Microsoft’s cloud customers were jolted on September 6 when Microsoft confirmed that multiple international subsea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea had been cut, producing measurable latency and service degradation for Azure traffic that transits the Middle East corridor and forcing engineers...
Microsoft warned customers that parts of Azure were seeing higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while carriers and cloud engineers rerouted and rebalanced capacity to limit customer impact...
Microsoft Azure users experienced elevated latency and disrupted connections after multiple undersea fibre-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut on September 6, 2025, forcing cloud traffic to be rerouted through longer, more congested paths and exposing fragilities in the global internet backbone...
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)...
Microsoft Digital’s Employee Productivity Engineering (EPE) team faced a deceptively simple-sounding question with outsized implications: should we build on Microsoft Dataverse — the low-code data platform native to the Power Platform — or rely on Microsoft SQL Server and its mature relational...
Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration have struck a sweeping OneGov agreement that puts Microsoft’s cloud and AI stack — including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure services, Dynamics 365, and security tooling — on preferential terms for federal agencies, with Microsoft and GSA...
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Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, told reporters from his office at the Redmond campus that the company will “investigate and get to the truth” after a Guardian-led investigation alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 had used Microsoft Azure to store and process vast troves of intercepted Palestinian...
Westcon‑Comstor’s new partner summit, staged with Microsoft and billed as a targeted accelerator for cloud, AI and security adoption, signals a deliberate push to convert channel capacity into continent‑scale transformation for African businesses.
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Westcon‑Comstor has deep roots as a...
Microsoft’s recent earnings and Benzinga’s automated competitor snapshot together paint a picture of a software powerhouse that is both dominant and vulnerable — dominant because of unmatched scale in cloud and productivity; vulnerable because the market is pricing aggressive AI monetization...
The NFL and Microsoft have quietly but decisively moved a decade‑long sideline relationship into an explicit “AI‑first” operational phase, rolling Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI into the league’s Sideline Viewing System (SVS), scouting workflows, and club operations in a multiyear extension that...
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Microsoft has opened a formal review into allegations that its cloud and AI technologies were used by Israeli security forces for large‑scale surveillance in Gaza and the West Bank — a development that escalates months of investigative reporting, employee protests, and policy debate about the...
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Microsoft has opened an urgent external review after media investigations alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 used a bespoke area of Microsoft’s Azure cloud to collect and store immense volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications—raising fresh questions about cloud governance, data residency...
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Microsoft's Cloud Quandary: Tariff Troubles and Strategic Shifts
In a surprising twist that has set market watchers on edge, Microsoft now finds itself contending with a blend of macroeconomic headwinds and strategic challenges that extend beyond its booming AI revenue. While the company...
Microsoft's Bold Moves: Cloud, AI & Cybersecurity Unleashed
In an era marked by rapid digital transformations and heightened cybersecurity concerns, Microsoft continues to lead on multiple fronts. From encouraging safer file management in Microsoft 365 to forging strategic partnerships overseas...
Artificial intelligence (AI), once a promise of futuristic innovation, is now a flashpoint for Microsoft's channel partners as they navigate the rapidly evolving demands of their customers and the tech giant’s strategic focus. Following Microsoft's latest earnings report, partners and solution...
Microsoft has just dropped its FY25 Q2 earnings report, and let’s just say this: the Cloud—and AI—shine brighter than ever, cementing Microsoft’s strategic shift as a major win. On January 29, 2025, the company outlined powerful financial results for Q2, revealing impressive revenue surges...
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You can use the DRS EML to PDF Converter software to easily convert EML files to PDF with attachments. This tool is designed with advanced features that help to convert multiple EML files to PDF format at once in just a few clicks. The interactive GUI makes it easy to use by all users without...
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