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Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform that allows for the creation, deployment, and management of applications and services through a global network of data centers. Key executives include CEO Satya Nadella and Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie. Competitors in the cloud computing market include Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.

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Applied AI

Snowflake Mounts Full-Court Press to Get Employees Using AI

By Kevin McLaughlin · Jun 11, 2026 11:47am PDT · 2 comments
When Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy and CFO Brian Robins face Wall Street analysts on quarterly earnings calls nowadays, they’re armed with material from an internally developed AI agent. The agent tells the two executives the questions they’re expecting the analysts to ask and provides suggested answers.The agent prepares that material in... When Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy and CFO Brian Robins face Wall Street analysts on quarterly...
Mike Blandina, Chief Information Officer at Snowflake. Screenshot via YouTube and Money20/20 TV.
Applied AI

Snowflake CIO Says He Used Layoffs to Convince Staff to Use AI

By Laura Bratton and Aaron Holmes · Jun 4, 2026 10:30am PDT
Tech firms ranging from Block to Meta Platforms have announced mass layoffs in the past year, frequently citing AI as allowing them to do more with less people. In a variation on that approach Snowflake says it used layoffs to force software engineers to use AI tools and become more productive.“At the time, my team hated me, but I thought it was... Tech firms ranging from Block to Meta Platforms have announced mass layoffs in the past year,...
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The Briefing

Microsoft’s AI Independence Day

By Aaron Holmes and Qianer Liu · May 31, 2026 2:56pm PDT
Two months after Microsoft’s conscious uncoupling from OpenAI, Microsoft wants to prove it’s thriving as an AI provider that doesn’t have to rely on the ChatGPT maker’s technology. Microsoft’s annual Build conference for roughly 2,500 app developers, which kicks off Tuesday in San Francisco, will be a “debutante ball” of sorts for its team... Two months after Microsoft’s conscious uncoupling from OpenAI, Microsoft wants to prove it’s...
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Exclusive

OpenAI’s China Ban Doesn’t Apply to Microsoft’s Azure China

By Qianer Liu and Juro Osawa · Jul 8, 2024 6:00am PDT
OpenAI last month announced plans to crack down on China-based artificial intelligence developers covertly accessing the startup’s technology, which it doesn’t offer in China. But OpenAI’s conversational AI models are available to Chinese businesses—if they sign up for Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, which operates... OpenAI last month announced plans to crack down on China-based artificial intelligence developers...