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Microsoft Merges Research, Cortana And Bing Divisions To Create AI Arm
Redmond is looking to push AI technology into more of its services and has created a fourth group at the company
Microsoft Azure Signs Bank Of America For Blockchain
Bank of America to collaborate with Microsoft on Blockchain to 'transform' financial transactions
Microsoft Signs Connected Car Deal With Renault-Nissan
Microsoft grabs a seat in the car with Azure deal with Renault-Nissan, but what smartphone will the driver be using?
Windows Server 2016 Gets Mid-October Release Date As Microsoft Continues Hybrid Cloud Push
IGNITE 2016: Microsoft hopes Windows Server 2016 and Azure Stack will help cloud-shy companies look to life beyond on premise
Microsoft Opens Azure Cloud Data Centres In Germany
Microsoft has announced the general availability its Cloud in Germany, bringing a dedicated Azure cloud platform to the nation
Microsoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres
The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure
Report: Google Could Win PayPal Cloud Business
Sources claim Google is fending off AWS and Azure to sign up PayPal as cloud customer
Rackspace Hits One Billion OpenStack Server Hours
Also extends Managed Security support to Microsoft Azure
What Is Azure Stack And What Does It Mean For Your Business?
Azure Stack has been delayed until mid-2017, but will you want to use it and how can you prepare for it?
Microsoft Azure Cloud Revenue Grows 102 Percent
Azure growth offsets poor performance in PC and phone market as Microsoft ups pressure on AWS
Boeing Partners With Microsoft For Azure And Cortana
Boeing buys into Cortana, AI and cloud to access big data it can use to streamline passenger experience and reduce flight delays for carriers
IBM Reports Cloud Growth But Profits Fall 30 Percent Overall
Yet another quarterly decline as IBM closes 11 acquisitions in first six months of 2016
Microsoft Blasted Over Severe Azure Stack Delay
Microsoft reveals big Azure Stack changes, will only sell platform through certified hardware partners such as HPE, Dell and Lenovo
Microsoft Scoops GE’s Predix IoT Platform Into Azure
Microsoft continues Azure IoT partnerships, muscles in on General Electric's industrial IoT platform
Microsoft Revamps Enterprise Software Licensing
Microsoft Enterprise Advantage makes an appearance in 2017 with other changes also coming to make software purchases more flexible and cost effective
MongoDB Launches Atlas Cloud Database As A Service
Atlas provides complete pay-per-hour infrastructure and management cloud tools over AWS, Azure and Google
Microsoft Brings Docker Datacentre To Azure Marketplace
Docker also launches Docker Store marketplace for growing Docker app community
Microsoft’s Cloud to Track Legalized Marijuana Sales
Microsoft teams with Kind Financial to help government agencies track the legalized cannabis industry in their jurisdictions.
451 Research: Cloud Race To The Bottom Is ‘Red Herring’
Price doesn’t matter, claims 451 Research, as customer look for value-added services
Microsoft Boosts Azure Site Recovery With Flash Storage
Azure Premium Storage users can now replicate their workloads onto SSDs
Microsoft Raises Data Centre Renewable Energy Targets
Microsoft commits to reducing reliance on carbon offset certificates and aims to boost direct renewable energy use for the future
Microsoft Moves Open Source Jenkins Project To Azure
Significant customer partnership for Microsoft cloud, as Jenkins project infrastructure moves to Azure
Microsoft Canadian Azure Data Centres Go Live, South Korea Region Planned
Microsoft Azure data centres open in Toronto and Quebec, offering Canadian customers additional data protection
Rolls-Royce Chooses Microsoft Azure For IoT Engine Monitoring
Rolls-Royce will use Azure's IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence to collect and aggregate data from aircraft engines
Microsoft Delivers Strong Azure Results, But Revenues Weak Overall As Growth Slows
Microsoft said its commercial cloud, which includes Azure, is now at a $10bn annualised run rate
Microsoft Azure Launches Face Tracking, Emotion Detection In Preview
Azure Media Analytics puts Azure Media Face Detector and emotion detection into preview, can recognise happiness, sadness, anger, fear
Microsoft Launches Azure Container Service Into General Availability
Azure Container Service gives choice between Mesophere’s DC/OS and Docker’s Swarm and Compose for container deployment
Microsoft Knows It Needs To Be ‘Explicit And Transparent’ With Customer Data
As Microsoft sues US gov for the right to alert customers when their data is snooped upon, its cloud director tells TechWeekEurope 'trust' is at heart of Azure strategy
Microsoft Will Open German Data Centres In June
Microsoft’s two German data centres will be opened on a rolling basis, with Office 365 coming in September, three months after the Azure launch