One of the major concerns customers have when it comes down to transitioning from on-premise solution to hosted services is availability. Let’s be clear on this, not even on-premise solutions have 100% uptime. But running all solutions on local servers or in their own database gives customers a stronger feeling... |
23 November 2009
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One year after Microsoft first unveiled its Cloud operating system to the world, Windows Azure has been officially launched. The Professional Developers Conference 2009 in Los Angeles acted as the stage for the Redmond company to release, what it referred to as critical pieces of its Cloud services strategy, namely t... |
18 November 2009
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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not the only operating systems that Microsoft is readying for general availability. Soon after the launch of Vista’s successor, the Redmond company will also make its first example of a Cloud operating system available for customers. In mid-November, Microsoft will launc... |
5 October 2009
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Customers already testing Microsoft’s upcoming Cloud operating system, or testers interested in giving the platform a spin in the final stages before finalization can now download an updated version of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. The August update of the Training Kit for Windows Azure is available ... |
18 August 2009
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The past weekend Microsoft's Cloud operating system suffered an extensive outage lasting approximately 22 hours. Microsoft fessed up to the malfunction, which lasted from Friday until Saturday, and which had the potential of affecting all Windows Azure Community Technology Preview (CTP) participants. In fact, so... |
18 March 2009
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Microsoft's latest move related to its cloud operating system is designed to position the platform as a global service. In this regard, the Redmond company announced that Windows Azure would be migrated to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The Cloud platform that the software giant introduced at the end of Octob... |
26 February 2009
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It seems that there are some people who believe that we might see netbooks running the newly-introduced Cloud OS, developed by Good OS, at CES next month. The new operating system is said to be able to allow users to access simple applications, like Google Apps, in a browser. The company is the developer of the OS us... |
6 December 2008
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How can you explain a cloud operating system in just 145 seconds? Microsoft has the perfect answer to this, and you will be able to find the video embedded at the bottom of this article. Moreover, the Redmond company also managed to add comic value to its inhouse developed video explanation of Windows Azure, codename... |
24 November 2008
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Windows Azure was introduced during the opening day keynote address at the professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles at the end of October. Following the departure of Bill Gates from his day-to-day role with the company, Microsoft embarked on the path of Software-plus-Services under the leadership of C... |
10 November 2008
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When it comes down to cloud platforms, Google is no contest for Microsoft. During the User Conference for Microsoft Services in Japan, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer pointed out that despite the fact that “Google [is the] number one search company from the cloud,” it “has yet to int... |
7 November 2008
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What chances does Windows Vista have of becoming Microsoft's first online hosted operating system? A Cloud OS Windows Vista would imply that users will no longer need to run the operating system on their machines, but instead access it online. Microsoft has failed to confirm any possibility that Vista will be tr... |
28 June 2007
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Microsoft has little plans to make the Office System available in the cloud operating system. At least not in the immediate future. Jeff Raikes president of the Microsoft Business Division, has recently stated that the Redmond Company could not identify considerable customer demand to justify a browser-based Office s... |
27 April 2007
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