cloud computing

Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration platform from Microsoft. It allows organizations to gather data from multiple sources and perform various data engineering operations in a code-free way. For organizations struggling to manage and extract insights from exponentially increasing amounts of data, ADF can be a more efficient and cost-effective way to do…

If you plan to manage and work with Azure along with Terraform, using the Azure provider is a must. The Terraform Azure Provider lets you interact with the many resources supported by Microsoft Azure. In this ultimate guide, you’re going to learn, step-by-step, about everything you need to know about the Azure Provider and how to use this provider with…

As more organizations look to consolidate infrastructure in the cloud, Petri is hosting a 1-day conference in September where industry experts will guide you through the technologies and best practices for deploying VDI in the cloud and migrating an on-premises VDI to Azure. Conference sessions and speakers The lineup of speakers for the conference includes…

Microsoft has announced some important changes to its restrictive software licensing policies that should reduce the price of running Microsoft software on non-Azure clouds. The new licensing terms, which will go into effect on October 1, 2022, aim to address complaints from rival European cloud providers about Microsoft’s anti-competitive tactics. “We recognize the importance of…

Microsoft and Amazon have reportedly halted their plans to build new data center projects in Dublin. According to a report from The Times, the companies are exploring alternative locations because the state-owned electricity grid operator EirGrid imposed a ban on new connections due to power constraints. Last year, Microsoft received permission to open two new…

Microsoft has announced the launch of a new datacenter region in Doha, Qatar. The new cloud region will help to accelerate digital transformation and attract more businesses and partners into the country. Microsoft first unveiled its plans to open a cloud region in Qatar back in December 2019. The new Azure region was initially slated…

Google has announced that it’s building three new cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand, and New Zealand. The launch of these new Google Cloud sites is a part of a wider move to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific, which will bring the total number of regions to 37 worldwide. Google Cloud’s Asia-Pacific Vice President Karan Bajwa…

Microsoft has announced a revamped version of Azure Front Door, its secure cloud content delivery network (CDN) service for protecting apps and websites. The new enterprise CDN service provides higher availability, improved security, low latency, as well as scalability to help meet the demands of the hybrid working models. The Azure Front Door service comes…

In this article, we are going to take a brief look at what Azure Sphere is and how it is helping to protect Internet of Things (IoT) devices with additional security overlay. In today’s world, we are surrounded by billions of devices – all with microcontrollers embedded in them for control and to add logic….

Microsoft has teamed up with Oracle to launch a new service called “Oracle Database Service for Azure.” The latest offering provides Microsoft Azure customers access to databases running in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Microsoft explained that enterprise customers can now provision and manage Oracle-hosted database services directly within the Azure cloud dashboard. The service lets…