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Microsoft's response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the regulator's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing is robust and critical. Microsoft calls the CMA's intervention "extraordinary and unprecedented," emphasizing that no other software provider...

When enterprises heavily invested in Microsoft infrastructure migrate to the cloud, they find themselves facing a daunting paradox. Despite the widespread appeal of Linux as a cost-effective, flexible cloud operating system, many companies cannot simply rewrite their existing Microsoft-dependent...

Microsoft’s licensing practices for Windows Server in the cloud have become a significant point of contention in the competitive cloud computing market, especially regarding how these practices impact major cloud rivals like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. Since Microsoft’s 2019...

The contemporary shift towards cloud computing presents a profound challenge for enterprises entrenched in Microsoft infrastructure when considering migration strategies, especially when assessing the Linux alternative. Significant investments in Windows Server and SQL Server ecosystems have...

Microsoft's licensing policies regarding Windows Server software have ignited significant controversy in the cloud computing market, drawing attention from major cloud providers and regulators alike. Recent statements and filings reveal the extent to which these licensing changes have become a...

The UK cloud computing sector is currently facing intense regulatory scrutiny, particularly focusing on the licensing practices of major cloud service providers Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud. This follows the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) provisional findings...

The current landscape of cloud computing reveals an intense battleground dominated by the biggest three players: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This triad controls the majority of cloud infrastructure, shaping patterns of customer choice, pricing...

The Hidden Chains: Why Swapping Microsoft for Linux in the Cloud Remains a Steep Climb Cloud computing has come to define the modern enterprise, offering a tantalizing promise: flexibility, scalability, and innovation, all at the click of a button. In this digital paradise, organizations are...

Cloud Competition at a Crossroads: Dissecting the Microsoft Licensing Conundrum The landscape of the cloud services market in the UK is currently undergoing a high-stakes review with ramifications that extend far beyond British shores. At the crux of debate is Microsoft’s approach to licensing...

Cloud Competition and Microsoft’s Licensing: The Fault Lines Beneath Azure and AWS Within the ever-accelerating arms race for cloud dominance, the licensing practices of tech titans shape not just bottom lines but the very freedom of choice for enterprise customers. Beneath the surface of...

Despite Microsoft’s powerful AI story fueling headlines and stock prices, there are subtler, less glamorous currents shaping its cloud business. Azure’s 31% growth in the most recent fiscal Q2, though substantial by industry standards, masked a clear and potentially worrying trend: non-AI cloud...

Nvidia powers the digital dreams of the AI revolution, not by gently nudging the market forward but by steamrolling it with all the subtlety of a hyperscale data center falling from the sky. If you’ve wondered who’s forging the picks and shovels for today’s gold miners in Silicon Valley, look no...

A pause at a cloud giant’s colocation negotiation table can send hyperscaler groupies spinning into speculation mode, but as Amazon steps into a datacenter lease reassessment – barely a flutter in its own conference rooms – the outside world presses its collective face against the glass and...

When cloud customers start grumbling, you know someone’s AI honeymoon is over. Recent reports reveal a swelling chorus of AWS users expressing their dismay—not with the price or speed, but with the frustrating usage limits on Anthropic’s cutting-edge AI models delivered via Bedrock, Amazon’s...

Somewhere in a windowless boardroom, a group of people wearing expensive sneakers and worried expressions just pressed the pause button on AWS’s latest global data center leasing spree—and, if the analyst tea leaves are right, it’s not because they couldn’t find the light switch. Instead, AWS’s...

Imagine a world where your choice of cloud provider is as simple as choosing between chocolate or vanilla ice cream at your favorite gelato shop. No guilty upcharges. No complicated fine print. Just pure, unbridled freedom—a world, in other words, the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority seems...

1. “Kalimera, Mr Bezos!” – The headline that almost was If you had wandered through Larnaca Airport on Tuesday morning you might have walked straight past them: a discreet Amazon delegation shuffling carry‑ons emblazoned with a subtle AWS logo. No orchestra, no ribbon‑cutting—just a handful of...

Are you tired of lagging performance from your current hard drive? Or perhaps you're feeling cramped with the limited space of your old trusty HDD? If so, moving your Windows 11 operating system to an SSD or a larger drive might just be the ticket to reviving your PC’s performance. Fortunately...

The Rise of Cloud Experts: What You Should Know in 2025 The technology landscape is transforming at a breakneck pace, with cloud computing heralding a new era in how businesses operate and innovate. By 2025, cloud expertise will not just be a luxury but a critical necessity for companies aiming...

DUT Alumnus Someleze Diko’s journey from the lecture halls of Durban University of Technology (DUT) to the cutting edge of Microsoft’s cloud innovations is an inspiring case study for ICT students and professionals alike. With a robust background in information technology earned through both...