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Joey on SQL Server
Facing rising trade tensions and anxiety over data sovereignty, Microsoft unveils a plan to shore up its European cloud footprint -- one that could reset how U.S. cloud giants operate abroad.
04/30/2025
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Joey on SQL Server
A recent update to Azure Managed Disks offers improved storage throughput and IOPS, but testing shows Premium V2 still leads in consistency under heavy load.
04/22/2025
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Microsoft has announced the general availability (GA) of Copilot in Azure and the addition of Meta's new Llama 4 models to Azure AI Foundry and Azure Databricks.
04/08/2025
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced Windows 365 Link -- the first cloud PC device from the company -- is now generally available.
04/03/2025
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Google has reached an agreement to acquire cloud security startup Wiz Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $32 billion.
03/19/2025
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In a climate of tight budgets and seismic technological shifts, IT vendors are stepping up to help organizations stay innovative -- and stay ahead.
03/18/2025
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Joey on SQL Server
While they might not have made Nadella's keynote, these upcoming enhancements to Azure and Microsoft security are worth paying attention to.
12/06/2024
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Microsoft is consolidating its Azure generative AI tools into a unified platform named Azure AI Foundry.
11/19/2024
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Microsoft announced Monday that Windows Server 2025 is now generally available.
11/06/2024
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New research reaffirms the importance of cloud expertise in higher-paying IT positions.
10/31/2024
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A new identity security standard has won the support of Microsoft, Google and other industry giants.
10/24/2024
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Microsoft is updating its Authenticator app to be even more "phishing-resistant," Microsoft announced Tuesday.
10/22/2024
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Microsoft recently announced new enterprise capabilities in its OneDrive cloud storage service, many of which leverage the company's Copilot AI technologies.
10/14/2024
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Microsoft recently announced a pair of new Azure virtual machine (VM) options designed to accommodate the intense compute demands of modern -- specifically, AI -- workloads.
10/03/2024
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Microsoft has inked a landmark energy agreement with Constellation Energy to power its datacenters by reviving a unit of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania.
09/23/2024
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In preview since November 2023, Microsoft's Windows App solution is now generally available for Web browsers, as well as Windows, macOS, iOS and iPadOS devices.
09/19/2024
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Recognizing the immense infrastructure demands of today's AI technologies, Microsoft is throwing its support behind a new multibillion-dollar datacenter investment fund.
09/18/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Let's start with that disastrous opt-in MFA policy.
09/17/2024
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A U.S. government agency is proposing a new rule that would require AI and cloud vendors to provide regular reports about the safety and capability of their products.
09/11/2024
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A year after it was first unveiled, the Oracle Database@Azure infrastructure-as-a-service offering from Oracle and Microsoft is getting significant new capabilities.
09/10/2024
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Microsoft has launched Prompt Shields, a new security feature now generally available, aimed at safeguarding applications powered by Foundation Models (large language models) for its Azure OpenAI Service.
09/04/2024
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Sway AI announced on Monday that it has integrated its flagship low-code/no-code (LCNC) AI platform with Microsoft Azure, allowing Azure customers to build and deploy secure AI and machine learning (ML) applications directly within the Azure ecosystem.
08/20/2024
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Starting in October, Microsoft will require multifactor authentication (MFA) for all Azure sign ins.
08/16/2024
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The Microsoft 365 Backup Storage platform, which includes Microsoft 365 Backup and its partner-focused Microsoft 365 Backup Storage, is now generally available.
08/01/2024
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Many of Microsoft's online and cloud services were unavailable on Tuesday morning due to what appears to be a widespread outage, which began a little before 5 a.m. PST.
07/30/2024