaboration Powering AI with a unified data foundation Microsoft and SAP expand partnership to deliver trusted sovereign cloud solutions Expanding platform…

Red Hat Summit 2026: Platform modernization and AI on Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift

By Dustin Ward

At Red Hat Summit 2026, Microsoft and Red Hat highlight how Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift supports modernization and production AI workloads—helping organizations move from AI pilots to production systems with consistent governance, security, and scale. Explore Microsoft and Red Hat’s platform modernization Red Hat Ecosystem Innovation Award for Platform Modernization Microsoft was recognized as…

Build AI apps with Azure Cosmos DB: Key trends from Cosmos Conf 2026

By Dustin Ward

Every year, Azure Cosmos DB Conf offers a window into how modern applications are built—not in theory, but in production at global scale. This year, the key theme from Cosmos Conf was clear: AI is not just another workload. It is fundamentally reshaping how applications—and data platforms—are built. In the opening keynote, VP of Azure…

Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

By Dustin Ward

Customer demand for cloud and AI is accelerating worldwide, and this demand has been particularly strong in Europe. Public sector customers like Manchester City Council are using Microsoft 365 Copilot to streamline operations and improve citizen services, while companies like Inriver use Microsoft Foundry to transform product information management. These innovations are powered by Microsoft…

Azure IaaS: Defense in depth built on secure-by-design principles

By Dustin Ward

In this article Defense in depth as a system Secure by design: Engineering security into the platform Hardware and host-level trust Virtual machine-layer trust Secure by default: Protection enabled without friction Secure defaults across networking Encryption and data protection by default Compute protection defaults Secure in operation: Continuous protection at runtime Monitoring, detection, and signal…