resilience

Microsoft Azure users experienced widespread performance degradation after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing Microsoft to reroute traffic, warn of increased latency for routes through the Middle East, and reigniting urgent questions about cloud resilience...

Microsoft Azure experienced measurable increases in network latency after multiple undersea fibre cuts were detected in the Red Sea, forcing cloud traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East onto alternate, longer paths and exposing brittle points in the world’s physical internet backbone...

Microsoft’s cloud backbone entered a period of turbulence this weekend after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were reported cut, producing measurable latency for traffic between Asia, the Middle East and Europe and prompting Azure engineers to reroute and rebalance traffic...

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 The Red...

Pittsburgh companies are being asked to treat change not as a periodic challenge but as an ongoing business condition—an expectation now baked into strategy, talent, finance and security decisions—and the practical playbook local leaders are using to stay afloat increasingly mixes rapid...

Windows 11 can now attempt to repair itself automatically after repeated boot failures using a new cloud-aware feature called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) — a Best-Effort, WinRE-based remediation pipeline Microsoft built as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative and which is rolling out into...

Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday lands as a combined servicing stack and cumulative update that not only patches the usual security holes but also delivers a substantive set of user-facing improvements for Windows 11 version 24H2 — including Copilot+ feature updates, a redesigned...

Microsoft is openly sketching a “Windows 2030 Vision” where talking to your PC becomes the default and the mouse-and-keyboard era starts to fade. In a new Microsoft video, David Weston, corporate vice president for Enterprise & OS Security, describes near‑term Windows builds evolving into a...

The evolution of the energy grid has quickly become one of the defining technological challenges of our time. As the lines between traditional utilities, critical infrastructure, and digital ecosystems blur, the quest to reimagine grid operations with artificial intelligence (AI) stands out as...

Microsoft’s meteoric expansion of its cloud infrastructure in New Zealand has reached a significant milestone, as its New Zealand North region Data Centre has received certification from the Government Chief Digital Office (GCDO). With this achievement, Microsoft becomes the first global cloud...

Far from the utopian digital commons envisioned by Tim Berners-Lee, the internet of today has become a battleground defined by siloed platforms, centralized gatekeepers, and fragile single points of failure. This march toward digital enclosure and consolidation is not only at odds with the...

Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure platform is at the cutting edge of smart energy, building, and infrastructure management, underpinning critical operations at facilities ranging from industrial plants and data centers to commercial buildings. Designed with layered digital intelligence and...

Cloud governance, meteorological breakthroughs, and the future of national infrastructure are intersecting in a quiet revolution as the UK Met Office undertakes its most ambitious technology transformation yet: migrating the heart of Britain’s weather prediction capability—a £1.2 billion...

In the aftermath of natural disasters, the challenge of reconstructing destroyed buildings is both urgent and complex. Traditional methods often fall short in efficiency and accuracy, prompting the need for innovative solutions. Microsoft's recent initiative, "AI-powered Reconstruction of...

Amid growing turmoil in global supply chains, businesses are increasingly pressured to not just respond to disruptions, but also anticipate and autonomously mitigate them before they spiral into crises. Against this backdrop, Resilinc’s unveiling of its Agentic AI platform—exclusively built on...

In the increasingly complex landscape of hybrid and multi-cloud computing, the critical importance of robust, scalable, and standards-driven security solutions cannot be overstated. Over the past decade, cloud adoption has evolved from hopeful experimentation to business-critical infrastructure...

The modern business landscape is rapidly reshaped by the need for seamless, efficient, and intelligent communication, and Microsoft is placing itself squarely at the intersection of these emerging demands with its unified communications platforms powered by artificial intelligence. As...

Exponential-e, a UK-based IT services provider, has secured a significant contract with Havant Borough Council to overhaul and manage the council's IT infrastructure and security services. This partnership marks a pivotal step in Havant's ongoing digital transformation efforts, aiming to enhance...

Amid mounting climate uncertainties and the intensification of extreme weather events worldwide, the pursuit of more accurate weather forecasting has never been more urgent. The United Kingdom’s Met Office, one of the world’s preeminent meteorological organizations, is stepping boldly into this...

The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) has long served as a lifeline for low-income families, providing stable housing and crucial public services in a climate beset by both economic and environmental uncertainties. For organizations with such a vital mission, technology’s...