Cloud Computing


Microsoft's Q1 Earnings Lifted by Cloud Returns

Microsoft's fiscal-year 2024 first-quarter earnings beat analyst expectations, highlighted by cloud services returns.

The Current State of the Art Around Cloud Storage and Databases

Let's break down performance metrics, cost considerations, and the ever-changing best practices of cloud storage and database solutions.

Cloud and Infrastructure: 'There Is No Easy Button'

SQL Server expert Allan Hirt shares what database pros need to know about their core infrastructure.

Microsoft Offers New Tool for Cleaning Up Azure IT Role Permissions

Microsoft this week announced a new query tool for IT departments to clean up their Azure role-based access control permissions.

Amazon Signs Up To Be a Billion-Dollar Microsoft 365 Customer: Report

In an unlikely pairing, Amazon has allegedly inked an agreement with Microsoft to buy over 1 million seats of the cloud-based productivity suite.

Intune Endpoint Privilege Management Now Available for Windows 365

Organizations using Microsoft Intune with its Endpoint Privilege Management capability now can have better control over Windows 365 user privileges, per a Monday Microsoft announcement.

Microsoft Finalizes $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The deal was able to be closed after concerns by U.K. regulators were addressed.

What Can Azure OpenAI Do for You?

Microsoft MVP Eric D. Boyd presents a sneak peek of his anticipated Live! 360 Azure OpenAI discussion.

Winners of the Redmond 'Product of the Year' Awards Announced

The winners span 10 critical categories, from Microsoft Teams optimization, to Windows Server monitoring, to Active Directory data protection and more.

Azure Arc-Enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager Adds Management Perks

Microsoft has added Azure management capabilities to Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), per a Friday announcement.

Microsoft Entra ID Protection Eases Password Change Remediations

Microsoft has improved the remediation process when users authenticating via on-premises methods are deemed to be at risk by the Microsoft Entra ID Protection service, per a Thursday announcement.

Automate the Mundane

Azure Automation provide IT with the ways to make their jobs more interesting. Got a task you're sick of doing? Automate it away!

Microsoft Ending Azure Database for MariaDB Service in 2025

Microsoft announced on Monday that it plans to "retire" its Azure Database for MariaDB service on Sept. 19, 2025.

Azure Update Manager Commercially Released

Microsoft this week announced that Azure Update Manager reached "general availability," or commercial rollout status.

Microsoft Addresses Misconfigured Token Exposing 38TB of Microsoft Data

Microsoft indicated on Monday that it had revoked an overly permissioned Shared Access Signature (SAS) token, said to have exposed "38TB" of internal Microsoft data.

Microsoft and Oracle Partner on New 'Oracle Database at Azure' Service Offering

Microsoft and Oracle on Thursday announced "Oracle Database@Azure," a new collaborative infrastructure-as-a-service effort that lets Oracle database customers more easily tap Azure services.

Microsoft Offering New Defender Vulnerability Management Standalone Product

Microsoft this week announced multiple improvements across its enterprise-grade security products.

Why You Should Pay Attention to Microsoft 365 Backup

When it comes to backing up your data, there are a ton of choices out there. Here's why Microsoft's new service stands out among the rest.

Microsoft Declares Power Platform Flaw, Found by Tenable, To Be Fixed

Microsoft on Friday announced that it had fixed security issues with "Power Platform Custom Connectors using Custom Code" that had been identified by security solutions firm Tenable back in March 2023.

Hotpatch Desktop Now Commercially Available for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition

Microsoft announced this week that its Hotpatch feature now works with the "Desktop Experience" deployment option for "Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition on Azure and Azure Stack HCI."

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