Dell Announced it is partnering with some of the world's biggest cloud players at Dell World. Microsoft announces its Cloud OS Network. Two tech giants are taking different approaches in their attempts to gain cloud market share.
Microsoft has announced a major expansion of its Dublin data center, which serves as the primary delivery hub for its cloud computing services for Europe. The company will spend $230 million to add 169,000 square feet of space.
Microsoft wants to bring power generation inside the rack, and make data centers cheaper and greener in the process. The company says it will test racks with built-in fuel cells, a move that would eliminate the need for expensive power...
Microsoft has begun purchasing renewable energy to support its data center infrastructure, signing a 20-year power purchase agreement for wind energy in Texas that will be funding in part by proceed from Microsoft’s carbon fee.
Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform experienced problems Wednesday, as customers were unable to perform management functions or upload files to web sites hosted on Azure.
Colocation provider Equinix (EQIX) has announced a key step towards the stated goal of providing customers with more connections: a strategic relationship with Microsoft (MSFT) that will enable customers in Equinix data centers to connect directly...
In recent weeks Microsoft has leased a large chunk of data center space in Silicon Valley, as well as additional space in northern Virginia. The latest leases continue a massive expansion of Microsoft's Internet infrastructure to support growth in...
Accelerating its global data center expansion, Microsoft will build a $250 million data center in Finland, the company said today. The investment was announced alongside a larger deal in which Microsoft will pay $7 billion to acquire Nokia's...
Yesterday's announcement that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will retire in the next 12 months prompted reactions from far and wide. Here's a look at some of the notable interviews, analysis and commentary from around the web.
Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, after a special committee of the company's board names a new CEO.