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Microsoft Foundry: Scale innovation on a modular, interoperable, and secure agent stack
21 Nov 2025
Agents are reshaping software. No longer mere assistants, they are becoming dynamic collaborators layered within our everyday tools. The post Microsoft Foundry: Scale innovation on a modular, interope
Azure at Microsoft Ignite 2025: All the intelligent cloud news explained
21 Nov 2025
This week at Microsoft Ignite 2025, Azure introduces solutions that address your technology strategy questions with innovations designed for this very inflection point. The post Azure at Microsoft Ign
Microsoft Databases and Microsoft Fabric: Your unified and AI-powered data estate
21 Nov 2025
Today, I’m thrilled to announce the next generation of Microsoft’s databases: SQL Server 2025, Azure Document DB, Azure Horizon DB, and Fabric Databases, each redesigned to meet the demands of AI. The
Announcing Azure Copilot agents and AI infrastructure innovations
21 Nov 2025
Learn about the new AI features and products In Azure announced at Microsoft Ignite 2025 to help modernize your cloud infrastructure. The post Announcing Azure Copilot agents and AI infrastructure innovations appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Introducing Anthropic’s Claude models in Microsoft Foundry: Bringing Frontier intelligence to Azure
21 Nov 2025
Microsoft Foundry already offers the widest selection of models of any cloud and with today’s partnership announcement with Anthropic, we’re proud that Azure is now the only cloud providing access to
Infinite scale: The architecture behind the Azure AI superfactory
19 Nov 2025
Today, we are unveiling the next Fairwater site of Azure AI datacenters in Atlanta, Georgia. This purpose-built datacenter is connected to our first Fairwater site in Wisconsin, prior generations of A
Securing our future: November 2025 progress report on Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative
19 Nov 2025
When we launched the Secure Future Initiative, our mission was clear: accelerate innovation, strengthen resilience, and lead the industry toward a safer digital future. The post Securing our future: N
The new era of Azure Ultra Disk: Experience the next generation of mission-critical block storage
19 Nov 2025
Since its launch at Microsoft Ignite 2019, Azure Ultra Disk has powered some of the world's most demanding applications and workloads. The post The new era of Azure Ultra Disk: Experience the next gen
Driving ROI with Azure AI Foundry and UiPath: Intelligent agents in real-world healthcare workflows
19 Nov 2025
Automate healthcare workflows with Azure AI Foundry and UiPath to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver real ROI across patient care. The post Driving ROI with Azure AI Foundry and UiPath: Int
Microsoft strengthens sovereign cloud capabilities with new services
19 Nov 2025
We continue to adapt our sovereignty approach—innovating to meet customer needs and regulatory requirements within our Sovereign Public Cloud and Sovereign Private Cloud. We are announcing a new wave
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
