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A preview of Microsoft's Dev Box is now available for developers via the Azure Portal
By Cale Hunt published
Microsoft announced Dev Box cloud PC environments earlier this year, and a preview version is now available for developers to try out.

Microsoft Azure selected as cloud partner for Unity to power real-time 3D experiences
By Sean Endicott last updated
Unity and Microsoft just announced a partnership that will see Azure power real-time 3D experiences across a variety of industries.

This new interactive map shows the scale of Microsoft Azure's global cloud footprint
By Jez Corden last updated
Have you ever wondered how close you are to a Microsoft data center? This new tool can help visualize it.

With a new Translator Hub, Microsoft gives the power of language to developers
By Robert Brand last updated

Grafana is now natively integrated within Microsoft Azure
By Robert Carnevale published
Grafana, the analytics tracking tool, now has a native home within Microsoft Azure. You can try out Azure Managed Grafana in preview.

New Microsoft Azure off-planet space solutions are here
By Robert Carnevale published
A not-so-long time ago, in a galaxy we all live in: Microsoft is going hard in the paint with its space solutions, ensuring that Azure will get closer to the stars faster than any of us.

Azure virtual machines to get Arm support, promising better value than x86 VMs
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft Azure virtual machines now have preview support for Arm-based processors. The new VMs should deliver better efficiency and price-performance than x86-based virtual machines.

Microsoft launches ID@Azure program for developing games through the cloud
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft's ID@Azure program and Azure Game Development Virtual Machine aim to help game developers utilize the power of the cloud.

Microsoft Translator, Azure AI receive upgrades in efficiency and quality
By Robert Carnevale published
Two Microsoft services are getting tune-ups thanks to a host of AI models that will boost efficiency while retaining the computational benefits of the existing setups.

Microsoft and Pasqal team up to improve Azure Quantum with neutral atom architecture
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft and Pasqal announced a partnership to advance quantum computing. The resulting system will be the first quantum processor to use neutral atom architecture through Azure.
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