Azure brings to life the colour spectrum of the ocean and the skies | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The metaphorical iterations of the colour blue may have attributed to its aesthetic value. No wonder, it has been the muse of many fashion designers — from Charles Lewis Tiffany’s trademark Tiffany blue and Yuima Nakazato’s 2022 … Read more
Microsoft on Tuesday forecast double-digit revenue growth for the next fiscal year, driven by demand for cloud computing services, and its shares jumped about 4 percent. Microsoft forecast Intelligent Cloud revenue of $21.1 billion (roughly Rs. 1,61,695 crore) to $21.35 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,611 crore) for its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by strong growth in … Read more
Microsoft on Tuesday forecast a strong end to the calendar year thanks to its booming cloud business but said supply chain woes will continue to dog key units such as those producing its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles. The company beat Wall Street expectations for its fist quarter ended September 30, with pandemic-induced demand for the … Read more
Microsoft Cloud PC service could launch in June or early July this year, according to a report. The company has been working on this service, codenamed “Project Deschutes”, that could offer a virtualised Windows experience at a per-person fee. It is powered by Microsoft’s cloud computing service Azure and will allow users to access a … Read more
Microsoft on Tuesday reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50 percent, the second quarter of acceleration in a business that had begun to slow as the global pandemic benefited the software maker’s investment on working and learning from home. The company’s shares rose 5 percent in extended trading after gaining about 41 percent in … Read more
General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars. In the partnership announced Tuesday, the companies said Microsoft’s Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to “commercialize its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale.” Microsoft joins General Motors, Honda and other institutional investors in a combined new … Read more
Microsoft is working on in-house processor designs for use in server computers that run the company’s cloud services, adding to an industrywide effort to reduce reliance on Intel’s chip technology. The world’s largest software maker is using Arm designs to produce a processor that will be used in its data centers, according to people familiar with … Read more
Microsoft on Tuesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter continued to soar as the pandemic boosted a trend toward business being taken care of in the internet cloud. The US technology titan’s profit rose to $13.9 billion (roughly Rs. 1,02,439 crores), up 30 percent from the same quarter last year, according to earnings … Read more
Microsoft is partnering with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk-led SpaceX and others as it targets space customers, the software giant said on Tuesday. The partnership with SpaceX Starlink will provide high-speed, low latency satellite broadband for Microsoft’s Azure Modular Datacenter, the company said in a blog post. With the new move, Microsoft aims to “make Azure … Read more