The UK government’s five‑year Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft — the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 (SPA24) — commits public bodies to a scale of procurement that the Crown Commercial Service expects will amount to roughly £9 billion over the life of the deal, and that...
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Sure’s Channel Islands arm has begun offering Microsoft’s Azure Stack Hub as a managed, on‑island hybrid‑cloud service, positioning a locally hosted, Azure‑consistent platform behind 24/7 island support and ISO‑backed controls for customers that must keep data within Channel Islands...
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Global cloud capital expenditures are entering a new, accelerated phase: analysts now expect hyperscale providers to push annual data-center CapEx from hundreds of billions into the low‑trillions over the next half decade, led by Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft — a concentrated spending...
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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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The global infrastructure-as-a-service market surged again in 2024, with the three hyperscalers — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud — together capturing roughly seven out of every ten dollars spent on cloud infrastructure, as enterprises pour capital into AI-optimized...
Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI offering is changing the calculus for enterprises that want cutting‑edge generative AI without the legal, security, and operational headaches that have historically kept the technology in research labs. The service packages OpenAI’s top models inside Azure’s...
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Cloud professionals starting 2025 with a goal to pick the best cloud platform to learn face a market reshaped by generative AI, massive infrastructure spend, and accelerating multi‑cloud adoption — and the practical answer is nuanced: AWS remains the safest, most versatile entry, Azure is the...
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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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Small and mid-sized businesses are in a race they didn’t sign up for: keep up with a threat landscape that moves faster than budgets, hiring pipelines, and legacy architectures. A recent trade feature made the case plainly—SMBs must get serious about network security and consolidation if they...
A sweeping emergency order from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has intensified the cybersecurity spotlight on Microsoft Exchange, following the disclosure of a fresh and serious vulnerability. On August 7th, 2025, CISA issued Emergency Directive 25-02 in direct...
Amid an escalating threat landscape where ransomware strikes have become the new norm for organizations across the globe, CrashPlan is positioning itself at the forefront of cyber resiliency and data protection. The acclaimed backup and cyber resiliency authority is set to showcase its latest...
When it comes to safeguarding organizational data against the ever-evolving threats of hardware failure, ransomware, or human error, Microsoft Azure Backup emerges as a powerhouse cloud-based backup solution tailored to modern business needs. Designed primarily for enterprises already invested...
A transformative wave is sweeping through enterprise technology as NTT DATA unveils its new AI-led Global Business Unit focused on Microsoft Cloud, redefining the strategic landscape for organizations navigating the fast-evolving era of artificial intelligence. Positioned at the intersection of...
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Azure has unveiled the public preview of Azure Storage Discovery, a transformative service positioned at the forefront of enterprise cloud data management. As organizations scale their digital footprints, sprawling datasets across multiple business units and global regions quickly challenge even...
Phoenix Software’s recent re-certification as a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) signals a renewed era of excellence in managed cloud solutions, reinforcing the company’s place among the world’s elite when it comes to Microsoft cloud expertise. This achievement is more than...
The arrival of OpenAI's gpt-oss models on Azure AI Foundry, announced by Microsoft’s Satya Nadella in early August 2025, marks a decisive leap forward in hybrid AI integration. This powerful partnership unlocks an era where organizations can strategically combine leading AI models for...
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Microsoft has shattered expectations once again, reporting a fiscal fourth quarter of 2025 that not only pushed its market valuation past the $4 trillion mark but also sent shockwaves through the technology sector with a single figure: Azure’s jaw-dropping 39% year-over-year growth. This figure...
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Microsoft has taken a significant step toward modernizing hybrid identity management with the introduction of the Group Source of Authority (SOA) feature in Entra ID, now available in public preview. This eagerly anticipated capability unlocks a new era of flexibility for IT administrators...
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In an industry defined by relentless innovation, eye-watering capital outlays, and corporate narratives spun around artificial intelligence, the battle for AI cloud primacy among Amazon, Microsoft, and Google has never been more intense—or more consequential. The very infrastructure that powers...
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From a single spark at a Microsoft conference to the glow of a billion-dollar unicorn, Nerdio’s journey is a powerful illustration of how expertise, risk-taking, and an unwavering commitment to customer centricity can disrupt even the most complex corners of enterprise IT. Nerdio, co-founded in...