Microsoft expands patent protection program for IoT devices
Microsoft expands its Azure IP Advantage patent protection program to include IoT devices connected to Azure. In addition, the company donates five hundred patents specifically aimed at startups to the LOT Network. That's what ZDNet reports.
Azure IP Advantage has been in existence since February 2... Read more
Microsoft stops AI problem detection in Azure
Microsoft Azure gets new AI features. Problem detection is extended, but users can also access new image recognition algorithms.
Microsoft announces some updates for Azure Cognitive Services. They should give Azure a boost as an AI platform. First and foremost, the software giant introduces problem ... Read more
Microsoft focuses arrows on video game industry with cloud development toolkit
Microsoft wants to take control of a larger part of the video game industry with its Azure cloud platform. For that purpose, the company has unveiled Game Stack, a suite of developer tools created specifically for that market.
The bundle combines services from Azure with other Microsoft products, i... Read more
“Microsoft Azure is now able to respond to AWS thanks to multicloud.
More and more companies are using multiple cloud services. This is positive for Microsoft Azure, which therefore has to deal with increasingly large workloads and attracts more customers. As a result, the gap with Amazon Web Services is smaller than ever.
That's what Flexera's RightScale 2019 State ... Read more
VMware wants to bring its virtualization software to Microsoft Azure
VMware wants to collaborate with one of its biggest competitors, Microsoft. The specialist wants to bring his virtualisation software to Azure. That's what Silicon Angle reports.
For years, both companies have been competing with each other to provide competitive services to help customers manage th... Read more
Microsoft adds new data management and analytics services to Azure
Microsoft has added two new services to Azure for data management capabilities. These are Azure Data Explorer (ADX) and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 (ADLS Gen 2). This should give users more flexibility when it comes to managing unstructured data or data from interactions with mobile and web apps.
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Microsoft sharpened focus on education with acquisition DataSense
Microsoft acquires DataSense, the integration platform-as-a-service (IPaaS) from BrightBytes, USA, which focuses on providers of educational solutions for schools. The development team is housed in Microsoft's global education department.
The integration of DataSense into Microsoft's product suite s... Read more
Microsoft launches Azure instances powered by AMD chips
Microsoft has announced that a new computing instance is available for Azure. This new instance has been made suitable for databases, Hadoop clusters and other analytical workloads. One of the functions that distinguishes the Lsv2 series from other options within the Microsoft cloud is the chip that... Read more
Access to Azure AD database now possible for all mail addresses
Microsoft announced in the course of 2017 the general availability of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) B2B. This enables people to collaborate closely with people from outside their organisation and give them access to documents, resources and applications. At the same time, they retain complete co... Read more
“AWS and Microsoft Azure popular multicloud combination.
Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services are major competitors of each other, but that does not keep users awake. A combination of the two is a preferred strategy for those who embrace a multi-cold approach.
If it depends on the user, AWS and Azure are fully compatible. This is shown by a sample take... Read more