Late March took me to Seattle for the Specialist Tech Conference, one of the most energizing gatherings of AWS specialists from around the world. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with peers, exchange experiences, and go deep on the latest advancements in Generative AI and Amazon Bedrock — and a powerful reminder of something…
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 will be generally available tomorrow in Microsoft Foundry, bringing OpenAI’s latest frontier model to Azure and the enterprise teams building agents for real production work. GPT-5.5 continues a clear progression in the GPT-5 series. GPT-5 brought unified reasoning and speed into a single system. GPT-5.4 brought stronger multi-step reasoning and early agentic capabilities…
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 will be generally available tomorrow in Microsoft Foundry, bringing OpenAI’s latest frontier model to Azure and the enterprise teams building agents for real production work. GPT-5.5 continues a clear progression in the GPT-5 series. GPT-5 brought unified reasoning and speed into a single system. GPT-5.4 brought stronger multi-step reasoning and early agentic capabilities…
Transforming R&D with agentic AI: Introducing Microsoft Discovery Read the blog Over the past year, we’ve made significant progress with Microsoft Discovery by working closely with research and development (R&D) organizations. Today, we’re sharing how those efforts are translating into real momentum for customers and partners, while also expanding preview access to Microsoft Discovery. This…
In this article Database modernization: Why now? Why Azure Accelerate for Databases? What you can do with Azure Accelerate for Databases Unlock savings and investments Get started with Azure Accelerate for Databases Database modernization: Why now? We consistently hear common realities from leaders: data infrastructure is a critical accelerator for AI adoption, and many organizations…
Last week I had the honor of delivering a commencement speech at the University of Namur (uNamur) for their 2025 graduation ceremony. Standing in front of freshly minted computer science graduates, I talked about the future of software development in the age of AI. My message to them was simple: AI will not make you…