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Microsoft will launch its custom Cobalt 100 chips to customers as a public preview at its Build conference next week, TechCrunch has learned. In an analyst briefing ahead of Build,…
Microsoft employees exposed internal passwords in security lapse
The tech giant secured a cloud storage server that was inadvertently spilling Microsoft internal data and credentials to the open internet.
After AWS and Google, Microsoft says it’s removing Azure ‘egress’ data transfer fees — but with caveats
Microsoft has revealed that it, too, will allow business customers to transfer data out of its Azure cloud infrastructure with no “egress fees” attached, following hot on the heels of…
Akamai extends its edge-computing platform as it looks to challenge AWS, Azure and GCP
Akamai today announced the launch of its Gecko “Generalized Edge Compute” platform. This new initiative will increase the company’s cloud-computing network with an additional 10 regions worldwide in the first…
In the midst of an AI chip shortage, Microsoft wants to give a privileged few startups free access to “supercomputing” resources from its Azure cloud for developing AI models. Microsoft…
Oracle brings its database infrastructure to Microsoft Azure
Days after Oracle missed Q1 2023 revenue expectations and gave a downbeat rest-of-year outlook, sending its share price to suffer the worst one-day performance in 21 years, the cloud provider…
Kinect occupies a strange place in the tech world. It’s a nearly universally beloved piece of technology that was both ahead of its time and very much of its time,…
Microsoft’s Azure AI Studio lets developers build their own AI ‘copilots’
Microsoft wants companies to build their own AI-powered “copilots” — using tools on Azure and machine learning models from its close partner OpenAI, of course. Today at its annual Build…
AWS and Microsoft in UK crosshairs as Ofcom mulls cloud market investigation
U.K. regulator Ofcom is preparing to refer the local cloud infrastructure market for an in-depth investigation, with the practices of Amazon and Microsoft in particular firmly in focus. The news…
Vantage, a startup that helps businesses better understand their cloud infrastructure spend (and automate their savings), today announced that it has raised a $21 million Series A funding round led…
Choosing a cloud infrastructure provider: A beginner’s guide
It’s essential to analyze the tools available before you decide on a cloud infrastructure provider to keep application maturity and running costs in check.
Microsoft partners with AiFi to launch Smart Store Analytics, a tracking service for cashierless outlets
In partnership with AiFi, a startup that aims to enable retailers to deploy autonomous shopping tech cost-effectively, Microsoft today launched a preview of a cloud service called Smart Store Analytics.…
On cloud platforms and SME antitrust complaints
End-to-end encrypted email provider Tutanota finally got a fix last month from Microsoft for a registration issue that had affected users who were trying to sign up to the tech…
Microsoft launches Arm-based Azure VMs powered by Ampere chips
Following a preview in April, Microsoft this morning announced the general availability of virtual machines (VMs) on Azure featuring the Ampere Altra, a processor based on the Arm architecture. The…
The biggest story from Big Tech earnings is the sheer growth power of public cloud
When the Big 3 cloud infrastructure vendors — Amazon, Microsoft and Google — reported their earnings this week, it was clear that the cloud is helping keep their overall numbers…
Microsoft misses expectations, points to foreign exchange rates and weakened PC market
Microsoft announced its fourth-quarter results Tuesday, missing Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported it had $51.9 billion in sales for the quarter that ended June 30, an increase of 12%…
At its Inspire conference, Microsoft today announced the launch of the Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty, a new solution for public sector customers — especially in Europe — who need to…
Hugging Face collaborates with Microsoft for new AI-powered Azure service
Fresh off a $100 million funding round, Hugging Face, which provides hosted AI services and a community-driven portal for AI tools and data sets, today announced a new product in…
Microsoft expands Azure OpenAI Service with fine-tuning features and more
Late last year, Microsoft announced the launch of Azure OpenAI Service, a fully managed, enterprise-focused product designed to give businesses access to AI lab OpenAI’s technologies with added governance features.…
To cope with stricter data regulation, enterprises should look to fully open APIs
No matter where you go outside the U.S., you’ll have to comply with different regulations that could ultimately prevent you from deploying your applications successfully.
With a $22B run rate, does it matter if Google Cloud still loses money?
In today’s expanding cloud market, Google Cloud has room to reach new heights regardless of its current market share challenges.
Newly minted unicorn Tackle plans to use $100 million Series C to accelerate the future of software sales
Tackle.io, a startup that helps software companies sell through cloud marketplaces such as AWS’s, raised a $100 million Series C funding round co-led by Coatue and a16z at a $1.25…
SaaS companies have been ditching traditional subscription pricing in favor of usage-based models that better align with modern buying behavior and the value delivered by their products.
Render secures $20M Series A to scale its DevOps cloud platform
DevOps cloud platform Render, which won our Disrupt SF 2019 Startup Battlefield, announced today that it closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Addition alongside existing investors…
We’re still just scratching the surface of the cloud’s potential
Battery Ventures’ State of the OpenCloud report provides a set of data points that pretty clearly outline the accelerated growth of cloud services in recent quarters.
Microsoft and Alphabet trounce investor growth expectations
The two companies put up solid growth numbers, made a zillion dollars between them and spent a collected $23.5 million on shareholder-friendly activities. It’s a good time to be a…
Inside the Trump SPAC deal taking on Twitter, Disney, CNN and every major tech company
In a blinding flash of humility, TMTG allows that taking on public cloud and fintech infrastructure giants is more a “long-term” goal, not something it intends to get busy on…
As Logicworks approaches $100M in revenue, it announces new cloud migration platform
Logicworks might not be a household name, but since 2012 it has been working with customers to help them move to the cloud and manage their workloads once they get…
Get the early-bird price on group discount passes to TC Sessions: SaaS 2021
September arrived in the blink of an eye, and October 27 — TC Sessions: SaaS 2021 to be precise — is hot on its heels. Now’s the time to gather…
Microsoft bests earnings estimates as Azure posts 51% growth; shares fall
Microsoft shares fell after the news, perhaps due to its results missing so-called whisper numbers; that it has traded at or near all-time highs recently puts the 3% after-hours drop…
