Nearly a year after Microsoft made one of the biggest outlays in its history to acquire the open-source code repository GitHub, it plans to integrate that near-ubiquitous coding tool with… Read More
Microsoft continues to look for ways to help companies that are investing in application containers take advantage of the principles of serverless computing, introducing a new open-source project Monday at… Read More
As Microsoft began to realize its entire cloud service was offline Thursday, executive vice president Scott Guthrie was comparing his Cloud and AI Group to the Boston Red Sox. Guthrie… Read More
An outage that lasted more than an hour took out a host of Microsoft cloud services Thursday afternoon, as networking connectivity errors in Microsoft Azure also took out third-party apps… Read More
The main event doesn’t kick off until next Monday morning in downtown Seattle, but Microsoft plans to announce a new database and blockchain service Thursday while getting ready for Microsoft… Read More
Years after VMware cut a ground-breaking cloud deal with Amazon Web Services that helped make the hybrid cloud a reality, it has struck a similar partnership with Microsoft. Companies running… Read More
The devices that make up the internet of things require a different approach to computing, which is one of the reasons why Microsoft just agreed to acquire a company known… Read More
A giant shift is underway in manufacturing as sensors and robotics make their impact on the factory floor, and Microsoft and BMW want to help other manufacturers take advantage. The… Read More
Customers that want to run application workloads across their own servers and cloud providers continue to exemplify the second wave of cloud computing adoption, and Microsoft plans to enhance its… Read More
Microsoft is ready to start serving Africa with local data centers, bringing its previously announced South African data centers online Wednesday. Microsoft had originally promised to bring data centers in… Read More
One of the biggest obstacles to the growth of cloud computing is inertia, as companies that spent tens of millions of dollars on infrastructure technology years ago try to wring… Read More
Microsoft’s annual Spanish holiday in Barcelona will include a revamped partnership agreement with Madrid-based telecom provider Telefonica, the companies plan to announce Monday at Mobile World Congress. It’s not exactly… Read More
There’s very little about enterprise software that cloud computing has left untouched, and that includes the relationship between enterprise tech providers like Microsoft and the thousands of partners it works… Read More
Microsoft’s embrace of cloud computing continues to pace its growth, as revenue from several key cloud products made steady gains during the last quarter of the calendar year. For the… Read More
Microsoft is again the most-valuable U.S. company — holding a slight lead over Amazon, at least for now — and the company is set to report its most recent quarterly financials Wednesday afternoon,… Read More
Databases continue to be one of the most competitive areas of cloud computing, and Microsoft strengthened its database story Thursday with the acquisition of Citus Data. Terms of the deal… Read More
Containers upended traditional software application deployment practices by opening up a whole new range of possibilities across multiple machines, and Docker, which pioneered the modern container movement, is joining forces… Read More
Microsoft Azure’s multifactor authentication system was down for an extended period of time Sunday evening into Monday morning, preventing users at companies that require that step from logging into their… Read More
At the peak of its power, open-source software is having an existential crisis. There’s no question that the concept of open-source software has revolutionized the enterprise software world, which spent… Read More
Researchers at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University are set to receive hybrid cloud hardware and service credits from Microsoft as it looks to jump-start one of the most prominent sectors of… Read More
Two of Amazon’s strongest rivals are planning to start formally working together on cloud services early next year deep in the heart of Texas. Walmart’s existing technology center in Austin,… Read More
Xilinx is reportedly the beneficiary of a decision by Microsoft Azure’s infrastructure wizards to add another chip supplier to its ranks, as it looks to serve more customers interested in… Read More
Building and maintaining a modern cloud computing service requires billions of dollars in capital expenditures every quarter. Microsoft and Google continued to increase their investments in servers and data centers… Read More
Microsoft’s transformation into a cloud computing company continued apace in during its first fiscal quarter, which saw a 47 percent jump in revenue from its commercial cloud products but also… Read More
VMware plans to expand its presence in Bellevue with enough space to double its headcount in the region its two most important partners call home, according to a report. The… Read More
The bids for the $10 billion Department of Defense cloud computing contract are due by the end of the week, and Microsoft laid out its case for that business Tuesday… Read More
Starting next year, gamers across consoles, PCs, and mobile devices will be able to access a new service from Microsoft called Project xCloud that will provide access to a library… Read More
Volkswagen has chosen Microsoft as its cloud partner, with plans to build a network of Azure-connected cars as well as a Redmond-area office focused on cloud computing. By 2020, Volkswagen… Read More
With one notable exception, Cloudflare has brought several major cloud and data center companies together in a new industry group called the Bandwidth Alliance, which intends to waive or greatly… Read More
Modern enterprise technology generates a ton of valuable data, but putting that data together can be quite tricky. Microsoft introduced a new industry partnership with Adobe and SAP Monday at… Read More