Azure Updates: Generative AI; Healthcare; Dedicated Host; API Management pricing tiers

Generative AI capabilities are a central theme for Microsoft announcements in 2023. Microsoft partner general manager Hadas Bitran explored some of the ways that the company is applying generative AI capabilities to the healthcare industry. New AI capabilities are transforming the way that healthcare organizations interpret X-ray and MRI results, offering a boost to precision medicine initiatives.

To better meet these needs, Bitran announced that new capabilities are coming to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. Azure AI Language Service will include generally available multi-language support in Text Analytics. A de-identification service is in preview for Fabric and Health Data Services to remove identifiers from health data. Increasingly, healthcare organizations will be able to build their own copilots with AI Health Bot and built-in models in AI Health Insights. Customer will also be able to access Wolters Kluwer’s Health Language Platform through Azure Marketplace.