Cloud Computing


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Azure Enhancements Outlined at the Microsoft Inspire Partner Event

Microsoft described a bunch of Azure enhancements at its Inspire event for partners.

Microsoft Adds Two New Entra Products, Renames Entra Azure Active Directory

Microsoft on Tuesday announced an expansion of its Microsoft Entra identity and access management product line, and also indicated that it is ending its Entra Azure Active Directory product name.

Microsoft Outlines Azure OpenAI Large Language Model Servicing

Microsoft on Friday outlined how Azure OpenAI users can automatically keep up with the latest large language model updates, and also gave assurances about privacy issues.

Platform as a Service Databases -- Handle with Care!

Let's take a look at the limitations of PaaS database offerings for organizations with robust DBA teams and mission-critical needs.

Debunking FinOps: 6 Reasons Why You May Not Need It for Cloud

Cloud cost management is important, but adding FinOps into the mix might be more trouble than it's worth. Here's why.

Microsoft Releases Private Preview of Azure Quantum Elements with Copilot AI Capabilities

Microsoft this week described some of its advances in quantum computing, along with new resources for accelerating scientific and industry research.

Microsoft's Early June Service Outages Due to DDoS Attacks

Microsoft ascribed its "early June 2023" service outages as being caused by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks by a "Storm-1359" threat actor, per a Friday announcement.

Azure Firewall Gets Easier Product Upgrades and Structured Logs

Microsoft this week announced a couple of Azure Firewall improvements.

Azure Portal Goes Down on June 9

Microsoft acknowledged an "issue impacting the Azure Portal" in a June 9 Twitter post.

Microsoft Floats AI Customer Commitments

Microsoft on Thursday announced three "customer commitments" toward organizations that may use its budding artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Microsoft Releases ID Governance Service plus SLA Performance Preview

Microsoft described a few of additions to its Microsoft Entra identity and access management products this week.

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Build 2023 Highlights: Microsoft's Copilot Universe Expands

"It does feel like every week, there is something new," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday, during the opening keynote of Build 2023.

Commercially Released Products Announced at Microsoft Build 2023

Microsoft announced multiple products that reached "general availability" (GA), or commercial release, during the Microsoft Build event for developers, happening this week.

Microsoft Previews AI-Based Code Optimizations for .NET Apps

Azure Monitor users can now try a public preview of Code Optimizations to detect performance issues with their .NET apps and services, per a Thursday Microsoft announcement.

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On-Premises Cloud Is a Failure. Google Has the Fix

Sorry, Azure Stack.

Iffy Azure Storage Default Setting Getting Nixed in August

Microsoft gave notice on Wednesday that it will disable a default setting in Azure Storage that can permit anonymous access and cross-tenant replication.

Helion and Microsoft Ink Fusion Electric Power Deal

Microsoft and Helion have agreed to a 2028 energy deal using Helion's fusion-generated electric power.

Microsoft Commercially Releases Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication for Mobile Devices

Microsoft this week announced that its Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) scheme for "phishing-resistant" authentications is now commercially released and ready for use with mobile devices.

Microsoft Demos Azure OpenAI ChatGPT To Solve Cryptic Error Messages

Microsoft last week demonstrated how Azure OpenAI using the ChatGPT 3.5-Turbo model can help users in organizations figure out cryptic error messages.

Microsoft 365 Apps and Services Switching to 'Cloud.Microsoft' Domain Name

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that user-facing Microsoft 365 apps and services are getting consolidated into a new domain-name pattern, namely "cloud.microsoft."

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