Cloud Computing


Microsoft Previews Azure Arc for Managing Azure Stack HCI Virtual Machines

Microsoft this week announced a public preview of the ability to use Azure Arc to manage Linux or Windows virtual machines (VMs) when using Azure Stack HCI.

New Azure Front Door Service Now Available To Protect and Scale Apps

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the "general availability" (GA) commercial release of Azure Front Door, its latest content delivery network (CDN) service for securing and supporting high-availability Web content and "global" applications.

Making Managed Instance Better with NoRecovery

Here's how Microsoft can make data migration easier on us.

Microsoft Launches Patient Data Management Platform

Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Azure Health Data Services, a platform for managing and analyzing various forms of patient data.

IT Hardware Spending Persists Despite Cloud Competition

Hardware still accounted for about almost a third (30 percent) of IT spending in 2021, despite the general cloud market pull, according to a newly published study.

Azure Stack Edge Pro 2 Commercially Released by Microsoft

Microsoft this week announced the "general availability" commercial release of Azure Stack Edge Pro 2, which expands network edge data processing options for organizations.

Cloud Report: Microsoft Azure Usage Surpasses AWS

Microsoft's Azure continues to gain popularity on Amazon's cloud, according to the Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report, the 11th annual survey-based project from the specialist in SaaS-based IT management solutions.

Microsoft Finalizes Its Nuance Purchase, Bringing AI and Speech Perks to Industry Cloud Services

Microsoft on Friday announced the completion of its acquisition of Nuance Communications Inc., a former partner.

Azure Active Directory Getting Multi-Stage Access Reviews Capability, Plus Change Management Cycle

Microsoft this week announced coming Azure Active Directory management improvements designed to make things a little easier for IT pros.

Defender for Azure Cosmos DB Preview Announced by Microsoft

Microsoft Defender for Cloud users are getting a preview of Microsoft Defender for Azure Cosmos DB, per a Tuesday Microsoft announcement.

Microsoft Grows Azure for Operators Services and Partnerships

Microsoft this week described new efforts stemming from its two-year-old Azure for Operators telecom services launch.

Azure Monitor Gets Log Analytics Data Export Capability

Microsoft this week announced that a data export capability for Log Analytics in Azure Monitor is now commercially released, having reached at the "general availability" (GA) stage.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud adds Google Cloud Protection

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a bunch of security product enhancements at the preview stage.

Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows Gets Continuous Release Update Branch

Microsoft this week announced a preview of a "continuous release" software update branch for its Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows solution.

Hotpatch Released for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the "general availability" commercial release of its Hotpatch capability for virtual machines, which just works with the Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition product.

Microsoft Eliminates Need for ADFS with Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication Preview

Microsoft on Monday announced the availability of Azure Active Directory certificate-based authentication at the public preview stage.

Cross-Tenant Access Settings Come to Azure Active Directory

Microsoft this week announced that cross-tenant access settings for external collaboration are now available in public preview for Azure Active Directory users.

Windows 365 Getting Preview of Azure Active Directory Join Capability

Organizations using the Windows 365 service's Enterprise edition soon will be getting the ability to create Azure Active Directory joins for Cloud PCs, according to a Wednesday Microsoft announcement.

Microsoft Cancels Azure Sphere OS Version 22.01

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has canceled its planned release of the Azure Sphere version 22.01 operating system.

Microsoft Touts Strong Growth in Q2 2022 on Back of Cloud

Microsoft revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 increased 20% over Q2 2021 to $51.7 billion, according to the company during a Tuesday earnings call.

Subscribe on YouTube