TRENDING system-level approach . It recently introduced new Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Kubernetes Service that feature Ampere Altra Arm – based processors and deliver excellent price performance when running scale-out Linux workloads .
Azure Elastic SAN , a new cloud-native , fully managed and massively scalable storage area network service – only available through Azure .
Garry Ackerman , CEO , Argantic and a consistent environment with no need to modify or retool .
Updates to Azure VMware Solution ( AVS ): Beginning today , this native VMware environment previews stretched clusters , providing 99.99 % uptime for mission-critical applications requiring the highest availability and Customer Managed Keys for maximum control over access to encrypted data .
The collaborative SAP ERP is now in preview and increases user productivity and focus by integrating workflows across SAP S / 4HANA Cloud , Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office for close collaboration without application or context switching .
Updates to Azure Centre for SAP solutions , an end-toend deployment and management experience running SAP on Azure , now previews support for registering Windows-based systems and installing SAP S / 4HANA 2020 / 2021 , while providing cost transparency through integration with the cost analysis feature and even more quality checks .
There are many companies that have decided to migrate their SAP solutions and other resources to Microsoft Azure to improve operations and boost customer engagement . Azure enabled them to spend less time managing technology and focus more on generating customer-centric experiences .
Optimising investments frees up the resources one needs to build the experiences that are most meaningful for customers . Microsoft has announced several advancements to deliver new levels of price performance , mission-critical capabilities and security – while increasing efficiency and ensuring your business stays resilient , including :
The expansion of the Azure Disk Storage portfolio with the general availability of Premium SSD v2 for greater flexibility when managing performance and costs Microsoft is investing to help customers modernise their infrastructure , from the ground up by taking a
New foundational Azure confidential computing service to help protect data in use and the addition of confidential computing capabilities to services like Azure Virtual Desktop and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines .
Delivering data-driven experiences provide more time and value
Microsoft continues to enhance the way Microsoft Azure integrates across infrastructure and data services so that customers can keep their business efficient and resilient . In May , Microsoft launched the Microsoft Intelligent Data platform , integrating its best-in-class database , analytics and data governance products for a seamless experience .
More recent announcements empower customers to do more with less , add layers of intelligence to applications , unlock predictive insights and govern data anywhere .
Developers can build on their terms with the new innovation in cloud-native distributed data and opensource . Azure Cosmos DB is expanding beyond NoSQL to support distributed PostgreSQL , bringing everything developers love about PostgreSQL to Azure Cosmos DB .
General availability of the SAP Change Capture Data Connector in Azure Data Factory enables customers to bring in SAP data for advanced analytics . Azure Data Factory ’ s new Microsoft Graph Data Connector for Microsoft 365 datasets transports office data into Azure , so customers can unlock collaboration and productivity insights . Microsoft is also continuing to remove friction from end-user experiences , allowing customers to share their Power BI datasets across tenants through Power BI B2B data sharing .
Microsoft Purview combines unified data governance with risk and compliance solutions . Business Workflows , now generally available and Business Metamodel , now in preview , make it easier to maximise the business value of data and drive cross-functional data governance .
Its new Partner Ecosystem enables ISVs to build on top of the open and governed Microsoft Intelligent Data platform , delivering an enriched , cost-optimised experiences for customers across all industries . p
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