Microsoft ran another virtual edition of the Ignite conference in March. As usual there were a large number of Azure infrastructure announcements. Availability Zones Expansion Microsoft has committed to introducing availability zones to all Azure regions by the end of 2021. An Azure region (supposedly) is made up of one or more physical data centers...
In the VMworld 2013 keynote, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger touts IT as a service (ITaaS) and unveils VMware vSphere 5.5 and VMware vCloud Suite 5.5