Microsoft’s recent elevation of Lillian Barnard to Chief of Enterprise Partner Solutions for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) marks a decisive and strategic evolution in how the technology giant approaches leadership, innovation, and transformation across a region of immense growth potential and...
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After 26 years of direct presence, Microsoft’s decision to shutter its Pakistani office is both a watershed moment for the nation’s tech sector and a highly emblematic episode in the evolving playbook of global tech giants confronting radical economic, strategic, and geopolitical headwinds. From...
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The landscape of data center investment has evolved dramatically as digital infrastructure becomes the backbone of global commerce, communication, and computation. Moving well beyond the monolithic models of ownership that characterized earlier decades, today’s data center market is a mosaic of...
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In a rapidly evolving landscape defined by digital transformation and relentless competition, Microsoft’s Azure has emerged as the uncontested protagonist among cloud service providers. Registering a remarkable 34% growth rate in the recent fiscal quarter, Azure not only reinforced its position...
Microsoft’s announcement to increase its European data center capacity by 40 percent over the next two years marks a significant escalation in the ongoing battle for digital sovereignty and global cloud dominance. This move not only highlights the company’s technical ambition and business...
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Somewhere in a windowless boardroom, a group of people wearing expensive sneakers and worried expressions just pressed the pause button on AWS’s latest global data center leasing spree—and, if the analyst tea leaves are right, it’s not because they couldn’t find the light switch. Instead, AWS’s...
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It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Europe’s digital corridors, and the cloudscape is crackling with uncertainty and intrigue.
The Great European Cloud Quandary
Europe’s relationship with US hyperscalers – those cloud behemoths known affectionately (and sometimes acidly) as AWS, Microsoft Azure...
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