Microsoft stories - Page 53
Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.
Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
IBM to spend $34b to acquire Red Hat
Mon, 29th Oct 2018
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multi-cloud
IBM is set to acquire Red Hat for USD $34 billion, marking a transformative move in the cloud market, positioning IBM as the leading hybrid cloud provider.
Big 5 cloud providers tighten stranglehold on market
Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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iaas
While the market is seeing strong growth, it's coming at the expense of small-to-medium sized cloud operators.
Positive results for Microsoft, but Azure growth slows
Thu, 25th Oct 2018
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
Microsoft has released its latest financial results, and albeit one disappointment it's good news for shareholders.
Ditch the risk: How to deploy O365 without any 'oh no' moments
Thu, 25th Oct 2018
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cybersecurity
Microsoft Office 365 risks can quickly turn O365 into an 'oh no' moment for businesses, employees, and customers.
Microsoft's new project to bring gaming to the data centre
Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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gaming
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
Data centres could soon be the crutch for the army of Xbox One gamers around the world with Microsoft's latest venture, Project xCloud.
Alibaba Cloud to close gap with rivals in APAC - GlobalData
Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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devops
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iot
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iaas
Alibaba Cloud has almost 50% of the infrastructure-as-a-service market share in China and its annual revenue grew 101% in FY18.
HPE simplifies hybrid cloud data protection with new solutions
Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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data protection
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dr
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hybrid cloud
HPE announced new hybrid cloud data protection and copy data management solutions for its intelligent storage portfolio.
Overview of Microsoft's artificial intelligence strategy
Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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public cloud
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ai
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cybersecurity
Microsoft's AI focus: strategy over product names, with a 8,000-strong engineering force shaping its core ethos.
Why Microsoft is in the security business for all the right reasons
Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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advanced persistent threat protection
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windows
Cloud security fears reverse as firms trust giants like Microsoft with data protection, leveraging AI & automation.
How Microsoft aims to bring AI to the masses
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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public cloud
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passwordless
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ai
At Ignite 2018, Microsoft unveiled initiatives to enhance cybersecurity and democratise AI. New tools aim to cut breaches thirtyfold and ease secure logins.
New open data initiative from Microsoft, Adobe & SAP
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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public cloud
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martech
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microsoft
The three tech titans have made a major announcement reflecting their view of data inter-operability in the future.
Azure used to 'learn' when epilepsy patients will have a seizure
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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data analytics
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public cloud
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martech
A new project is using data analytics and machine learning to predict when a patient will have a seizure and warn them in advance.
Microsoft makes security offerings available to nation states and law enforcement
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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cybersecurity
Microsoft aims to empower IT to unlock the security capabilities of the intelligent cloud to tip the scales in the cyber war.
Orange reveals goal to become global player in multi-cloud services
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
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microsoft
Fresh off its acquisition of Basefarm, the France-based integrated comms provider is looking to make waves around the world in multi-cloud services.
Digital Realty lures in two new senior exec job appointments
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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microsoft
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digital realty
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blue shield
In another game of tech company musical chairs, Digital Realty has poached execs from Microsoft and Blue Shield to fill in its CIO and CISO roles.
Teraco: Digital transformation will be defined by the race to the edge
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Edge computing is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of choice within data centre circles at the moment – up there with AI, IoT, and gender imbalances.
Data centre infrastructure revenue at all-time high – hybrid cloud the driver
Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
Dell EMC, Microsoft, HPE, and Cisco (among others) are all profiting from a burgeoning market that has no signs of slowing.
Azure outage postmortem: Microsoft reveals what happened and why
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Headlines around the world have been shouting about Azure's outage - here's MIcrosoft's postmortem on the matter.
Cloudera launches new data warehousing for hybrid cloud
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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hybrid cloud
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dc
Cloudera analytics general manager Anupam Singh says hybrid is the new norm for data warehouses, leaving first-gen facilities behind.
Hyperscale data centre CAPEX up 59% - but dominated by usual suspects
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.