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Article: Governing AI in the Cloud: A Practical Guide for Architects

Dave Ward — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

In this article, the author outlines a practical approach to AI governance in the cloud, covering discovery of shadow AI, data classification at creation, IAM-based enforcement, policy-as-code, and operational controls. The article shows how organizations can embed governance into delivery pipelines, balancing security, compliance, and developer productivity without relying on manual processes.

By Dave Ward

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Codex Reach General Availability on Amazon Bedrock

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:24:00 GMT

OpenAI's GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Codex are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, one month after OpenAI revised its exclusive Azure arrangement. Pricing matches OpenAI's direct rates with usage counting toward AWS commitments. Codex shifts to pay-per-token billing with no seat fees. GPT-5.4 is the first OpenAI model available in AWS GovCloud.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Azure API Management Ships Unified Model API and MCP Content Safety at Build 2026

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:38:00 GMT

Azure API Management shipped a Unified Model API that lets clients speak one format while APIM transforms requests to Anthropic, Vertex AI, and other backends. Content safety policies now cover MCP tool calls and Agent-to-Agent payloads alongside LLM traffic. Token metrics expanded to track reasoning, cached, and audio tokens across providers.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Podcast: From MCP and Vibe Coding to Harness Engineering: How AI Native Engineering Evolved in One Year

Birgitta Böckeler — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Birgitta Böckeler, Distinguished Engineer at Thoughtworks, returns to discuss the rapid evolution of AI in software delivery. She touches on the evolution from vibe coding, the changing tools landscape and the more autonomous agents that, besides higher velocity, introduce higher risk.

By Birgitta Böckeler

Microsoft Discovery Reaches GA on Azure, Powering the Agentic AI behind Majorana 2 Quantum Chip

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:08:00 GMT

Microsoft announced the general availability of Microsoft Discovery, its Azure-based platform for deploying autonomous AI agent teams in scientific R&D. The platform powered the development of Majorana 2, a topological quantum chip with 1,000x reliability improvement and 20-second qubit lifetimes. Microsoft now targets a scalable quantum computer by 2029, halving its original timeline.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Microsoft Launches Logic Apps Automation at Build 2026

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Microsoft announced Logic Apps Automation at Build 2026, a new SKU at auto.azure.com packaging workflows, AI agents, knowledge services, and model access into a managed SaaS experience. Agents integrate via agent-loop orchestration, Foundry agents, and managed sandbox. Knowledge as a Service provides a fully managed RAG pipeline.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers