Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft commercial cloud sales surpass $50bn for 1st time in FY20
As the digital tech intensity becomes key to business resilience, the commercial cloud business of Microsoft surpassed $50 billion in revenue for its fiscal...
Microsoft previews Double Key Encryption to protect sensitive data
In a bid to further secure customer data and address regulatory needs for some organisations, Microsoft has announced Double Key Encryption for Microsoft 365...
LinkedIn to cut nearly 1,000 jobs amid Covid-19 challenges
Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn has decided to reduce approximately 960 roles, or about six per cent of its employee base, amid slowdown in...
Microsoft introduces ‘Customer Voice’ service in Dynamics 365
In a bid to help organisations listen, understand and respond to customers quickly in social distancing times, Microsoft has introduced a Customer Voice service...
Microsoft’s key announcements at annual global partner conference, Microsoft Inspire
Microsoft kicked off its annual global partner conference, Microsoft Inspire, via an all-digital experience. In its 17th year, the event on July 21 and 22...
Microsoft to shift Minecraft workloads from AWS Cloud to Azure
Popular video game Minecraft which has over 126 million monthly users globally will stop using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud and will shift its...
Microsoft may launch Azure-powered ‘Cloud PC’ next year
Microsoft is working on a Azure-powered Cloud PC that will be built on top of Windows Virtual Desktop and can arrive as early as...
Quarter of a billion people set to lose jobs: Microsoft President Brad Smith
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the world economy so hard that a quarter of a billion people are set to lose their jobs this...
Microsoft, Citrix partner to build future digital workplaces
Microsoft and desktop virtualisation leader Citrix have signed a multi-year agreement to reimagine the new, flexible workplace and help drive business continuity and growth...
Allscripts and Microsoft extend strategic alliance to transform Cloud-Based Health IT Solutions
Allscripts and Microsoft has extended their long-standing strategic alliance to enable the expanded development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions. The five-year extension...