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Microsoft responds to JEDI cloud contract cancellation by the U.S. Department of Defense
by Pradeep
3 weeks
Today, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced the cancellation of $10 billion JEDI cloud contract which was awarded to Microsoft in 2019. Microsoft officially responded to the cancellation of the contract with a long blog ...
Breaking: Pentagon cancels the $10B JEDI cloud contract awarded to Microsoft
by Pradeep
3 weeks
Despite winning the Pentagon’s $10 billion JEDI contract all the way back in October 2019, Microsoft was not able to start working on delivering a revamp of the US military’s IT infrastructure due to repeat litigation from lo...
Microsoft discontinues SQL Server on Windows Containers
by Pradeep
3 weeks
Microsoft yesterday announced that it will discontinue SQL Server on Windows Containers. This was expected because SQL Server on Windows Containers was only available in beta form since its launch in 2017. The beta version was mea...
Microsoft to acquire AT&T’s Network Cloud technology and Azure will power AT&T’s 5G network
by Pradeep
4 weeks
Microsoft today announced that AT&T will move its 5G mobile network to the Microsoft cloud. AT&T’s 5G core, the software at the heart of the 5G network that connects mobile users and IoT devices with internet and other s...
Microsoft announces new services in Azure for Operators to accelerate 5G and edge monetization
by Pradeep
1 month
In September 2020, Microsoft announced Azure for Operators, a new initiative to partner with communication service providers around the world to provide core infrastructure, combining Azure cloud, cellular and edge for the lowest ...
Microsoft is changing the name of the Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop
by Pradeep
2 months
Back in 2019, Microsoft launched the Windows Virtual Desktop service to deliver a multi-user Windows 10 experience from the cloud. Windows Virtual Desktop also delivered simplified management, optimizations for Office 365 ProPlus,...
Microsoft brings Azure Health Bot to eight new regions
by Pradeep
2 months
Azure Health Bot is already available in East U.S. and West Europe regions. Microsoft yesterday announced the availability of Azure Health Bot in following new regions: West U.S. 2 East U.S. 2 South Central U.S. UK South North Eur...
Microsoft will retire Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, 2021
by Pradeep
3 months
Back in 2015, Microsoft partnered with ConsenSys to offer Ethereum Blockchain as a Service (EBaaS) on Azure. It allowed enterprise clients and developers to have a single click cloud based blockchain developer environment. In 201...
HP takes on Apple iMac with the new EliteOne 800 G8 All-in-One PC
by Pradeep
3 months
HP today announced the new EliteOne 800 G8 All-in-One (AiO) targeting hybrid work customers. The new EliteOne 800 G8 AiO is available in two display sizes: 23.8-inch or 27-inch. This PC is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processor ...
Microsoft EU Data Boundary will allow organizations to store all their data in the EU
by Pradeep
3 months
Microsoft cloud services already comply with or exceed EU guidelines on cloud data storage. Today, Microsoft is announcing EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud that will allow commercial or public sector customer in the EU to ...
Microsoft Azure trailing behind Amazon AWS with 19% cloud market share in Q1 2021
by Pradeep
3 months
Canalys recently released its latest report on the global cloud services market. According to the report, Amazon Web Services (AWS) was the leading cloud service provider with a 32% market share in Q1 2021. Microsoft’s Azure...
Microsoft’s new Azure Web PubSub service allows you to easily create real-time web apps
by Pradeep
3 months
Microsoft today announced the preview of Azure Web PubSub service which will allow developers to easily build WebSocket based real-time web applications. Azure Web PubSub will enable developers to use WebSockets and the publish-su...
Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to build and improve open source Linux and cloud native technologies
by Pradeep
3 months
Microsoft today announced the acquisition of Kinvolk. Kinvolk was started with a mission to build and improve open source Linux and cloud native technologies. Kinvolk created Flatcar Container Linux, a popular alternative to Core...
Microsoft Q3 FY21 Earnings: Azure cloud services revenue growth at 50%
by Pradeep
3 months
Microsoft today announced FY21 Q3 earnings results. The revenue was $41.7 billion, and the operating income was $17 billion. Revenue in Intelligent Cloud was $15.1 billion, and it increased 23%, with the following business highlig...
Microsoft and Coursera announce new Azure courses and scholarships
by Pradeep
3 months
Coursera is a leading online learning platform with over 80 million learners. Today, Microsoft announced partnership with Coursera to bring new Azure courses: Azure Fundamentals, AI Fundamentals, and Data Fundamentals. Azure Fund...
Microsoft’s CloudPC service is getting close to launch
by Surur
3 months
We reported in July 2020 that Microsoft is working on a new service called Microsoft CloudPC built on top of Windows Virtual Desktop to deliver Desktop as a Service, and in November had more detail on the features available. At it...
Microsoft unveils an immersive virtual datacenter experience
by Pradeep
3 months
Microsoft today unveiled the new virtual datacenter experience which is an immersive digital tour of a typical Microsoft datacenter. Using this experience, anyone can take the tour of a Microsoft datacenter via a PC or smartphone....
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now supports Windows 10 on Arm device
by Pradeep
4 months
Microsoft today announced that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now supports Windows 10 on Arm devices. With this expanded support, Microsoft has further extended the capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Microsoft 365 ...
Windows release health section will make IT administrators’ work easier
by Pradeep
4 months
Microsoft today announced the rollout of Windows release health to the Microsoft 365 admin center. Admins can access this new section by selecting ‘Windows release health’ in the Health section in the admin center. The...
Microsoft recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Cloud AI Developer Services
by Pradeep
4 months
Gartner recently released its Magic Quadrant for 2021 Cloud AI Developer Services. In the report, Microsoft was placed in the ‘Leaders’ quadrant and was positioned highest on the ability to execute axis. Microsoft was ...