Maia 200: The AI accelerator built for inference

By Dustin Ward

Today, we’re proud to introduce Maia 200, a breakthrough inference accelerator engineered to dramatically improve the economics of AI token generation. Maia 200 is an AI inference powerhouse: an accelerator built on TSMC’s 3nm process with native FP8/FP4 tensor cores, a redesigned memory system with 216GB HBM3e at 7 TB/s and 272MB of on-chip SRAM,…

Beyond boundaries: The future of Azure Storage in 2026

By Dustin Ward

2025 was a pivotal year in Azure Storage, and we’re heading into 2026 with a clear focus on helping customers turn AI into real impact. As outlined in last December’s Azure Storage innovations: Unlocking the future of data, Azure Storage is evolving as a unified intelligent platform that supports the full AI lifecycle at enterprise…

Chart your AI and agent strategy with Microsoft Marketplace

By Dustin Ward

A new category of organization is emerging that embeds AI across every layer of their operations—accelerating delivery, scaling efficiently, and unlocking new business potential. These companies are leading Frontier Firm transformation, not simply adopting AI but rebuilding around it to set the pace for the next decade of innovation. Successfully adopting AI requires choosing the…

Microsoft named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Unified AI Governance Platforms

By Dustin Ward

As organizations rapidly embrace generative and agentic AI, ensuring robust, unified governance has never been more critical. That’s why Microsoft is honored to be named a Leader in the 2025-2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Unified AI Governance Platforms (Vendor Assessment (#US53514825, December 2025). We believe this recognition highlights our commitment to making AI innovation safe,…

Bridging the gap between AI and medicine: Claude in Microsoft Foundry advances capabilities for healthcare and life sciences customers

By Dustin Ward

Healthcare and life sciences organizations are navigating an era of unprecedented complexity. Administrative burden continues to rise, clinical workflows remain fragmented, and scientific discovery is advancing faster than traditional systems can support. At the same time, trust, safety, and regulatory compliance remain non-negotiable. From clearing prior authorization backlogs to accelerating clinical research and regulatory submissions,…

Microsoft’s strategic AI datacenter planning enables seamless, large-scale NVIDIA Rubin deployments

By Dustin Ward

CES 2026 showcases the arrival of the NVIDIA Rubin platform, along with Azure’s proven readiness for deployment. Microsoft’s long-range datacenter strategy was engineered for moments exactly like this, where NVIDIA’s next-generation systems slot directly into infrastructure that has anticipated their power, thermal, memory, and networking requirements years ahead of the industry. Our long-term collaboration with…