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AIAdvancing enterprise AI: New SAP on Azure announcements from SAP Sapphire 2026
Microsoft and SAP announced expanded AI and cloud collaboration at SAP Sapphire 2026, centered on embedding enterprise AI into core business operations through Azure. The partnership introduces Microsoft IQ as a shared intelligence layer and agent-to-agent integration between Microsoft 365 Copilot and SAP Joule, enabling AI systems to coordinate across workflows. These innovations aim to move ente
AIFrom commit to cloud: Powering what’s next for PostgreSQL
Microsoft is significantly investing in PostgreSQL through upstream contributions (345 commits to the latest release), managed services on Azure, and developer tooling. The company supports multiple deployment models—Azure Database for PostgreSQL for traditional workloads and Azure HorizonDB for cloud-native scale-out scenarios—while contributing core improvements to the open-source project that b
AIScaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future
Microsoft is significantly expanding its Azure datacenter infrastructure across Europe to meet surging demand for cloud and AI services, with new regions launched in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, and Finland. The expansion focuses on providing sovereign cloud solutions that offer transparency, operational control, and compliance with local regulations while maintaining access to advanced AI c
AIEnforcing trust and transparency: Open-sourcing the Azure Integrated HSM
Microsoft is open-sourcing its Azure Integrated HSM, a FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certified hardware security module built into every new Azure server, to enhance transparency and trust in cloud cryptographic operations. The firmware, driver, and software stack will be released through the Open Compute Project, enabling independent validation by customers, partners, and regulators. This server-local appro
AIAzure IaaS: Defense in depth built on secure-by-design principles
Microsoft Azure IaaS implements a comprehensive security architecture combining defense-in-depth layering with Secure Future Initiative (SFI) principles across compute, networking, and storage infrastructure. Security is engineered from hardware roots of trust through virtualization boundaries, with protections enabled by default including network isolation, encryption, and DDoS mitigation. The pl