CISA unleashes Untitled Goose Tool to honk at danger in Microsoft's cloud Not a headline we expected to write today CSO24 Mar 2023 | 9
Microsoft admits Azure Resource Manager failed after code change Just lucky Western Europe was asleep when it happened PaaS + IaaS23 Mar 2023 | 20
The Shakespearian question of our age: To cloud or not to cloud Opinion Don't need flexibility and scaling? Then don’t pay for what you don’t need PaaS + IaaS20 Mar 2023 | 66
Nutanix's cloudy clusters now officially at home in Azure HCI upstart adds a hybrid option that could be of interest to nervous VMware customers Virtualization14 Mar 2023 |
Here's how Microsoft hopes to inject ChatGPT into all your apps and bots via Azure Stormy clouds ahead? AI + ML11 Mar 2023 | 29
Microsoft rolls out tools and improvements to make its stuff more accessible Inclusion is good business Software10 Mar 2023 | 2
Microsoft wants you to build quantum apps in Azure, the cloud that's both up and down Oh, and pay boatloads for the privilege PaaS + IaaS09 Mar 2023 | 9
Microsoft opens Azure confidential containers to public preview Security features in AMD Epyc chips push confidential computing effort Devops03 Mar 2023 |
Seeing as GPT-3 is great at faking info, you should lean into that, says Microsoft When AI gives you lemons, you make orangeade AI + ML27 Feb 2023 | 26
Sensitive DoD emails exposed by unsecured Azure server AWS, Google and Oracle may benefit as Microsoft blames the Pentagon and the Pentagon blames Microsoft Security23 Feb 2023 | 19
Microsoft signals cloud cash grab is over as it pushes more cost-effective Azure VMs Just as everyone looks to optimize what they spend for computing services Off-Prem22 Feb 2023 | 2
Classiq to school academia in quantum computing with help from Microsoft No experience? Doesn't matter, companies claim Networks09 Feb 2023 | 4
Microsoft's AI habit comes to data governance tool Purview You're a high-risk worker who wants access to that file? Computer says no Applications07 Feb 2023 | 3
Microsoft warns some Azure usage notifications – including abnormalities – are broken There's a lot of manual work to do from now to March to make sure you don't break the cloud bank Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 13
WAN router IP address change blamed for global Microsoft 365 outage Command line not vetted using full qualification process, says Redmond. We think it involved chewing gum somewhere Networks30 Jan 2023 | 66
Bill shock? The red ink of web services doesn’t come out of the blue Opinion To avoid cloudy judgement, heed the weather forecast PaaS + IaaS23 Jan 2023 | 29
Microsoft to offer ChatGPT-as-a-service from Azure real soon now Addition of the chatbot everyone's talking about, and to, comes as Azure OpenAI goes GA AI + ML17 Jan 2023 | 19
Microsoft boosts Azure networking, storage with composable infra grab Slurps ‘Fungible’, a manufacturer of DPUs and fabrics that will join Redmond’s engineering gang Off-Prem10 Jan 2023 | 2
To protect its cloud, Microsoft bans crypto mining from its online services Updated Windows giant fears coin crafting may upend its servers Off-Prem15 Dec 2022 | 51
Oracle clouds never go down, says Oracle's Larry Ellison That summer heatwave in Britain? Our servers were just resting SaaS13 Dec 2022 | 23
Why did Microsoft just buy fiber optic cable company Lumenisity? When every nanosecond of latency counts, improvements in the physical layer matter Networks13 Dec 2022 | 41
Just blob it in: Microsoft greases skids for data migration to Azure Storage Mover tool to push on-premises workloads to the cloud, where Windows giant wants it Storage12 Dec 2022 | 1
Microsoft adds silicon muscle into latest Azure SQL database configs Intel's 'Ice Lake' and AMD's 'Milan' chips bump up speeds and feeds Databases01 Dec 2022 |
NOAA, Microsoft partner to put climate models in the clouds Don't worry, Redmond hasn't gotten its hands on the agency's coffers yet HPC01 Dec 2022 | 3
SQL Server license prices rise ten percent as version 2022 debuts Udpated Azure SQL pay-as-you-go rate is the only rate that won't change, and it was already expensive Databases23 Nov 2022 | 26
Microsoft bulks up Linux on Windows at the IoT edge in Azure EFLOW makes the open source OS a full partner of Windows at the far reaches of the cloud Software22 Nov 2022 |
Azure extends DDoS attack protection down to small business users, for a fee Microsoft moves IP Protection into public preview Software22 Nov 2022 | 2
Azure-based 'AI supercomputer' to use Nvidia GPUs and software Is it a super or a cloud service? Users would string together components as required HPC17 Nov 2022 |
Microsoft moves to tighten Azure DevOps security with granular access tokens Narrowing permissions could be difference between mildly pwned and totally pwned corporate network Devops11 Nov 2022 |
Microsoft hits the switch on password-free smartphone authentication No more MF phish on this MFA cellphone as Azure AD CBA + YubiKey hits preview Security07 Nov 2022 | 23
Aviatrix releases tool to help enterprises prevent cloud network costs spiraling Just as providers prepare to crank up their fees Networks03 Nov 2022 | 1
The world was promised 'cloud magic'. So much for that fairy tale Comment You're paying too much for too much, and the providers know it PaaS + IaaS02 Nov 2022 | 76
Microsoft boss Nadella's compensation pack swells 10% to $55m Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, the median? Ratio to Redmond's average employee pay is 289 to 1 Off-Prem28 Oct 2022 | 21
If someone tries ransacking your Windows network, it's a bit easier now to grok in Microsoft 365 Defender Blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking and beeping and flashing... CSO26 Oct 2022 | 6
Microsoft will help trim your Azure bill to encourage loyalty This is not altruism: investors are nervous about slowing growth. Redmond’s response is short term pain for long term gain Off-Prem26 Oct 2022 | 7
Larry Ellison fought internal battle to kill Oracle's first-generation cloud But Gen 2 faces an uphill battle in market share and technology PaaS + IaaS24 Oct 2022 | 11
Microsoft said to be in talks to invest more in OpenAI Software giant is already in deep, giving the startup $1 billion in 2019 AI + ML21 Oct 2022 | 3
UBS throws lot in with Microsoft, migrating 50% of apps to Azure Five-year blueprint to modernize tech estate, but cloud still not for everyone in finance sector PaaS + IaaS20 Oct 2022 | 10
BlueBleed: Microsoft customer data leak claimed to be 'one of the largest' in years SOCRadar says sensitive info from 150,000 orgs was exposed, Redmond disputes findings Security20 Oct 2022 | 4
Tear in Microsoft Azure Service Fabric can give attackers full admin privileges Orca Security disclosed the bug, and older versions remain vulnerable Research19 Oct 2022 |
Microsoft extends Azure Hybrid benefit to some on-prem software Azure Stack HCI and Azure Kubernetes Service can be free for Windows Server customers. Microsoft hopes that price will encourage you to stick around Software17 Oct 2022 |
Microsoft attempts to eat Oracle's database lunch with Azure migration service Ignite Redmond hopes move will lure more to its PostgreSQL managed service Databases12 Oct 2022 | 5
Microsoft drops the C bomb on financial services – 'compliance' Windows giant know exactly how to get these types fired up Off-Prem05 Oct 2022 | 3
AWS, Microsoft, Google own 72% of Euro customer cloud spending Democratizing IT? The next biggest 3 in region are also US headquartered giants Off-Prem29 Sep 2022 | 5
Microsoft to kill off old access rules in Exchange Online Awoooogah – this is your one-year warning to switch over, enterprises CSO28 Sep 2022 | 13
SAS puts ML and analytics suite on Azure Marketplace 50-year-old software project provides a button the boss can click Databases27 Sep 2022 |
In Rust We Trust: Microsoft Azure CTO shuns C and C++ Updated Mark Russinovich goes hardcore against old languages Software20 Sep 2022 | 143
Remember when Microsoft was going to put Azure in space? It's still trying 'Cloud connectivity' hits different this time Networks14 Sep 2022 | 4
Microsoft scales up Azure's Policy-as-code in 'new approach' The code's on GitHub for admins to play with Off-Prem12 Sep 2022 |
Security pros get ability to manually add incidents to Microsoft Sentinel *Tappity tappity* Yes the NSA's on the phone. Well maybe the automated log check didn't pick it up yet, Chad! Security12 Sep 2022 |
Official: Arm-based VMs available on Microsoft Azure Going live in 10 regions, running Ampere Altra silicon PaaS + IaaS30 Aug 2022 | 4
Hiding a phishing attack behind the AWS cloud Scammers are using cloud services to create and host web pages that can be used to lure victims into handing over their credentials Security22 Aug 2022 | 7
Quantum computing startup IonQ lands on Microsoft's Azure Yep, that’s the same company a short-seller is alleging is a ‘useless toy’ PaaS + IaaS18 Aug 2022 | 3
Microsoft Azure cloud region settles over desert in Doha, Qatar Opening was delayed during that pandemic thing Systems16 Aug 2022 | 13
Economic uncertainty can't stop cloud growth You may have had your fill of chips – but AWS, GCP, and Azure are still hungry, analyst tells El Reg Off-Prem11 Aug 2022 | 3
Google Cloud expands to Thailand, Malaysia and New Zealand Hopes to tap expected growth as it levels up to match rivals' presences Off-Prem10 Aug 2022 |
Microsoft widens enterprise access to its threat intelligence pool Organizations can be more proactive in tracking threats, finding holes in their protection Security03 Aug 2022 |
Microsoft extends life of cloud servers from four to six years Banks billions by making gear last even longer than AWS or Google Off-Prem02 Aug 2022 | 24
Canonical adds instance tweaking to Multipass, Confidential VMs to Azure The days of destroying and rebuilding to add another CPU core are numbered Virtualization01 Aug 2022 |
Microsoft closes unfilled job openings in cloud and security Despite growth and strong demand in these areas, Redmond keeps trimming investment PaaS + IaaS21 Jul 2022 | 2
Microsoft previews next Azure Stack HCI release Also: Marketplace and Remote Support, for when you'd like an engineer to peer at your infrastructure PaaS + IaaS21 Jul 2022 |
Oracle, Microsoft agree to shared custody of your workloads in the cloud Larry gets your database, while Satya will take your apps PaaS + IaaS20 Jul 2022 | 15