Microsoft now offers a virtual trusted platform module free on Azure
Microsoft continues to beef up its security offering for cloud customers
Microsoft has revealed that its Azure platform now offers a free virtual trusted platform module. This new module aims to make Microsoft's IaaS offering more attractive to enterprise customers.
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Microsoft adds new Azure infrastructure capabilities
The new cloud instances and security features will improve agility, performance, and resilience, according to Microsoft.
News out of Redmond this week included some interesting new additions and enhancements to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. Specifically, the company has added memory-optimize... Read more
Microsoft bets on zero trust using identity, compliance and skills
Microsoft is betting big on the zero-trust, an approach to computer security pioneered by Google. Many updates will be available to customers after an announcement at Ignite 2021. The updates are aimed at offering protection for devices, data, platforms, identities, and clouds.
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Azure as data powerhouse: more support, unified services
Microsoft has used its Ignite developer conference to highlight Azure as a platform to harness the power of data. Enterprises produce a lot of data, Microsoft sees, and with the right solutions, you can take advantage of this data. Cloud platform Azure will get updates to help businesses harness th... Read more
Microsoft launches three new industry-specific cloud services
The company has unveiled cloud offerings for the financial, manufacturing and nonprofit verticals.
Microsoft is continuing its push to deliver vertical cloud solutions for specific industry sectors. This week the company announced three more of these "industry clouds" for financial services, man... Read more
Bosch and Microsoft partner up on advanced automotive software
Bosch and Microsoft will be working together on a software platform for vehicles. The announcement came on Thursday and is a clear move on the software giant’s part, to get its foot in the door of the growing electromobility and automated driving market.
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Microsoft Cloud strength boosts second quarter results
The company closes FY21 Q2 with over $40 billion in revenue.
Microsoft this week announced results for its second quarter in fiscal year 2021. The quarter ended on December 31, 2020, and compared to the same period last year, the results were spectacular. Revenue was $43.1 billion, which reflect... Read more
Microsoft Introduces Cloud For Retail Service
New service aims to connect experiences across the end-to-end shopper journey with integrated and intelligent capabilities.
This week, Microsoft introduced the private preview of "Cloud for Retail". The retail-specific cloud service will centre around driving accelerated time to value. The servi... Read more
Microsoft to deliver 99.99% uptime for Azure Active Directory
The move represents a significant increase over the current SLA.
Microsoft is promising to raise the resiliency of Azure Active Directory by delivering 99.99% uptime from 1 April 2021. This represents an increase over the 99.90% rate in the current Service Level Agreement (SLA).
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SOHO combines Azure and Oracle Cloud via interconnect
Setting up a so-called interconnect between the Microsoft Azure Cloud and the Oracle Cloud has been possible for some time now. This gives you a fast private connection between the two cloud environments and enables applications to be active in both environments. This feature is not yet very well k... Read more