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Azure Files Entra-Only identities: Advancing cloud-native identity and security
20 May 2026
We are excited to announce the general availability (GA) of Entra-Only identities for Azure Files SMB. With native Microsoft Entra ID authentication, organizations can now grant secure, identity-based
From commit to cloud: Powering what’s next for PostgreSQL
19 May 2026
PostgreSQL has become foundational to how modern applications are built. It powers everything from early‑stage startups to some of the most demanding production systems in the world. Its longevity isn
Advancing enterprise AI: New SAP on Azure announcements from SAP Sapphire 2026
19 May 2026
Together, Microsoft and SAP are helping enterprises transform operations, decision-making, and innovation at scale on Azure. The post Advancing enterprise AI: New SAP on Azure announcements from SAP S
Red Hat Summit 2026: Platform modernization and AI on Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift
15 May 2026
Microsoft and Red Hat show how Azure Red Hat OpenShift powers modernization and production AI with secure, scalable enterprise governance. The post Red Hat Summit 2026: Platform modernization and AI o
Build AI apps with Azure Cosmos DB: Key trends from Cosmos Conf 2026
15 May 2026
AI is reshaping application development. Explore key trends from Cosmos DB Conf 2026 and how teams are building scalable, AI-native applications with Azure Cosmos DB. The post Build AI apps with Azure
Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future
11 May 2026
As demand for cloud and AI grows, Microsoft is expanding Azure across Europe to deliver scalable, resilient infrastructure that supports innovation, compliance, and performance. The post Scaling cloud
Azure IaaS: Defense in depth built on secure-by-design principles
11 May 2026
Security for cloud infrastructure is no longer defined by a single control, product, or boundary. Modern threats target identity, software supply chains, control planes, networks, and data simultaneou
Enforcing trust and transparency: Open-sourcing the Azure Integrated HSM
01 May 2026
As cloud workloads become more agentic and AI systems handle increasingly sensitive data, trust must be engineered directly into infrastructure. Azure Integrated HSM brings hardware‑enforced key prote
Microsoft named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide API Management 2026 Vendor Assessment
01 May 2026
Azure API Management provides a single, Azure-native platform to govern everything from traditional APIs to AI models, tools, and agents. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worl
Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud scales to thousands of nodes with Azure Local
01 May 2026
Azure Local scales Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud, supporting AI and data workloads with full control, compliance, and disconnected operations. The post Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud scales to
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
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First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
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From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
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Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
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.
