Microsoft this month described a test service designed to help SQL Azure users monitor the security of their databases housed in Microsoft's cloud.
Business smartphone maker Research In Motion has rolled out its cloud-based service for BlackBerry devices that works with the Microsoft Office 365 suite of services.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/30/2012
Microsoft is beginning to ramp up its next-generation productivity suite, code-named "Office 15," which has reached the technical preview stage.
Data Privacy Day starts on January 28, but the parties behind it might not be its best advocates, nor even take the concept seriously.
Consultancy firm Directions on Microsoft has outlined expectations for Microsoft's product roadmap in 2012 and beyond.
The first set of guidelines for managing security and privacy issues in cloud computing has been finalized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- 01/25/2012
On Wednesday Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a new database service that will let customers store and modify unstructured content while proving rapid access to data.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/18/2012
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the availability of all eight System Center 2012 solutions as release candidates available for testing.
A newly published report by Forrester Research on the global technology market predicts a slowdown followed by an uptick in IT spending over the next two years.
Microsoft plans to share more about its "private cloud" vision on Tuesday, Jan.17, in an hour-long webinar.
All About Microsoft's Mary Jo Foley released a report today discussing a planned Microsoft move to allow customers to host Linux servers on its Windows Azure cloud service.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/03/2012
Microsoft this week lost the bid to provide cloud-based e-mail and calendaring services to the University of California, Berkeley.
Microsoft today released SkyDrive cloud storage apps for mobile devices, including its own Windows Phone, plus Apple devices.
Microsoft rolled out its fourth-quarter service release of Windows Azure on Saturday.
Cloud computing vendors promise the world, but if your network isn't up to the task, the resulting speed, bandwidth and latency issues may doom your project from the start.
From the SLA to WAN optimization, here's 11 steps you don't want to skip.
Researchers show the trend for cloud computing vs. on-premise costs.
From architecture to management to cost to possible latency issues, here's what you need to consider before you make the move.
A Microsoft technical fellow, along with two other individuals, are joining Parallels as executives to support the cloud services enablement and desktop virtualization company's global growth goals, the company announced today.
- By Scott Bekker
- 12/01/2011
Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 and SkyDrive will be receiving major updates, according to an announcement made today.