The Verge

JUNE 18, 2020

Microsoft is getting ready to launch its xCloud game streaming service later this year as part of Xbox Game Pass. The service will initially be powered by Xbox One S consoles in server blades in Microsoft’s datacenters, but the software giant is planning to upgrade this hardware next year. An existing xCloud server blade.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

When Houston-based Axiom Space starts putting together its commercial space station, some out-of-this-world infrastructure for cloud computing could be close behind — and Microsoft could help make it happen. The deal sets the stage for developing and delivering space-based cloud services from commercial assets.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Satya Nadella says Microsoft has “moved from talking about AI to applying AI at scale.” ” (File Photo) Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure cloud platform and related services rose 30% in the quarter ended Dec. Other notable segment and product results: Microsoft Cloud revenue was $33.7

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The world’s largest and most northerly commercial satellite ground station, KSAT’s Svalbard Station in Norway’s Arctic archipelago, will be part of Microsoft’s Azure Orbital network. ” Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit. Microsoft Graphic). KSAT Photo).

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GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2023

GeekWire File Photo Microsoft’s revenue rose 2% to $52.7 The company reported strength in some of its products and services for businesses, led by a 22% increase in Microsoft Cloud revenue, to $27.1 However, other parts of Microsoft’s business experienced significant declines. Windows revenue fell 27% to $4.8

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GeekWire

JUNE 28, 2021

Microsoft screenshot). Microsoft announced Monday that its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, formerly known as Project xCloud, has officially expanded into the world of web browsers. By doing so, you’re dialing into a Microsoft datacenter that’s running the game you chose.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 18, 2021

Microsoft is bringing advanced hardware security to more Surface devices with cloud firmware management to help enterprises deploy new PCs quickly.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This year’s Microsoft Ignite developer conference might as well be called AIgnite, with over half of the almost 600 sessions featuring artificial intelligence in some shape or form. Here’s some of the top AI news CIOs will want to take away from Microsoft Ignite 2023. The new Copilot will be generally available from Dec.

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TechSpot

MAY 26, 2022

On Thursday, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Windows Central that the company is still working on a streaming-only device. It is iterating on hardware dedicated to Xbox Cloud Gaming—codenamed Keystone—but isn't ready to unveil it publicly.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

At Ignite 2020, Microsoft detailed new Surface Hub 2S hardware, as well as software upgrades headed to existing Surface Hub devices. Read More.

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Data Center Knowledge

JANUARY 27, 2014

As it joins the Open Compute Project, Microsoft can now show the world the custom server and storage designs that power its global armada of more than 1 million servers. Blades Microsoft' Here''s a closer look.

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Forrester IT

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Public cloud services are one of the biggest disruptions in the tech market in the past 15 years. Rymer published their latest public cloud services outlook, The Public Cloud Services Market Will Grow Rapidly To $236 Billion In 2020 ,projecting 22% annual growth in public cloud services over the 2015-to-2020 period.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Microsoft posted the first quarter of its 2022 financial results today , reporting revenue of $45.3 Microsoft has seen strong revenue performance in its cloud, server, and Office businesses this quarter. Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio. Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and X consoles. Image: Microsoft.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The subscription service has become the crux of Microsoft's gaming business, and its accessibility across Xbox, PC, and the cloud has pushed the company's hardware-agnostic strategy. Xbox head Phil Spencer has denied having any plans to make Xbox Game Pass available on PlayStation or Nintendo consoles. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

APRIL 26, 2022

More than 10 million people have streamed games over Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. Cloud gaming is a feature that’s only available as part of the $14.99 Microsoft said Tuesday that Xbox hardware revenue is up 14 percent.

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GeekWire

JULY 22, 2020

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, at a past shareholder meeting. Microsoft posted revenue of $38 billion, up 13%, beating Wall Street’s expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30. billion, reflecting a $450 million charge from closing Microsoft Stores and an unusual $2.6 Intelligent Cloud: Revenue rose 17% to $13.37

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The cloud market has been a picture of maturity of late. The pecking order for cloud infrastructure has been relatively stable, with AWS at around 33% market share, Microsoft Azure second at 22%, and Google Cloud a distant third at 11%. He adds, “This is behind the drive to generative AI by the cloud providers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2023

After all, an effective multicloud framework offers greater platform and service flexibility by leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud environments to drive business agility and innovation. Each cloud is a silo of specific, often proprietary services and tools. Each cloud is a silo of specific, often proprietary services and tools.

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GeekWire

JULY 27, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft posted quarterly profits of $16.5 The results close out Microsoft’s 2021 fiscal year with fresh evidence that its business has been strengthened by the digital acceleration brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft acquired the business social network for $26.2

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2021

Microsoft will let Xbox One owners play next-gen Xbox games through its xCloud service. The news was buried in a blog post recapping Microsoft’s Xbox + Bethesda showcase, with the company confirming plans to leverage Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) for Xbox One consoles. Microsoft is launching xCloud for consoles later this year.

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TM Forum

JUNE 30, 2021

Microsoft's public cloud in a deal. that involves the software company acquiring AT&T’s Network Cloud platform technology. with Google Cloud to develop and deliver 5G and edge solutions for telcos and enterprises. Microsoft revealed its ambitions in telecom network services last year when it.

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Venture Beast

JUNE 28, 2021

Xbox Cloud Gaming now runs on the same hardware as an Xbox Series X, and Microsoft has opened up the streaming tech to all iOS users. Read More.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Microsoft posted the second quarter of its 2022 financial results today , reporting revenue of $51.7 This is now Microsoft’s second quarter of Windows 11, and Windows OEM revenue has increased by 25 percent in Q2, year over year. Windows Commercial products and cloud services revenue also increased 13 percent.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Microsoft plans to make its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service available for iOS devices, as well as PCs, offering cloud-based access via web browser in spring 2021. A blog post published Wednesday from Microsoft’s Jerret West outlines the first official announcement of the initiative. Naturally, Microsoft opted to decline.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Microsoft is looking to challenge Google in the K-8 classroom with a special, education-focused version of Windows 11, which it hopes will become popular with schools and students. This time around, the company is also launching accompanying hardware, namely the Surface Laptop SE.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 19, 2021

Microsoft last week introduced Windows 365 , a new service that lets the company cut partners out of the money-making loop by providing virtual PCs to customers. Dubbed "desktop as a service" (DaaS, in keeping with other, similar acronyms) by some, Microsoft's tagged its offering as "Cloud PC" as in "Windows 365 is your PC in the cloud."

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Cloud costs remain a key concern for IT leaders, who find themselves nearing a crossroads where expenditures for core workloads will need containment to free up spend for innovation. 1 barrier to moving forward in the cloud. Cloud costs continue to be a top concern for CIOs,” says Dave McCarthy, analyst at IDC.

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GeekWire

MARCH 14, 2022

(Photo by John Brecher for Microsoft). Microsoft says its researchers have found evidence of an exotic phenomenon that’s key to its plans to build general-purpose quantum computers. Microsoft has chosen a particularly exotic technological strategy, which involves inducing quantum states on topological superconducting wires.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

Microsoft is starting to submerge its servers in liquid to improve their performance and energy efficiency. This immersion process has existed in the industry for a few years now, but Microsoft claims it’s “the first cloud provider that is running two-phase immersion cooling in a production environment.”. Image: Microsoft.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 26, 2022

While overall revenue growth slowed to 6% in the quarter for Alphabet, Google Cloud grew 38% year-on-year to $6.9 I’ve long shared that cloud is a key priority for the company,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO at Alphabet, while addressing analysts on Tuesday, according to a transcript from Motley Fool.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 15, 2016

All enterprise professionals should continue to track MicroSoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ). We focus most of our energy tracking smaller, more disruptive firms since most enterprise technologists will know how to get updates on MicroSoft, but like the other Tech Titans we track we have to keep an eye out for surprises. What Is Microsoft HoloLens?

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2022

Image: Microsoft. Microsoft appears to be testing a new type of ad inside File Explorer on Windows 11. Microsoft MVP and Twitter user Florian Beaubois discovered an ad in the latest test build of Windows 11, prompting users to check out the Microsoft Editor. pic.twitter.com/rusnyrYyX2 — Florian (@flobo09) March 12, 2022.

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The Verge

JULY 27, 2021

Microsoft posted the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2021 financial results today , reporting revenue of $46.2 While cloud and Office services have boosted Microsoft’s revenues, it’s clear that the global chip shortage is taking its toll elsewhere. Microsoft’s new Xbox Series consoles are now three quarters into sales.

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TM Forum

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Telcos recognize the need to adopt cloud-native technologies, but that does not make it simple. senior executives from AT&T, Microsoft, Telenor and Bain & Company tackled the key questions facing telcos as they embark on the cloud-native journey, including business models, standardization and partnerships.

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Tech Republic Cloud

MARCH 15, 2017

Open source standards created by Microsoft in collaboration with chipmakers establishes a foundation for future cloud services development.

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Tech Republic Big Data

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The partnership with Intel allows for hardware-enforced security and confidentiality on 4th Gen Xeon processors.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 5, 2021

Microsoft this week launched its Windows 365 service, revealing prices for the virtual desktops that range between $20 and $162 per user per month. To read this article in full, please click here

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