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Microsoft Sovereign Cloud’s expansion of capabilities includes Azure Local disconnected operations, Microsoft 365 Local disconnected, and Microsoft Foundry addition of large model and modern infrastructure capabilities. The post Microsoft Sovereign Cloud adds governance, productivity, and support for large AI models securely running even when completely disconnected appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Budget Bytes is a new series is designed to inspire developers to build affordable, production-quality AI applications on Azure with a budget of $25 or less. The post Introducing Budget Bytes: Build powerful AI apps for under $25 appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is available today in Microsoft Foundry, and it is designed for teams who want frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work at scale. The post Claude Sonnet 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry-Frontier Performance for Scale appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Modern cloud systems are expected to deliver more than uptime. Customers expect consistent performance, the ability to withstand disruption, and confidence that recovery is predictable and intentional. The post Azure reliability, resiliency, and recoverability: Build continuity by design appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Learn about an AI-powered experience launched as a minimum viable product to gather real user feedback and iterate rapidly. The post The data behind the design: How Pantone built agentic AI with an AI-ready database appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

While today’s cloud delivers extraordinary flexibility, the rapid growth of modern applications and AI workloads has introduced levels of scale and complexity that traditional operations were not designed for. The post Agentic cloud operations: A new way to run the cloud appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

As the demand for AI and data-intensive computing is on the rise, the need for efficient and reliable power delivery is critical. The post Can high-temperature superconductors transform the power infrastructure of datacenters? appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

The SQL community is gathering in Atlanta this March for the first‑ever SQLCon, co‑located with FabCon, the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, March 16-20. The post Five Reasons to attend SQLCon appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

With Claude Opus 4.6 now available in Microsoft Foundry, developers can delegate complex tasks end‑to‑end and trust the AI to execute independently in production. The post Claude Opus 4.6: Anthropic’s powerful model for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows is now available in Microsoft Foundry appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Data resiliency is no longer optional—it is the foundation that keeps mission‑critical applications running, teams productive, and compliance intact. Organizations must ensure continuous data availability and zero data loss to meet stringent regulatory and audit standards. The post Enhanced storage resiliency with Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant service  appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.