Microsoft and Palantir, a data fusion platform provider, are collaborating on an AI, analytics and cloud offering targeted at U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
 - August 12, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The boom in enterprise AI workloads is testing Microsoft's infrastructure in unprecedented ways.     
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - July 26, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's inaugural MCAPS Start for Partners event took place this week, marking the beginning of its fiscal 2025.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - July 12, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Another partnership agreement between IBM and Microsoft promises to extend the reach of the latter's cloud security portfolio.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - July 03, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Competition watchdogs in Europe have begun an inquiry into whether the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership has been structured in such a way as to stifle competition. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - July 01, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    To give generative AI leader OpenAI more room to innovate, Microsoft and Oracle have agreed to combine their respective cloud capacities.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - June 17, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CloudBolt Software, a Microsoft technical partner and self-described "cloud ROI company," recently commissioned a survey of 300 current VMware customers gauging their outlook on VMware's acquisition by Broadcom.
                    
			            - By David  Ramel
 - June 10, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A public preview of a new, more feature-rich SKU of Microsoft's Azure Bastion virtual machine (VM) security product is now available.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - June 05, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hitachi and Microsoft have agreed to a three-year partnership that entails integrating Microsoft's various AI and cloud products with Hitachi's industry IoT software platform.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - June 04, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has just added another migration incentive for VMware customers looking for a stable cloud on which to fall.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - May 31, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Copilot does not just "democratize AI" for Microsoft's end user customers; it democratizes AI for its partners, too.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - May 30, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week sketched out its preliminary plans for building an identity access management platform to help organizations bridge gaps in their cloud security.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
 - May 30, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's goal of becoming carbon-negative by 2030 has hit a roadblock: the AI gold rush.   
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - May 17, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week announced its "largest investment in France" in the form of a $4.3 billion (or 4 billion euro) AI and cloud infrastructure package.
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
 - May 13, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is investing $3.3 billion to build an AI and cloud datacenter in Wisconsin.   
                    
			            - By Chris  Paoli
 - May 08, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft this week announced an Azure migration program aimed implicitly at VMware customers left scrambling by licensing changes implemented by its buyer, Broadcom.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - May 03, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently announced it is extending the reach of its cloud and AI technologies in the United Arab Emirates. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - April 26, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a deal announced Wednesday, Big Blue said it plans to acquire HashiCorp for an estimated $6.4 billion, or $35 per share. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - April 24, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Veeam and Microsoft's partnership is getting extended to backup-as-a-service and Copilot AI collaborations.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 07, 2024
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe organization and Microsoft are in discussions to resolve competition issues in Europe.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - February 07, 2024