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Microsoft has unveiled its first in-house developed DPU, or data processing unit, to equip its cloud servers with an extra performance boost. -
A newly launched cloud lobbying group Microsoft accused of being secretly controlled by Google has hit back at the allegations, claiming it is fighting for equality in a "broken" market.
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Microsoft has hit back at Google Cloud's claims that its licensing terms “restrict” customers from moving to competitors, claiming the hyperscale rival is secretly funding a group trying to discredit the company.
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At Nvidia’s GTC event yesterday, Microsoft and Nvidia announced an expansion to their technology partnership that will see integrations leveraging the latest Nvidia generative AI and Omniverse technologies across Microsoft Azure, Azure AI services, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft 365.
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Aqua Comms, Meta, Microsoft and Vodafone have completed work on the Amitié subsea cable system.
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Microsoft is to begin rolling out its Azure OpenAI service this week, allowing enterprises to integrate tools like DALL-E into their cloud apps.
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The UK regulator, Ofcom, is starting three investigations into the cloud-based services that are taking over the telecoms market.
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Google Cloud’s business has grown by 45% year-on-year in the latest quarter, with rivals Microsoft Azure growing 40% in the same time, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) growing 33%.
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NEC Corporation (NEC) is to establish a connection point to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute through a dedicated private fibre network through the NEC Inzai data centre in Japan
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Cloud providers launched 18 new cloud regions last year, well above the average of 15 a year that they have achieved over the past 10 years.
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Rogers and Microsoft have announced a five-year deal to help small and medium business customers accelerate digitization through Microsoft Azure.
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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has become an official provider of the Microsoft Azure Peering Service.
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Ribbon is the latest company to be announced as part of Microsoft’s recently introduced Operator Connect programme for Microsoft Teams.
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Telstra is the selected carrier for Microsoft Azure Peering Service and Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams.
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AT&T and NTT, two of the biggest carriers in the world, have joined the move to Microsoft’s killer app, Operator Connect, as a way of delivering voice calls for enterprises.
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Europe’s Colt and Africa’s Liquid Intelligent Technologies have become the latest carriers to speed the move away from the conventional telephone network.
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The industry you love is moving into the clouds, as it says goodbye to traditional infrastructure – just like the IT industry before it, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Microsoft has posted an 18% annual increase in revenue for the year and a 32% jump in operating profits.
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