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Analyst reports
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E-books
Take a deeper dive into full-fledged resources on important cloud and Azure topics.
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White papers
Find quick reads and thought leadership on key topics such as cloud security, hybrid environments, and the economics of cloud adoption.
Featured resources from Microsoft Azure
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From Gartner
November 2020 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems
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From McKinsey & Company
Developer Velocity: How Software Excellence Fuels Business Performance
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From O'Reilly Media
A Developer's Guide to Building AI Applications: Create Your First Conversational Application with Microsoft Azure AI
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