Wall Street anxiously awaited signs of resilience or reversal from the technology sector, and Microsoft’s third fiscal quarter of 2025 delivered a resoundingly positive message: cloud and AI growth not only remain robust, but are accelerating. Despite economic headwinds and speculation about...
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Here's a summary of the key points from the Fierce Network article, "No, Microsoft isn't abandoning its data center growth plan" (May 1, 2025):
Recent media reports suggested Microsoft was slowing or pausing its data center projects.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella clarified during the company's...
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Microsoft's fiscal third-quarter results for 2025 have showcased a robust financial performance, underscored by significant growth in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors. The company reported a revenue of $70.1 billion, marking a 13% increase from the previous year, and a...
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Microsoft’s latest quarterly earnings report showcases the company’s enduring dominance in the cloud market, buoyed by aggressive investment in both traditional infrastructure and emerging AI services. Yet even as Azure’s 35 percent year-over-year growth remains a headline, a deeper look reveals...
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Microsoft's strategic focus on expanding its data center infrastructure underscores the company's commitment to leading the cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors. This initiative is driven by substantial investments aimed at enhancing global data center capacity, fostering AI...
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Microsoft’s fiscal third-quarter results have yet again captured the attention of investors and technology enthusiasts alike, seemingly providing unassailable evidence that the company’s AI-driven strategy is yielding remarkable dividends. With revenue, earnings, and cloud growth all outpacing...
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Microsoft’s latest move in Windows Server management strategy has ignited significant discussion in the enterprise computing community. The software giant has revealed that starting July, the much-anticipated hotpatching feature for on-premises Windows Server 2025 will become a paid subscription...
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Microsoft’s cloud services have become the backbone of modern productivity, and incidents affecting their reliability reverberate across organizations worldwide. Recently, users of Outlook on the web and SharePoint Online found themselves grappling with delays and outright failures when trying...
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The landscape of IT server management is about to experience a seismic shift with the introduction of Microsoft’s paid hotpatching service for Windows Server 2025. This innovative feature, now previewed and set for general availability on July 1, 2025, directly addresses one of enterprise IT’s...
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Microsoft’s announcement that hot patching in Windows Server 2025 will become a paid feature has generated a robust debate within the IT and security community. Hot patching—the ability to install updates without rebooting servers—has long been seen as a critical evolution in enterprise system...
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Microsoft’s announcement of hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 is more than simply a new technical feature—it's the culmination of years of innovation aimed squarely at reducing downtime, simplifying IT workflows, and fortifying enterprise security. For anyone who has ever coordinated overnight...
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Transitioning data centers to sustainable energy is not merely a matter of operational preference; it is fast becoming a business imperative. As the need to lower operational costs, meet aggressive green initiatives, and reduce dependence on fossil fuels intensifies, data center administrators...
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Within the high-octane world of enterprise technology, few companies are as synonymous with the AI revolution as Nvidia. But as markets jostle, stock prices lurch, and competitors mount their challenges, questions swirl: can Nvidia maintain its place as the kingpin of GPU-fueled compute, or is...
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...
SoftBank’s internet exchange subsidiary BBIX and the ever-strategic network solution provider BBSakura Networks are getting cozy with NEC’s Inzai Data Center, officially adding it as a "Cloud Connection" point for the OCX private cloud. In less technical parlance, imagine your digital traffic...
In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity and information technology, last week brought noteworthy developments that deserve the attention of Windows users and IT professionals alike. Two major headlines dominated the landscape: the announcement of a hotpatching option for Windows Server 2025...
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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...
There’s a particular sort of dread that grips any IT professional when they hear the phrase “Blue Screen of Death.” It’s the same feeling you get when your car makes a noise the mechanic describes as “interesting” or someone from HR says, “Do you have a minute?” And with Windows Server 2025...
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The high-stakes game of cloud computing is no longer a contest of whose logo can take up the most real estate on hilltop data centers—it’s a hardware arms race, and the battleground is blistering hot. Forget the old days where a server was just a box you plugged into a rack and sort of hoped it...
A full year after VMware unceremoniously stuffed its most beloved community freebie into a digital sarcophagus, something unexpected is stirring in the world of virtualization: the resurrection of ESXi's free tier. In a move that’s as quietly dramatic as a hypervisor reboot at 3am (when nobody’s...
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