Insights from the 2023 Open Confidential Computing Conference

By Dustin Ward

I had the opportunity to participate in this year’s Open Confidential Computing Conference (OC3), hosted by our software partner, Edgeless Systems. This year’s event was particularly noteworthy due to a panel discussion on the impact and future of confidential computing. The panel featured some of the industry’s most respected technology leaders including Greg Lavender, Chief Technology Officer at…

ISC 2023: Experience the power of HPC in the cloud with Microsoft Azure

By Dustin Ward

The ISC High-Performance Event (ISC), formerly known as International Supercomputing Conference, is one of the most important events in the high-performance computing (HPC) industry, bringing together some of the world’s most prominent researchers, developers, vendors, and users to discuss the latest advancements in HPC technology. Microsoft Azure has had a major presence at ISC for…

Unleash the power of APIs: Strategies for innovation

By Dustin Ward

Modern businesses increasingly rely on technology to drive growth and deliver innovative experiences to their customers. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are the building blocks that power these connected digital experiences. And more than ever, effective API management has become critical to accelerate time-to-market and deliver compelling customer and partner interactions. We are excited to announce,…

Important observations from Microsoft at Mobile World Congress 2023

By Dustin Ward

Mobile World Congress (MWC) was back in full swing this year, and so was Microsoft. To start, a recap of our MWC 2023 announcements includes 12 major product announcements made at MWC 2023 by Microsoft, with more than 20 demonstrations to highlight our latest developments. These demonstrations covered an array of topics such as live…

What’s new in Azure Data & AI: Azure is built for generative AI apps

By Dustin Ward

OpenAI launched ChatGPT in December 2022, immediately inspiring people and companies to pioneer novel use cases for large language models. It’s no wonder that ChatGPT reached 1 million users within a week of launch and 100 million users within two months, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.1 It’s likely several use cases could…

Exploring open-source capabilities in Azure AI

By Dustin Ward

This post was co-authored by Richard Tso, Director of Product Marketing, Azure AI Open-source technologies have had a profound impact on the world of AI and machine learning, enabling developers, data scientists, and organizations to collaborate, innovate, and build better AI solutions. As large AI models like GPT-3.5 and DALL-E become more prevalent, organizations are…