We’re excited to share that Forrester has named Microsoft as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Database-as-a-service, Q2 2019. This decision is based on their evaluation of Azure relational and non-relational databases. We believe Microsoft’s position as a leader is further underscored by its standing in the recent Q1 2019 NoSQL Forrester WaveTM. Database-as-a-service has […]
Archives for June 2019
U.S. work visa caps to squeeze businesses, jobs: Nasscom
The United States’ plans to cap H1-B work visas, used by Indian IT firms to send employees there, would imply a “further crunch” for businesses to access skilled workforce, industry lobby group Nasscom said on Thursday.
U.S. work visa caps to squeeze businesses, jobs: Nasscom
The United States’ plans to cap H1-B work visas, used by Indian IT firms to send employees there, would imply a “further crunch” for businesses to access skilled workforce, industry lobby group Nasscom said on Thursday.
Gartner names Microsoft a leader in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise iPaaS
Microsoft accelerates application development with Azure Integration Services Personal computers revolutionized the way work was done. New software unlocked unprecedented levels of productivity, and for a time, business flourished. As the personal computer exploded in popularity, more and more software was created. For the individual, this was a golden age. For the enterprise, this was […]
Azure HC-series Virtual Machines cross 20,000 cores for HPC workloads
New HPC-targeted cloud virtual machines Azure HC-series Virtual Machines are now generally available in the West US 2 and East US regions. HC-series virtual machines (VMs) are optimized for the most at-scale, computationally intensive HPC applications. For this class of workload, HC-series VMs are the most performant, scalable, and price-performant ever launched on Azure or […]
Introducing next generation reading with Immersive Reader, a new Azure Cognitive Service
This blog post was authored by Tina Coll, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Azure Marketing. Today, we’re unveiling the preview of Immersive Reader, a new Azure Cognitive Service in the Language category. Developers can now use this service to embed inclusive capabilities into their apps for enhancing text reading and comprehension for users regardless of age […]
Q&A: MongoDB’s Ittycheria Talks New Path as a Data Platform
After establishing a reputation around its database, MongoDB is out to prove it is a data platform company that can challenge incumbents.
New Mexico Adopts Mandatory Combined Reporting
Beginning in 2020, New Mexico combined reporting will be mandatory for corporations that are members of a unitary business group. New Mexico has an exception, however, for corporations that properly elect to report and pay tax on taxable income as a: water’s edge group; or consolidated group. Currently, the state permits elective combined reporting; though […]
GDPR One Year Later: Was the Hype Worth It?
Only time will tell with how GDPR and regulators can keep up with the influx of breaches and violations, but that doesn’t mean GDPR is something to brush aside.
Virtual machine scale set insights from Azure Monitor
In October 2018 we announced the public preview of Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines (VMs). At that time, we included support for monitoring your virtual machine scale sets from the at scale view under Azure Monitor. Today we are announcing the public preview of monitoring your Windows and Linux VM scale sets from within the scale […]