Microsoft has launched a software appliance that enterprises can use to build their own private clouds. Mike Schutz, Microsoft's Windows Server director of product management, told ZDNet UK on Monday ...

Microsoft is making good on its promise to allow enterprise customers buy Windows Azure preconfigured in datacenter containers from selected partners. On Juy 12, the company took the wraps off the ...

Microsoft’s release of Azure Stack, an on-premises version of its public cloud, could be important for networking and data center pros for one simple reason: It gives customers a way to use a popular ...

As CIOs largely reject the early crop of cloud services for business-critical apps, Redmond readies private and hybrid cloud platforms. As Microsoft rolls out its Windows Azure and SQL Azure public ...

Microsoft's focus on the cloud at Tech-Ed North America conference on Monday opened the door for vendors to showcase devices designed to manage applications and services in a hybrid environment.

Microsoft is continuing its efforts to expand the breadth of its cloud offerings. Last month, the company enhanced Azure with several features, most notably, Linux support. Now Microsoft has its ...

Though cloud computing offers users a number of advantages—increased scalability, reduced maintenance costs—it is not suitable for every task. A common problem is that many would-be users can't afford ...

If you aren't familiar with the Microsoft Windows Azure Pack, you should be. It's one of Microsoft's newest solutions for taking what Redmond's created with its Windows Azure public cloud and bringing ...

LOS ANGELES — Nov. 17, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of the Windows Azure platform at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC). In his opening keynote address, ...

Microsoft continues to target the enterprise with the introduction of a private on-ramp for Windows Azure cloud services. The service, called ExpressRoute, allows organizations to directly connect ...

Microsoft today announced the availability of the Windows Azure platform at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC). In his opening keynote address, Ray Ozzie, chief software architect ...