Microsoft’s presentation at Hot Chips 2025 pulled back the curtain on a quiet but pivotal shift in how Azure defends the cloud: security is moving from centralized, cluster-level appliances into the silicon and server chassis themselves, with the Azure Integrated HSM and companion custom silicon...
Microsoft’s new guidance for Secure Boot key creation and management sharpens the playbook OEMs and ODMs must follow to keep Windows devices secure at scale, and it arrives with concrete, time-sensitive actions: recommended key types and sizes, explicit lifecycle controls, and an urgent rolling...
Microsoft’s public roadmap for a quantum-safe future marks a decisive shift: the company is moving from research experiments to a staged, product-level rollout of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) across its cryptographic libraries, identity systems, and hardware roots of trust — and it’s asking...
Marvell’s expanded collaboration with Microsoft — now supplying its LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs) to Microsoft Azure Cloud HSM — is more than a press release: it’s a strategic move that shores up Marvell’s position at the intersection of cloud security, confidential...
Microsoft’s Azure Cloud HSM service will now run on Marvell’s LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs), a move that extends Marvell’s existing footprint across Azure Key Vault and Managed HSM and brings PCIe‑attached, FIPS‑validated, cloud‑optimized HSM hardware into Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s decision to expand its use of Marvell’s LiquidSecurity hardware security modules into the Azure Cloud HSM offering marks a notable vote of confidence in cloud-optimized HSM architectures — and sharpens the competitive contours of the HSM-as-a-service market as enterprise customers...
Microsoft has selected Marvell’s LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs) to power its Azure Cloud HSM offering — a move that consolidates Marvell’s role across Azure’s key management portfolio and brings FIPS 140‑3 Level 3‑certified, high‑density PCIe HSMs into Microsoft’s...
Microsoft has recently unveiled "Microsoft 365 Local," a tailored version of its cloud-based productivity suite designed to address the European Union's stringent data sovereignty and privacy regulations. This initiative ensures that European customers' data remains within EU borders, aligning...
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Microsoft is rewriting the rulebook for cloud productivity with the introduction of Microsoft 365 Local, an on-premises variant of its signature productivity suite, specifically designed for sovereign cloud deployments. This bold initiative, first revealed in a June 2025 announcement, reflects...
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In the dynamic world of technology, Microsoft is once again raising the bar with a trio of significant announcements that emerged from the Microsoft Ignite 2024 event. The tech giant has introduced the Azure Local hybrid infrastructure platform, alongside powerful new DPU (Data Processing Unit)...
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In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) and data security mingle like old friends at a tech convention, Microsoft has stepped into the spotlight with a promise to enhance both realms significantly. At the recent Ignite conference, the tech giant introduced two revolutionary custom chips...
In a move that's poised to redefine cloud capabilities, Microsoft has announced the launch of new custom chips designed to handle heavy workloads on Azure while bolstering security measures. These chips, particularly the Azure Boost Data Processing Unit (DPU) and the Azure Integrated Hardware...
Today Amit Bapat introduces Scott to Azure Key Vault. With Azure Key Vault, you can encrypt keys and small secrets like passwords using keys stored in hardware security modules (HSMs). It's cloud-based, hardware-based secret management for Microsoft Azure!
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In this episode Chris Risner and Haishi Bai are joined by Link Removed, Program Manager on the Azure Security team. Sumedh joins us to talk about Azure Key Vault, a new technology for storing sensitive keys and secrets within Azure. Key Vault offers the ability to store secrets which you can...