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Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. We are in the midst of a tectonic AI platform shift, one that requires us to both manage and grow our at-scale commercial business today, while building the new frontier and executing flawlessly across both. History shows that general purpose technologies… The post Accelerating our commercial growth appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

A new breed of industry-leading company is taking shape — Frontier Firms. These organizations blend human ambition with AI-powered technology to reshape how innovation is scaled, work is orchestrated and value is created. They’re accelerating AI transformation to enrich employee experiences, reinvent customer engagement, reshape business processes and unlock creativity and innovation. To empower customers… The post Introducing Microsoft Marketplace — Thousands of solutions. Millions of customers. One Marketplace. appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

This week we have introduced a wave of purpose-built datacenters and infrastructure investments we are making around the world to support the global adoption of cutting-edge AI workloads and cloud services. Today in Wisconsin we introduced Fairwater, our newest US AI datacenter, the largest and most sophisticated AI factory we’ve built yet. In addition to… The post Inside the world’s most powerful AI datacenter appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

We’re in a hinge moment for AI. The experiments are over and the real work has begun. Centralizing data, once the finish line, is now the starting point. The definition of “AI readiness” is evolving as increasingly sophisticated agents demand rich, contextualized data grounded in business operations to deliver meaningful results. What sets leaders apart… The post Microsoft leads shift beyond data unification to organization, delivering next-gen AI readiness with new Microsoft Fabric capabilities appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the next phase of our partnership. We are actively working to finalize contractual terms in a definitive agreement. Together, we remain focused on delivering the best AI tools for everyone, grounded in our shared commitment to safety. The post A joint statement from Microsoft and OpenAI appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. How we work has forever changed. I remember starting at Microsoft in the late ‘90s, always in the office, no laptops, and primarily working with the people right down the hall. As technology evolved and our business expanded, we became… The post Flexible work update appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

Today, Microsoft and the US General Services Administration (GSA) announced a comprehensive agreement to bring a suite of productivity, cloud and AI services, including Microsoft 365 Copilot at no cost for up to 12 months for millions of existing Microsoft G5 users, to help agencies rapidly adopt secure and compliant advanced AI tools that will enhance… The post Accelerating AI adoption for the US government appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

Over the past fiscal year, our customers and partners have driven pragmatic outcomes by implementing AI-first strategies across their organizations. With AI Transformation as their framework, we helped them enrich employee experiences, reinvent customer engagement, reshape business processes and bend the curve on innovation for their people, businesses and industries. Now, we are partnering to… The post How Microsoft’s customers and partners accelerated AI Transformation in FY25 to innovate with purpose and shape their future success appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. As we begin a new fiscal year, I’ve been reflecting on the road we’ve traveled together and the path ahead. Before anything else, I want to speak to what’s been weighing heavily on me, and what I know many of you… The post Recommitting to our why, what, and how appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

Today, we are taking the next step in strengthening our European digital commitments to empower our customers with greater choice, more control over their data privacy and the most robust digital resilience we have ever offered. Building on our 42-year history as a company in Europe, we are expanding our efforts with Microsoft Sovereign Cloud…. The post Announcing comprehensive sovereign solutions empowering European organizations appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.