How to choose a cloud database
Transactional cloud databases come in all shapes and sizes, from simple key-value stores to planet-scale distributed relational databases. Here’s how to choose the right cloud database for your application. Databases...
Windows 365 — Microsoft’s cloud-based OS explained
Microsoft’s new take on desktop-as-a-service is more than just a cloud-based version of Windows. It also allows the company to offer up ersatz hardware — virtual machines running on a...
10 features of Windows Admin Center to streamline server administration
Windows Admin Center is a free tool accessible via browser that can make remote management more convenient, efficient, and secure. A lot of the value built into Windows Admin Center...
Microsoft, VMware marry Azure Virtual WAN Hub with VMware SD-WAN
The integration of Microsoft’s Virtual WAN Hub and VMware’s SD-WAN is aimed at making it easier for customers to deploy widely distributed business applications. Microsoft and VMware have taken their...
What to know about Azure Arc’s hybrid-cloud server management
Microsoft is trying to make good on its commitment to managing not only assets in Azure cloud but on customer premises and in other providers’ clouds. Azure Arc for servers,...
Cisco extends SD-WAN options with AWS, Azure hybrid-cloud integration
New Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp features simplify access to multi-cloud services and provide better security and lower latency. Cisco has further broadened the cloud-integration options available to its SD-WAN customers with new...
BP and Microsoft extend cloud deal with clean energy agreement
Companies aim to join forces to provide clean energy for Azure datacentres, smart cities and other energy consumers. BP and Microsoft have signed a strategic partnership to extend digital transformation...
Why you should look beyond the big 3 cloud providers
There are appealing enterprise options beyond AWS, Azure, and GCP, but buyer beware — not just any cloud service qualifies. The cloud has, for the most part, become a commodity....
Microsoft is buying CyberX to bolster its Azure IoT security
Azure IoT users can look for additional security and monitoring capabilities as Microsoft announces plans to buy CyberX. Microsoft has announced it will purchase the industrially focused network security vendor...
How cloud providers’ performance differs
The 2019 ThousandEyes Benchmark report shows that not all cloud providers are created equal across all regions. Not all public cloud service providers are the same when it comes to...