The Cloud Security Alliance on April 29 announced several CSAI Foundation milestones aimed at securing agentic AI systems, including a planned catastrophic risk annex, new CVE Numbering Authority status and stewardship of two agentic AI specifications.
Microsoft’s new Azure database savings plans promise more flexible, cross-service cost reductions than traditional reservations, giving IT teams another lever to manage rising cloud database spend while preserving deployment options across regions and platforms.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 04/10/2026
Microsoft used Nvidia's GTC conference this week to roll out a series of enterprise AI announcements spanning agent infrastructure, real-time voice interactions and next-generation GPU deployments.
The 2026 Cloud Security Report from Fortinet finds cloud security teams are less concerned about whether cloud platforms can be secured and more focused on whether their defenses can keep pace with the speed of change.
Introduced at Ignite late last year, Azure HorizonDB is a new PostgreSQL service designed for higher performance and scalability, using disaggregated storage, zone-redundant architecture and a Rust-based engine to target large, cloud-native workloads.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 01/08/2026
Here are my five deliberately non-obvious predictions for 2026, from AI agents managing other agents to a possible slowdown in major tech announcements as organizations reassess where real value is emerging.
Microsoft said Monday that its Azure datacenters are engineered to support NVIDIA's newly launched Rubin platform, as cloud providers move to deploy the next generation of AI infrastructure.
Azure Local and IoT Operations received a broad set of updates this week as Microsoft moved to expand AI-enabled edge computing across hybrid and highly distributed environments.
Amid the AI-heavy headlines at Microsoft's annual conference, several behind-the-scenes updates landed that could have a major impact on how IT teams build, run and scale core infrastructure in Azure.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 11/21/2025
Microsoft, Nvidia and Anthropic have entered into a far-reaching partnership that blends new investments with a large multiyear cloud commitment, tightening ties among three major players in artificial intelligence.
- By John K. Waters
- 11/18/2025
Microsoft is warning IT administrators about an increase in attacks aimed at Azure Blob Storage, saying threat actors are taking advantage of exposed credentials, weak access controls and misconfigurations to gain access to sensitive cloud data.
Two cascading disruptions tied to Azure Front Door updates left global users unable to access the Azure Portal, offering a case study in how cloud complexity and outdated APIs can turn maintenance into widespread downtime.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 10/17/2025
Microsoft has made Windows 365 Cloud Apps publicly available in preview, delivering on a feature that allows IT administrators to stream individual Windows applications from the cloud rather than assigning full Cloud PCs to every user.
Azure expert Aidan Finn previews how Microsoft's cloud-scale DDoS Protection detects, mitigates and monitors attacks ahead of his Live! 360 Orlando session.
Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday brings a hefty batch of security fixes, with 107 vulnerabilities targeted across the company's portfolio of products and services.
CrowdStrike's 2025 Threat Hunting Report warns that adversaries are no longer just using AI to enhance cyberattacks -- they are increasingly targeting the AI platforms organizations rely on in production. Coupled with a record surge in cloud intrusions, the findings signal a major shift in the enterprise threat landscape.
Microsoft MVP Markus Lintuala outlines the key security risks in AI service deployments and offers best practices ahead of his Live! 360 session on building secure Azure AI solutions.
Microsoft has released a new GitHub Copilot extension in public preview designed to help enterprise .NET developers modernize and migrate legacy applications to Azure.
Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC), a built-in Windows capability aimed at reducing Internet bandwidth usage by storing Microsoft content locally within an enterprise's network.
As cloud costs grow more complex, understanding fixed vs. variable pricing, spotting hidden charges and using the right discount strategies are essential to keeping budgets on track.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 07/17/2025