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News May 18 7 min read

From open source to agentic systems: Microsoft at Open Source Summit North America 2026

Open source is the foundation for AI and, as AI workloads scale, developers need that foundation to be more secure, more predictable, and easier to build apps and agents.

News September 16, 2025 5 min read

Accelerating AI and databases with Azure Container Storage, now 7 times faster and open source

The next major release of Azure Container Storage delivers higher IOPS and less latency compared to previous versions.

Project updates May 8, 2025 8 min read

JWT it like it’s hot: A practical guide for Kubernetes Structured Authentication

With this practical guide, you now know how to secure your Kubernetes cluster using the structured-authentication feature, offering flexible integration with any JWT-compliant token provider.

Project updates November 12, 2024 8 min read

What’s new with Microsoft in open-source and Kubernetes at KubeCon North America 2024

At Microsoft, we are committed to innovation in the cloud-native ecosystem through contributions and leadership from engineers across Azure.

Tutorials and demos September 25, 2024 8 min read

Distributing WebAssembly components using OCI registries

As the cloud-native space keeps evolving at a rapid pace, WebAssembly is emerging as a promising alternative to containers.

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Tutorials and demos September 18, 2024 4 min read

Project Copacetic: Quick and efficient container image patching

Project Copacetic simplifies container image patching with a CLI tool and Docker Desktop extension.

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Events April 9, 2024 4 min read

Join Microsoft at Open Source Summit North America 2024

Join Microsoft at Open Source Summit North America 2024, taking place in Seattle, Washington from April 16 to 18, 2024.

Events March 18, 2024 5 min read

See how Azure is empowering cloud-native development and AI innovation with Kubernetes at KubeCon Europe 2024

Microsoft is excited to be able to support and contribute to the cloud-native and open-source communities at KubeCon Europe 2024.

November 7, 2023 3 min read

Microsoft welcomes you to KubeCon Chicago

Empowering developers with key improvements and innovations with Microsoft at KubeCon North America.

News August 24, 2023 4 min read

Scaling workloads on Microsoft Azure with Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling

KEDA reduces the complexity of infrastructure autoscaling, making it simpler to configure, manage, and secure the application auto-scaler.

Project updates December 9, 2021 4 min read

Ratify container supply chain in Kubernetes

Securing the software supply chain and verifying that chain is hard for any software, and containers running in Kubernetes are no exception.

Events October 13, 2021 4 min read

KubeCon North America 2021: Kubernetes on Azure and open source updates

Welcome to KubeCon 2021 in Los Angeles! Whether you are attending in person or virtually, we’re excited to see you at the conference.