cloud performance

Microsoft warned customers that portions of Azure experienced higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were reported cut on September 6, 2025 — an event that forced international traffic onto longer, congested detours, produced localized slowdowns...

Microsoft Azure customers experienced measurable performance degradation after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were reported cut on September 6, 2025, forcing transit traffic onto longer detours and producing higher-than-normal latency for flows that traverse the Middle East...

Microsoft has warned that users of its Azure cloud may see higher-than-normal latency and intermittent disruptions after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer alternate routes while repair work and global rerouting continue. (reuters.com)...

Hitachi Vantara’s entry of Virtual Storage Platform One Software‑Defined Storage (VSP One SDS) into the Microsoft Azure Marketplace marks a concrete step toward simplifying hybrid cloud storage procurement and, according to vendor claims, cutting cloud storage costs substantially through...

In a move set to reshape the cloud database landscape, Oracle and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have deepened their partnership, enabling Oracle’s flagship database services to run natively within AWS data centers. The initial rollout covers key regions in Oregon and Northern Virginia, with...

Oracle’s latest gambit in the cloud infrastructure wars signals a pivotal juncture not just for the company, but for the direction of enterprise AI adoption and the competitive landscape of hyperscale cloud providers. In June, Oracle inked a partnership with AMD to bring the new Instinct MI355X...

Businesses seeking reliable, scalable, and high-performance web hosting solutions in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly considering virtual private servers (VPS) for their digital infrastructure. Onlive Server, a well-established provider headquartered in India, recently announced the...

Choosing the right cloud service provider has become one of the most consequential decisions facing businesses in a tech-driven era where agility, scalability, and robust data infrastructure define market leaders. As of 2025, the landscape of cloud computing remains largely dominated by two...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is significantly enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities by expanding its global infrastructure and integrating NVIDIA's latest AI hardware. This strategic move aims to meet the escalating demand for AI services and maintain AWS's leadership in the cloud...

A wave of disruption echoed across North America this week as users of Microsoft 365 services, including the widely deployed Teams collaboration platform, found themselves grappling with connectivity challenges and widespread accessibility issues. The outage, which persisted for several hours...

Microsoft's Azure has recently outpaced its primary competitors, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), in growth, prompting analysts to explore the factors contributing to this surge. Strategic Integration with AI Technologies A significant driver behind Azure's accelerated...

Microsoft's Azure cloud platform has recently outpaced its primary competitors, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, in growth metrics, sparking discussions among analysts about the underlying factors contributing to this trend. Azure's Growth Performance In the third quarter ending March...

In the rapidly evolving cloud computing landscape, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud segment in both revenue and operating income. This development underscores AWS's dominant position in the cloud market and highlights the...

If you've been anywhere near the throbbing heart of enterprise IT lately, you’ve probably caught wind of the buzzwords ricocheting off the walls of boardrooms and data centers: “Cloud on-ramp,” “ExpressRoute,” “Digital Realty,” and, perhaps most exciting for local infrastructure geeks...

Three’s the magic number, especially when it comes to cloud on-ramps, and Digital Realty seems to know it. The colocation and data center behemoth has just unboxed three shiny new Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute cloud on-ramps in its portfolio, a move that’s less “hey, neat!” and more “this could...

Suppose you're a data-hungry enterprise IT pro, lying awake at night, haunted by the thought of cloud storage latency stealing precious milliseconds from your mission-critical workloads. Microsoft has heard your silent weeping—and graciously responded by turbocharging its Azure Managed Disks...

Winning a badge from Microsoft is no small feat—unless that badge is for most creative use of Clip Art in a PowerPoint, in which case, sorry, but I think we peaked in 2007. This week, however, BUI has scored something far more relevant: a coveted Microsoft Solutions Partner for Private Cloud...