Microsoft is quick out of the blocks this year on the acquisition front with an announcement that it will acquire Avere Systems for an undisclosed amount. Avere Systems is a hybrid cloud data storage company based out of Pittsburgh. Its main offering is a blend of on-site and cloud-based storage that places hardware on the …
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Microsoft is introducing new tools to the aid the Cloud developer to increase productivity and app development at their recent Connect event. Scot Guthrie EVP Cloud and Enterprise group in Microsoft outlined their vision and shared what’s next for developers across a broad range of Microsoft and open source technologies, and how Microsoft will help …
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On the 17th of October, Microsoft dropped the first of its planned biannual channel releases of Windows Server, chirpily called Windows Server, version 1709. Obviously, 1709 does not refer to the year of release anymore, as this would be been prior to the invention of Babbage’s difference engine. No, 1709 refers to the year and month, …
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On September 22, Microsoft made some major availability announcements. The first was its announcement that the Marea subsea cable has been completed. This is a joint Microsoft, Facebook, and Telefónica project that will deliver 160 terabits of data per second across the Atlantic. To put that in perspective, the eight pairs of fiber optic cables that make …
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On Friday, Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Cloudyn, an Israeli company that focuses on the business aspects of cloud-based operations. How does this impact cloud strategy overall, and what are the downstream benefits to virtualization partner Citrix?
Citrix and Microsoft have each been gritting their teeth at VMware for years. Despite that, VMware has experienced longstanding success in the virtualization space. Clearly, neither Citrix nor Microsoft expected VMware to develop into such a powerhouse.
