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Advance Your Skills: Azure and Azure Government Training Resources 

August 25, 2017 Aug 25, 2017 08/25/17
Steve Michelotti
Whether you are a beginner wanting to learn the basics of cloud computing or an experienced developer working with cloud services, there is a plethora of resources available that can help you gain further knowledge and insight on all of the capabilities of Azure and Azure Government.   If you have the desire to learn more about cloud ...

Azure NC Virtual Machines Availability – GPU Compute

August 16, 2017 Aug 16, 2017 08/16/17
Kyle Deeds, Program Manager
Azure NC-based instances are powered by NVIDIA Tesla® K80 GPUs and provide the compute power required to accelerate the most demanding high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. Customers can now use these instances to run deep learning training jobs, HPC simulations, rendering, real-time data analytics, DNA sequencing, and many more ...

Microsoft Azure leads the industry in ISO certifications

July 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 07/28/17
Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global
We are happy to announce that Microsoft Azure recently completed a new set of independent third-party ISO and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) audits to expand our certification portfolio. Azure leads the industry with the most comprehensive compliance coverage, enabling customers to meet a wide range of regulatory obligations. If that were not ...

General availability of Storage Service Encryption and “Secure transfer required”

July 21, 2017 Jul 21, 2017 07/21/17
Kyle Deeds, Program Manager
*Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Storage Service Encryption for Azure Files Storage, as well as the "Secure transfer required" feature now being supported in the Azure Government Storage account. Storage Service Encryption for Azure File Storage Azure File Storage is a fully managed service providing distributed ...

Announcing the Cognitive Services White Glove Program for All Azure Government Customers

July 17, 2017 Jul 17, 2017 07/17/17
Julie Glixon, Program Manager
(image) Earlier this year we announced the initial release and public preview of Cognitive Services in Azure Government. From talking with you, we understand that building Artificial Intelligence in your application has proved to be a daunting task, but we're now here to help! Azure Government is expanding the Cognitive Services public ...

Announcing Cosmos DB and Blob (Hot/Cool) Storage

May 11, 2017 May 11, 2017 05/11/17
Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global
As we look to continue to expand and evolve the platform, we are excited to announce two new generally available services in Azure Government: Azure Cosmos DB and Blob Storage (Hot/Cool).  Yesterday Microsoft announced Azure Cosmos DB and today we are bringing it to you in Azure Government.  The update will be rolled out to all Azure ...