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technologyThursday, April 2, 2026 at 04:13 PM

Former Azure Core Engineer Outlines Trust Erosion in Microsoft Cloud

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The article published on Substack by a former Azure Core engineer describes several decisions made by Microsoft that negatively impacted customer trust in the Azure platform. The author estimates that these decisions vaporized a trillion in trust. (https://isolveproblems.substack.com/p/how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion)

Specific examples from the author's experience in the Azure Core team are used to illustrate how operational priorities were set. The post focuses on internal processes that led to these outcomes.

The article has attracted attention on Hacker News amassing 145 points and 36 comments demonstrating interest in the topic. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47616242)

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    Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer(https://isolveproblems.substack.com/p/how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion)