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. Background
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A UK government Proof of Concept (PoC) led by Hitachi Solutions Europe has shown that Microsoft applications — including Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Copilot — can securely operate on live data that remains resident in Amazon Web Services (AWS) without copying or moving that...
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Sure’s Channel Islands data-centre arm has added Microsoft’s Azure Stack Hub to its managed portfolio, giving local organisations the ability to run Azure-consistent infrastructure-as-a-service workloads inside on-island facilities while keeping data, compliance controls and support physically...
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MDXi’s announcement that it will unveil a locally hosted Microsoft Azure Stack offering in Nigeria marks a defining moment for West African cloud infrastructure: the MainOne data‑centre subsidiary says it will be the first commercial service provider in Nigeria to deliver Azure‑consistent...
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In today’s hyper-connected and cloud-first IT landscape, achieving seamless integration between on-premises infrastructure and Azure has become essential. Businesses are leveraging hybrid-cloud configurations to blend traditional setups with cloud-native solutions, offering the best of both...
In a significant development for digital infrastructure in Latin America, Equinix, Inc., the global digital infrastructure giant, has announced that Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute is now locally available in Mexico City. This move empowers businesses in Mexico to establish secure, high-performance...