Microsoft addresses limitations of Kubernetes with Radius
Microsoft has introduced the open-source Radius platform, which allows companies to more easily deploy applications in on-premises environments, as well as in public clouds such as Azure and AWS.
According to the tech giant, the open-source (under an Apache 2.0 license) Radius platform provides ... Read more
Why the supercloud must become a reality
The IT environments of today can be highly complex. Organizations often deploy multiple cloud services and still run some applications on-prem. Companies are eager to make the management of all these workloads smoother and cheaper. The concept of a "supercloud," a layer of governance that sits abov... Read more
Pure Storage supports Azure Premium SSD v2 instances for AVS
Pure Storage is expanding its partnership with Microsoft and now supports Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage instances. It is currently still in preview, which users can apply for by going to Azure VMware Solution (AVS). The new support should provide cost savings.
Pure Cloud Block Store (CBS) fr... Read more
Microsoft licensing remains doubtful, AWS gets Office privilege
Following commentary from other cloud providers, Microsoft is now drawing attention to its own licensing practices. A new policy exempts only AWS customers from additional fees to run Microsoft software in the AWS cloud.
Microsoft appears to be getting ahead of AWS users in a new user agreement.... Read more
Dell Technologies introduces new consulting services for Microsoft
Dell Technologies is releasing new services to help businesses get more out of their Microsoft solutions. It is not only doing so to benefit those using Azure, for example, but also for more secure hybrid work environments, applications, data and backup & recovery.
The new portfolio builds o... Read more
Snowflake and Microsoft expand partnership with AI
Snowflake is strengthening its partnership with Microsoft through new product integrations and capabilities. In a press release, Snowflake announces increased investments for its Azure-related offerings.
As we documented before, Snowflake is a platform that is designed to run on any cloud. "Clou... Read more
Avaya introduces hybrid UC&CC solution based on Azure
Avaya has introduced its hybrid UC&CC solution Avaya Enterprise Cloud. This allows companies to take advantage of both (public) cloud and on-premises functionality for their unified communications and contact center infrastructure.
The solution also allows companies to adapt their communicat... Read more
Microsoft issues detailed response to Layer 7 DDoS attacks
Microsoft is responding to recent DDoS attacks. The early June incidents caused some service outages, but Microsoft says no customer data was compromised.
Microsoft's Security Response Center (MSRC) has issued a detailed analysis of the cyberattacks that shut down their main online services earl... Read more
Admins get more insight into Azure Firewall traffic with update
Microsoft is giving administrators more insight into data traffic within cloud environments with an update to measurement and logging functionality for Azure Firewall. Especially when it comes to slowing traffic or anomalous behavior.
The Azure Firewall sits between the application server and th... Read more
Microsoft and AMD vs. Nvidia: new battle over AI hardware?
AMD is getting help with the development of its AI accelerators. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is offering support to the chip company to avoid having to rely on Nvidia's GPUs for the Microsoft Azure cloud platform in the future.
Bloomberg also reports that AMD would contribute to the develo... Read more