Microsoft cloud users can monitor the security of their databases using SQL Azure Security Services, a monitoring service prototype released by SQL Azure Labs.
By responding to potential threats with thoughtfulness, and a zeal to add value, SQL and Big Data could be big business for Redmond.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 02/01/2012
An open source SDK for developing Windows Phone applications that connect to Amazon Web Services reached beta earlier this month.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 01/31/2012
Directions on Microsoft, an independent analyst firm that follows the Redmond software maker, revealed its expectations for Microsoft's 2012 product releases, licensing and overall roadmap this week.
Microsoft threw a spotlight on its support for the open-source Node.js server-side JavaScript development environment this week at the Node Summit in San Francisco.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/27/2012
Amazon Web Services launched a new database service on Wednesday that is designed let customers store huge amounts of unstructured data.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/19/2012
Microsoft announced simplified licensing for System Center 2012 this week as the company issued release candidates of all eight components for testing.
Google is making inroads with its cloud-based suite of Google Apps. The company inked its largest deal to date with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), the second-largest banking institution in Spain.
A Forrester Research report on the global technology market predicts an IT spending slowdown in 2012 followed by a rebound next year driven in part by a shift to newer technologies including mobile devices, analytics and sensors.
Windows Azure is Microsoft's platform-as-a-service offering, typically thought of as a public cloud because of its multitenant approach of using shared infrastructure for multiple customers. However, Windows Azure is also available under a dedicated subscription plan for some Microsoft customers.
Gartner analysts outlined the evolving competition among Apple, Google and Microsoft on Wednesday.
Microsoft released SkyDrive cloud storage apps for Windows Phone 7.5 and Apple iOS devices on Tuesday.
Microsoft released its quarterly service update of Windows Azure on Saturday.
Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 12/01/2011
On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed major updates to two of its cloud-based services, Office 365 and SkyDrive.
Microsoft made a release candidate of System Center Operations Manager 2012 available to testers on Thursday.
Microsoft expects the future of its Windows Azure public cloud to be more in the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) realm, offering support for multiple programming platforms besides .NET.
Research In Motion is launching a public beta trial this week of BlackBerry Business Cloud Services that work with Microsoft Office 365.
Citrix Systems unleashed a torrent of desktop virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) announcements at its Synergy event in Barcelona on Wednesday. The announcements largely centered on the company's Desktop Transformation Model, which rolled out earlier this month.
- By Kurt Mackie, Jeffrey Schwartz
- 10/27/2011
Microsoft issued an update on Friday that enables Macintosh users to connect to the company's Office 365 service.