Microsoft is making the popular open source Kubernetes container orchestration service, originally designed by Google, generally available for use on its Azure Container Service (ACS). The move, announced this morning, is… Read More
Microsoft announced today that it plans to hold an event for media and analysts on Oct. 20 in San Francisco to discuss the company’s future plans for its cloud services.… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – The United States’ approach to Internet privacy and surveillance needs to change, and U.S. government officials were wrong if they believed the furor over Edward Snowden’s leaks would… Read More
Dozens of unhappy gamers complained of server issues early this morning, shortly after Titanfall launched at midnight around the world. One gamer, using theTwitter handle @ShaneMlsley, quipped: “Good thing I… Read More
Google’s cloud services team is going on an international tour in a bid to bring companies onto its cloud services platform, the company announced today. Following its Google Cloud Platform… Read More
Microsoft this morning followed through on its promise to match Amazon Web Services’ prices for commodity cloud computing services, saying that it will be reducing its pricing for its Windows… Read More
Software developers, want to make sure your Windows Azure logins are extra double secure? Well, now you can. Microsoft is continuing its push to make it easier to create secure… Read More
Yes, times have changed. As a follow-up to the cloud-computing partnership announced earlier this year between longtime rivals Microsoft and Oracle, the Redmond company is getting its first-ever keynote slot… Read More
Amazon Web Services has been beefing up support for Microsoft Windows as of late, and this week it released a new version of its .NET SDK that offers Windows 8 and… Read More
The City of San Jose announced a partnership with Microsoft today to bring its more than 5,000 employees onto the company’s cloud platforms, a big win for the software giant… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s cloud computing deal with Oracle was some two years in the making — going from careful negotiations over just the terms of the meetings themselves to… Read More
Microsoft’s cloud is gathering steam, according to new data released by the company today. Like Amazon and Google, Microsoft is trying to snag a piece of the cloud computing pie… Read More
Amazon Web Services’ partner network has grown to more than 4,000 members, up from less than 1,000 a year ago — a key step for the company as it tries… Read More
Socedo co-founder Aseem Badshah came up with the idea for his startup after helping big brands like Microsoft and Guess boost their presence on Twitter and Facebook. Badshah realized that… Read More
Microsoft is back with a new crop of companies for its Windows Azure accelerator program, operated in conjunction with TechStars. The companies just started working today at Microsoft’s offices in… Read More
Realty Mogul, a recent graduate of MIcrosoft’s Windows Azure Accelerator, has raised $500,00 in seed funding from Gust CEO David S. Rose, Zillow board member Gordon Stephenson and serial entrepreneur and Sky… Read More
It’s not easy to stand in front of a packed room of angel investors and venture capitalists and ask for money. But on Thursday afternoon, that’s exactly what 10 entrepreneurs… Read More
Amazon and Google recently dropped their cloud storage prices, and now Microsoft is following suit. The Redmond-based company is reducing pricing for Windows Azure Storage by as much as 28… Read More
After receiving 600 applications, Microsoft this morning named 10 startups to participate in its Windows Azure Accelerator, a three-month program focused on creating new business apps and building new companies… Read More
Microsoft today confirmed that it has created a new angel investment fund and startup incubator sponsored by its Bing search engine. The Bing Fund will be making investments in selected… Read More
[Follow-up: The story behind that nasty Microsoft dance routine] Microsoft announced a significant set of updates to its Windows Azure cloud computing platform this week … and this is how somebody in… Read More
Microsoft is deepening its relationship with TechStars, announcing today a new startup accelerator program in Seattle designed for those companies developing cloud-based services on the back of Windows Azure. The… Read More
Opstera is just four months old. But the Bellevue upstart is already reeling in customers who are turning to the $50 per month service to monitor and manage applications running… Read More
Bill Hilf spends his days as a general manager for Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing platform, based in Redmond. He spends his nights, weekends, vacations and spare moments running a… Read More
Over on the Microsoft campus this week, I got a chance to check out a vehicle control system from Modularis that uses Windows to control a police car’s in-vehicle systems… Read More
Amazon Web Services announced another round of price reductions in its services for data storage, processing and computing in the cloud, aiming for more business from application developers and companies.… Read More
Updated below with new information from Microsoft, saying service has been restored to the majority of customers. Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, Windows Azure, has been experiencing outages in numerous regions… Read More
Guest Commentary: This week Microsoft made a big announcement by providing TechStars startups up to $60,000 worth of Windows Azure services for two years. That’s huge. I have never seen… Read More
Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft today is announcing a new toolkit to help independent software developers connect Windows 8 apps to services from the company’s Windows Azure cloud computing infrastructure —… Read More
There’s plenty to criticize Microsoft about these days. The company has fallen behind Apple in mobile phones and tablets. It’s trailing Google in phones and search. Its stock has been… Read More