Three data centers in the sub-continent opened early 

Data center provider owned by Beano publisher brings the first Azure-enabled cloud to Scotland

Under the covers, Azure Cloud Switch is Redmond’s own Linux, designed for Open Compute Project networking

The stakes are getting higher as Microsoft refuses to disclose drug trade emails

The company could take advantage of state tax breaks for the third time

The obsolete operating system powers as many as 10 percent of all web-facing machines

Meanwhile the devices and consumer business revenues decline 13 percent

The Israeli start-up develops a security platform that can be deployed in 8 minutes

Microsoft’s popular server OS will get no more support

Managed cloud provider becomes an Azure reseller for hybrid implementations 

The facility in Boulder, Colorado, will continue developing maps under new ownership

Microsoft’s Azure and Office 365 cloud services have achieved Tier 3 of the Singapore cloud security standard 

Privacy-conscious Canucks will be able to keep their data out of the US

Says all existing facilities are approaching capacity

KVM, QEMA, VirtualBox and Xen are all susceptible to attack 

The Azure cloud will be able to shift data across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

Azure public cloud now has a version for private and hosted data centers

Infrastructure is cheap but engineers are expensive, says 451 Research

Research suggests thousands will continue running Microsoft’s OS without support

New mode is stripped down for virtualized and containerized applications

Microsoft’s Kushagra Vaid tells Peter Judge about an approach to server power that could eliminate the need for UPS

Facebook showed SoC server and management software, Microsoft wants to replace UPS with in-server batteries

Company neither confirms nor denies reports of a recent deal

Standards bodies validate four cloud-related services