Lighting seemed to strike twice on Sunday, hitting apparently separate cloud datacenters in Dublin, Ireland, run by Amazon and Microsoft.
IT pros need to constantly update their skills in order to survive. Redmond asked experts -- and readers -- which skills and jobs have a solid future and which ones will crumble in the years to come. Here's what we found.
From security concerns to whether a product (or vendor) will be around in three years, there's a lot to consider when picking your next tech vendor, esp. in the age of the cloud (and yes, you'll still need on-premise staffing).
More than 17,000 e-mail users have migrated to Google Apps for Government, a secure cloud-based e-mail and collaboration platform, according to GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- 07/27/2011
Juniper Networks has hired the former president of Microsoft's Server & Tools Business, Bob Muglia, to be the vice president of its Software Solutions Division, the company announced Monday.
Capgemini and Microsoft have ramped up their partnership on Windows Azure.
Amazon Web Services announced last week that the Microsoft "license mobility with Software Assurance" program applies to AWS hosting services.
EMC Corp., the parent company of virtualization giant VMware, has chosen a new president for its Advanced Storage Division: the former head of Microsoft's Server and Cloud Division (SCD), Amitabh Srivastava.
Customers of Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite in the North American region experienced e-mail outages today that may have lasted three hours or so before service was restored.
Microsoft released the next iteration of its free planning tool for IT pros, embellishing it with extra cloud assessment capabilities.
Microsoft on Thursday described in greater detail how it has optimized Windows Live SkyDrive.
Microsoft promoted its Azure Platform Appliance at last year's Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C., but the boxcar-size datacenter was just a bit player at this year's event, with no stage presence.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/14/2011
Here are the top stories IT pros can take away from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2011.
A top Microsoft executive rallied the partner troops on Day 3 at the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference by chiding the competition.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/14/2011
Microsoft rolled out the next test version of its cloud-based PC management solution on Monday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/14/2011
Microsoft today announced some new Dynamics CRM Online capabilities to come this fall, as well as benefits that its partner community can expect.
IT pros weigh in on Microsoft's ambitious plans to deliver everyday productivity to the cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/12/2011
vSphere 5, VMware's virtualization platform, will be receiving an upgrade. The company also announced a new suite of products for the cloud in a live announcement today.
- By John K. Waters
- 07/12/2011
Citrix Systems today said it has acquired Cloud.com, a provider of software for building public and private clouds. Terms were not disclosed.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/12/2011
Microsoft's CEO recounted concerns that partners might not have stayed with the company's move to the Internet cloud.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/11/2011