Black screens still plague Windows 10 Azure Virtual Desktop users Meanwhile, even Task Manager is no match for the broken patch OSes04 Nov 2024 | 8
Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money Azure's acceleration continues, but so do costs AI + ML31 Oct 2024 | 18
Microsoft accuses Google of creating a lobbying front called 'Open Cloud Coalition' Seemingly dissatisfied with CISPE settlement, new UK-centric cloudy industry group calls for end to 'restrictive licensing' Software29 Oct 2024 | 12
Microsoft's Arm-based Cobalt 100 CPU now live and powering Azure VMs For general-purpose and memory-optimized workloads PaaS + IaaS21 Oct 2024 | 5
Microsoft crafts Rust hypervisor to power Azure workloads OpenVMM touts stronger security, but not ready for prime time just yet Software17 Oct 2024 | 8
Keir Starmer tells regulators to chill as Microsoft exec takes wheel of advisory council What could possibly go wrong? Public Sector15 Oct 2024 | 84
Cloud giants point the finger at each other during regulator hearings Those are some mighty powerful underdogs you've got there PaaS + IaaS18 Sep 2024 | 4
AWS claims customers are packing bags and heading back on-prem See? We do have competition, cloud giant tells regulator PaaS + IaaS17 Sep 2024 | 73
'Hyperscale customer' to take massive datacenter site near London Exclusive 'Commercially sensitive' incognito buyer has a lot more support than last group that tried to build a bit barn near M25 On-Prem13 Sep 2024 | 52
We know 'Linux is a cancer' but could CentOS chaos spell opportunity for Microsoft? Analyst suggests Redmond's internal distro may one day fly the coop OSes10 Sep 2024 | 57
Microsoft exec warns of business functions being sacrificed on the altar of AI Too many IT modernization projects? Not enough budget? Something will have to give AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 24
Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all As AWS, Microsoft, and Google hike some prices, it's time to open up the ROI calculator PaaS + IaaS04 Sep 2024 | 142
The elusive dream of cloud portability: Why migrating workloads isn't so simple Analysis Despite early promises, moving between providers remains a complex and costly endeavor Cloud Infrastructure Month27 Aug 2024 | 18
When it comes to cloud, it's China against the world Amazon, Microsoft, and Google dominate the west, but the Middle Kingdom plays by its own rules Off-Prem21 Aug 2024 | 6
Azure Linux 3 hits general availability – but don't expect any frills Microsoft's distribution gets a new LTS kernel OSes02 Aug 2024 | 9
Microsoft services partly down Down Under for Kiwi users Updated Maybe time to play the cloud hokey pokey? You put your workload in. You take your workload out... PaaS + IaaS01 Aug 2024 | 5
'Error' in Microsoft's DDoS defenses amplified 8-hour Azure outage A playbook full of strategies and someone fumbles the implementation CSO31 Jul 2024 | 18
Microsoft remains massively profitable, investors await AI payoff Everyone loves Copilot, execs claim – and hope they can say the same for Copilot Plus PCs Software31 Jul 2024 | 14
Can't get Minecraft, MongoDB Cloud, others to work today? Blame that Azure outage Shut the Front Door! PaaS + IaaS30 Jul 2024 | 15
Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble Updated Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond? Networks30 Jul 2024 | 66
Google, Oracle, Microsoft make their case for VMware migrations – HPE on the outer? New instance types and discounts galore, and Broadcom all smiles as its preferred licensing finds more friends VMware Explore22 Jul 2024 | 6
Azure VMs ruined by CrowdStrike patchpocalypse? Microsoft has recovery tips Updated Have you tried turning it off and on again, like, a bunch? PaaS + IaaS19 Jul 2024 | 65
Microsoft 365 remains 'degraded' as Azure outage resolved Updated Central US region is back in business but Office apps still in trouble Off-Prem19 Jul 2024 | 66
Microsoft could be about to write a fat check to stave off cloud antitrust complaint 'No agreement has been reached,' Euro cloud lobby insists PaaS + IaaS03 Jun 2024 | 20
VMware by Broadcom has a licensing portability win with Microsoft If only customers could find their keys after support portal migration Virtualization03 Jun 2024 | 12
Microsoft gives Windows admins a break and MFA a hard push Updates now optional, but Azure security is not Software23 May 2024 | 5
Microsoft builds $3.3B cloud campus on Foxconn's failed Wisconsin LCD plant plot A Pleasant spot to Mount an AI push AI + ML08 May 2024 | 9
Spanish startups say 'no más' to Microsoft cloud dominance Updated Group alleges anticompetitive behavior PaaS + IaaS07 May 2024 | 4
Microsoft continues multibillion-dollar cloud and AI sprinkle in Malaysia Satya reaches once more into his wallet AI + ML02 May 2024 | 2
Microsoft foresees a new type of AI PC: A Surface designed with help from machines For now, Redmond is dogfooding Azure for product simulations AI + ML22 Apr 2024 | 5
Cloud Software Group and Microsoft pledge another eight years of co-opetition Consortium will spend $1.65 billion on Azure, 365 – and of course some AI Software08 Apr 2024 | 1
UK govt office admits ability to negotiate billions in cloud spending curbed by vendor lock-in Exclusive After slew of AWS deals signed under MoUs, CDDO says current approach might weaken its position Public Sector04 Apr 2024 | 99
Microsoft slammed for lax security that led to China's cyber-raid on Exchange Online CISA calls for 'fundamental, security-focused reforms' to happen ASAP, delaying work on other software Security03 Apr 2024 | 39
French lawmakers take a swing at cloud monopolies Action gathers steam in the EU, US and UK as anti-trust teams collate market feedback PaaS + IaaS02 Apr 2024 | 6
Microsoft decides it's done with Azure egress ransoms Cloud exit toll booth bypass built by EU regulators Off-Prem13 Mar 2024 | 14
Companies flush money down the drain with overfed Kubernetes cloud clusters Just 13% of provisioned CPUs, 20% of memory utilized, study finds PaaS + IaaS01 Mar 2024 | 13
Microsoft retires Azure IoT Central retirement announcement And fails to clear up end-of-life debacle Networks21 Feb 2024 | 8
Microsoft 'retires' Azure IoT Central in platform rethink Exclusive After March, devs won’t be able to create new application resources, in 2027 the system will be shut down Edge + IoT15 Feb 2024 | 24
Microsoft brings its cloudy virtual desktops on-prem to AzureStack HCI Just in time to cash in on VMware and Citrix uncertainty Virtualization06 Feb 2024 | 4
Oracle database deal in Azure comes with a health warning from licensing experts Updated Five months after cloud love-in, critics worry about costs of deploying Oracle hardware and DBs in Microsoft’s cloud Databases05 Feb 2024 | 9
Restrictive licensing keeps businesses grounded in cloud vendor vortex Microsoft named – again – by EU trade groups seeking to level the playing field PaaS + IaaS02 Feb 2024 | 11
Tesco techies and Azure jockeys hit the floor during weekend of outages Every little helps. Especially testing and talking to customers PaaS + IaaS22 Jan 2024 | 3
Not even LinkedIn is that keen on Microsoft's cloud: Shift to Azure abandoned Software cons reportedly outweighed public-cloud pros Systems14 Dec 2023 | 44
AWS accuses Microsoft of clipping customers' cloud freedoms World's biggest off-prem service slinger submits comments to UK cloud inquiry, mostly has Redmond HQ's rival in its sights PaaS + IaaS07 Dec 2023 | 8
Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license The 'Azure RTOS' used in millions of Raspberry Pis is now FOSS OSes28 Nov 2023 | 22
Microsoft, Databricks double act tries to sew up the data platform market Analysis But the one-stop shop vision fails to take it far beyond the competition Databases27 Nov 2023 | 2
Microsoft adds FPGA-powered network accelerator to Azure 'Azure Boost' vastly speeds cloudy server IOPS and is coming to all new instance types Off-Prem21 Nov 2023 | 6
Microsoft likens MFA to 1960s seatbelts, buckles admins in yet keeps eject button Admins have 90 days to opt out before MFA is deployed automatically Security07 Nov 2023 | 30
AWS CEO talks up AI to focus minds of Wall Street types Q3 sales below forecasts, profits up, and conversation centers on LLMs and GenAI PaaS + IaaS27 Oct 2023 | 2
Microsoft admits 'power issue' downed Azure services in West Europe Updated Work ongoing to manually recover some storage nodes PaaS + IaaS23 Oct 2023 | 16
Microsoft extends life support for aging Apache Cassandra 3.11 database But only if you're ready to cozy up in Azure's abode Databases10 Oct 2023 |
Amazon, Microsoft under UK regulator's eye as cloud market probe confirmed Egress fees, interoperability and licensing discounts all in the crosshairs PaaS + IaaS05 Oct 2023 | 5
Microsoft attempts to woo governments with Cloud for Sovereignty preview Sovereignty = you’ll run on Azure and you’ll be told when our engineers access your resources PaaS + IaaS04 Oct 2023 | 5
Microsoft kills classic Azure DaaS, because it isn't really Azure Users get three-year deprecation and migration warning On-Prem03 Oct 2023 | 11
Microsoft hiring a nuclear power program manager, because AI needs lots of 'leccy Envisions a 'comprehensive small modular reactor and microreactor integration roadmap' Off-Prem25 Sep 2023 | 35
Azure SQL Database takes Saturday off on US east coast following network power failure At least it was the weekend PaaS + IaaS18 Sep 2023 | 3
Oracle cloud hardware to reside in Azure datacenters – and Microsoft's good with that Larry Ellison and Satya Nadella find a common enemy: latency that alows data moving from DBs to AIs Off-Prem15 Sep 2023 | 7
Microsoft admits slim staff and broken automation contributed to Azure outage Just three people were on duty in Australia when 'power sag' struck and software failures left them blind Off-Prem04 Sep 2023 | 32
Microsoft concession: You can run our wares in AWS virtual desktop under 'revised policy' Interest from antitrust regulators spurred action? Still a pricey option, says analyst, and change doesn't help Google or Alibaba customers PaaS + IaaS02 Aug 2023 | 6
Microsoft places huge cap-ex bets on datacenters for cloud and AI CFO says paying customers expected to flood in from 2024 AI + ML28 Jul 2023 | 5
AI mentioned 175 times during Microsoft's Q4 earnings call Are you sure that's an exec on the line? Also, smart move distracting folks from revenue growth slowdown, profit slide AI + ML26 Jul 2023 | 2
Antitrust clouds continue to gather over Microsoft's European business Regional trade group applies to partake in Germany's probe of Redmond's cloud software policies Sysadmin Month19 Jul 2023 | 6