Beginning April 1 2026, Microsoft introduced a consistent pricing model for Extended Security Updates (ESU) for SQL Server and Windows products, including SQL Server 2016, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB ...

Please find the recording for the monthly Azure Arc Server Forum on YouTube! During the May 2026 Azure Arc Server Forum, we discussed: Private Preview of Windows Server 2016 Extended Security U...

Foundry Local on Azure Local lets you run open-source models directly on your own Azure Local cluster, behind an OpenAI-compatible AP. It's the same experience you've gotten used to in the cloud, but...

Not every AI workload can run in the cloud. For many of our customers, data needs to stay within defined boundaries, connectivity may be limited or absent, and latency, governance, and auditability a...

In today’s connected world, customers expect instant, context-rich interactions, even in environments where cloud connectivity isn’t guaranteed. That’s where Retrieval-Augmented Generation at the edg...

Since announcing the public preview of Foundry Local on Azure Local for single-node, we’ve seen strong adoption in regulated industries and consistent customer demand to expand the platform for scala...

Across the world, many organizations, particularly in government, defense, financial services, and critical infrastructure, must operate within strict sovereign boundaries, often due to regulatory, s...

Written by Cosmos Darwin, Azure Edge PM, and Michael MacKenzie, VP of Digital Operations AI is transforming how we work, but so far it's mostly lived on your screen: agents and models assisting wit...

We are making Azure Arc extensible and increasing the flexibility of the tooling you can use to operate your machines using Azure’s control plane. We are excited to announce new modules in Ansible Ga...

Please find the recording for the monthly Azure Arc Server Forum on YouTube! During the April 2026 Azure Arc Server Forum, we discussed: Public Preview of Essential Machine Management, learn mo...