Azure

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