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Azure Taps AMD's Helios AI Racks to Ease Compute Crunch, but Capacity Details Remain Scarce
Microsoft committed to a large-scale deployment of AMD’s Helios rack-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure, giving Azure’s own services and its paying cloud customers access to...
Microsoft Previews AMD-Powered Azure VMs for AI and HPC, but They’re Not Ready Yet
Microsoft has pulled back the curtain on three new Azure virtual machine families built with next-generation AMD silicon, but IT buyers hoping to spin up instances this quarter will be disappointed:...
Microsoft Retires Metrics Advisor, Sets 2026 Deadline for Anomaly Detector and Personalizer
Microsoft has officially retired Azure AI Metrics Advisor, while giving users of Anomaly Detector and Personalizer until October 1, 2026, to migrate off those services. The move leaves applications...
Azure AI Document Intelligence Containers Get a Shorter Deadline: What You Must Do Before August 2026
Microsoft has quietly set a hard deadline for organizations running Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.1 containers: August 31, 2026. The twist? The v2.1 cloud REST API gets a stay of execution until...
Don’t Study for AI-900 or AI-102: Microsoft Has Moved On to AI-901 and AI-103
If you saw a widely shared list of top AI architecture certifications for 2026 and thought you’d finally pick Microsoft’s AI-900 or AI-102 as your next exam, check again. Microsoft retired both...
AI-Powered Training Lands at Axalta: 4,000 Courses, Azure AI, and Entra ID in 90 Days
Coatings manufacturer Axalta has gone from zero to a fully deployed AI-driven learning platform in just 90 days, thanks to a collaboration between training specialist Unboxed and Microsoft’s Azure...
Microsoft's First AI Datacenter Goes Live in Wisconsin, Bringing New Compute Power to Azure
Microsoft's first purpose-built AI datacenter in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, entered full operation on June 23, 2026, after months of startup work that began in April. The Fairwater facility—part of...
Microsoft Brings Claude 3.5 to Azure AI Foundry — No Separate Anthropic Account Needed
Microsoft has added Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 family to Azure AI Foundry, letting enterprises evaluate and deploy the large language model directly from their Azure portal — without signing up for a...
Microsoft Runs on 100% Clean Energy, Yet Emissions Jump 25%—What It Means for Windows Users
On July 9, 2026, Microsoft published its Environmental Sustainability Report covering fiscal year 2025, and for the first time, the company matched 100% of its global electricity consumption with...
Microsoft Plants Copilot in the Cab: Freight Rail Giants CSX and Rumo Get Custom AI Assistants
On July 7, 2026, Microsoft quietly laid the tracks for a new class of enterprise AI, pitching custom digital assistants to two of the Americas' largest freight rail operators. CSX—the...
Azure Dominates US Enterprise Cloud: 55% of CIOs Choose Microsoft Over AWS, Jefferies Survey Reveals
Microsoft Azure has cemented its position as the top choice for cloud computing among US enterprise IT leaders, with a commanding 55% of chief information officers (CIOs) naming it their primary...
Genpact Unveils Azure Agentic AI Tool to Recover Millions in Consumer Goods Deductions
Genpact, the global professional services and digital transformation firm, today announced the launch of Genpact Deductions Recovery, an accounts receivable automation solution that uses agentic AI...