Azure Storage—A look back and a look forward

By Dustin Ward

Last January, we shared our reflection of 2023 and outlook for 2024—and what a year it has been! Microsoft has been at the forefront of groundbreaking AI solutions, empowering end customers, developers and IT Professionals in the cloud while accelerating enterprise migrations to Azure. Azure Storage has evolved to bolster the evolution of Microsoft AI…

Now open — AWS Mexico (Central) Region

By Dustin Ward

In February 2024, we announced plans to expand Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure in Mexico. Today, I’m excited to announce the general availability of the AWS Mexico (Central) Region with three Availability Zones and API code mx-central-1. This new AWS Region is the first AWS infrastructure Region in Mexico and adds to our growing presence…

Boost processing performance by combining AI models

By Dustin Ward

Leveraging the strengths of different AI models and bringing them together into a single application can be a great strategy to help you meet your performance objectives. This approach harnesses the power of multiple AI systems to improve accuracy and reliability in complex scenarios. In the Microsoft model catalog, there are more than 1,800 AI…

Announcing the new AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region

By Dustin Ward

Today, we’re pleased to announce that the AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region is now generally available with three Availability Zones and API name ap-southeast-7. The AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region is the first infrastructure Region in Thailand and the fourteenth Region in Asia Pacific, joining existing Regions in Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta, Malaysia, Melbourne, Mumbai,…

Explore the business case for responsible AI in new IDC whitepaper

By Dustin Ward

I am pleased to introduce Microsoft’s commissioned whitepaper with IDC: The Business Case for Responsible AI. This whitepaper, based on IDC’s Worldwide Responsible AI Survey sponsored by Microsoft, offers guidance to business and technology leaders on how to systematically build trustworthy AI. In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, AI has emerged as a transformative force,…