European cloud players complain about Microsoft privileging Azure
Microsoft is allegedly making Azure disproportionately attractive to customers. CISPE supports this claim by comparing the costs Microsoft charges on Azure to the substantially higher prices to run Windows and Office outside its own cloud service.
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Cognizant and Microsoft together make migration to Azure easier
Cognizant and Microsoft are set to work more closely together to make it easier for companies to move to Azure. In addition, the collaboration should help customers better utilize AI capabilities on the cloud platform.
The expansion of the collaboration between Cognizant and Microsoft involves t... Read more
Google Cloud accuses Microsoft Azure of monopoly practices
Google Cloud accuses Microsoft of engaging in monopoly practices to drive its cloud services. That could harm the development of emerging technology, such as GenAI, it states.
Google Cloud has recently resumed solid criticism of its rival Microsoft over its cloud activities, Reuters writes. Thi... Read more
Private keys and logins BMW were stored in public Azure server
A misconfiguration of a Microsoft Azure server at BMW leaked sensitive company information. This was discovered by a SOCRadar researcher during a routine Internet scan, reports TechCrunch.
According to TechCrunch, Can Yoleri, a security researcher at SOCRadar, discovered the misconfigured and th... Read more
Oracle Database@Azure may backfire financially; Oracle points to advantages
Further details surrounding the deal between Oracle and Azure could make the whole thing a financial setback. The partnership should make Oracle hardware and software available in Azure data centres.
Oracle is charging double to run certain products in Azure's cloud. Indeed, the company writes i... Read more
Vodafone signs 10-year contract with Microsoft for AI, cloud services
Telecom operator Vodafone and Microsoft have announced a 10-year partnership. The two parties will collaborate on various AI solutions to support customer service, digital payment solutions and IoT applications.
The activities of the 10-year partnership between Vodafone and Microsoft will focus ... Read more
Google wants antitrust action against Microsoft
Google is calling on the British regulator CMA to take action against Microsoft. According to Google, Microsoft would significantly harm competition.
This is according to a letter obtained by Reuters. Google's complaint relates to the licensing policy. These policies would unfairly discourage Mi... Read more
Microsoft puts Azure Kubernetes Service into high gear
Microsoft has announced another expansion of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The new features focus on centrally managing large volumes of clusters, deploying AI models and expanding Azure Container Apps functionality.
Now, among other features, Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager is generally availa... Read more
Microsoft gives Azure infrastructure major upgrade with ARM chips
Until now, Amazon Web Services (AWS) was the only hyperscaler investing heavily in ARM workloads. At Google and Microsoft, they leaned on generic Ampere Altra chips. Until now, as Microsoft adds to Azure the Maia and Cobalt chips, for AI and generic CPU workloads. To top it off, Microsoft is also a... Read more
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