distributed systems

In the age of hyperscale cloud, Microsoft stands as both pioneer and practitioner, running some of the world’s largest distributed systems and—critically—turning its own best-in-class internal tools into public product offerings. Perhaps nowhere is this more visible than in Azure, where virtual...

A sudden and far-reaching Google Cloud outage on a Thursday sent shockwaves through the digital landscape, underscoring the fragility and interdependence of today’s cloud-reliant world. Among the affected were not just Google’s own suite of services but also widely used platforms such as...

Building the next generation of artificial intelligence is as much about reimagining how systems are constructed and interact as it is about scaling up models. At the heart of today’s leading AI research from Microsoft is a profound shift in the design, verification, and deployment of complex...

The accelerating evolution of AI agents is reshaping how enterprises architect software, manage workflows, and define the boundaries of business intelligence. No longer limited to rigid interfaces or stand-alone applications, modern AI agents are quickly becoming autonomous, collaborative...

Microsoft reaffirms its leadership in advancing computing systems by proudly sponsoring the 30th Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP 2024). This sponsorship underscores Microsoft's unwavering commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in the realm of operating systems...

Link Removed is a Link Removed project and managed (.NET) software framework for building client + cloud applications. As outlined in the recently released paper on the topic: Orleans defines an actor-like model of isolated grains that communicate through asynchronous messages and manage...