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Microsoft in talks over cloud licensing complaint in the EU

CIO Business Intelligence

Microsoft is in talks with Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) to settle the trade body’s complaint about its cloud software licensing practices in the European Union (EU). The European cloud firms had called this a restrictive cloud licensing policy.

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After reaching $40B in revenue in record time, Amazon Web Services hints at its own reinvention

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Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy with a chart showing AWS revenue growth at the company’s virtual re:Invent conference this week. Jassy showed stats that put AWS’s share of the cloud infrastructure market at 45%, more than double its closest competitor, Microsoft Azure. Screenshot via webcast).

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Internal memo: Amazon Web Services plans reorg of Sales, Marketing, and Global Services team

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GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services will reorganize its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) group to “lay the foundation for accelerated customer impact and growth in the years ahead,” according to an internal memo Monday morning. Read the full memo from Garman below.

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Microsoft doubles down on cloud data with new products, makes new appeal to Amazon’s rivals

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduces the company’s new cloud data products. Microsoft said its previously announced Azure Synapse Analytics technology is now generally available, with capabilities including data warehousing, artificial intelligence, security and compliance. Screenshot via webcast).

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Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

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NFL fans will show up on a live “Fan Mosaic” during games this season thanks to a partnership with Microsoft. Microsoft Image). Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. Previously: I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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ChatGPT coming to Azure: New integration shows how Microsoft will leverage OpenAI partnership

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Pablo Castro, distinguished engineer on Microsoft Azure’s AI team, demonstrates the Azure OpenAI Service. Microsoft has a solution. The tech giant says it will soon make the generative AI chat technology available as part of its Azure OpenAI Service , which was made generally available on Monday.

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