Microsoft Azure moving to full AZ-based architectures on global basis
Summary: Microsoft outlined new plans for its Azure cloud infrastructure architecture on a global basis that will see it build availability zones consistently across its footprint. In 2020, Microsoft...
View ArticleCoreSite adds on-net connectivity to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute in Chicago
Summary: CoreSite added direct fibre and virtual connectivity to the Azure ExpressRoute cloud on-ramp through the CoreSite Open Cloud Exchange at its Chicago campus. The solution allows customers and...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley using owned, third party data centres and Azure cloud
Summary: A couple of Morgan Stanley job postings provide insight into the company’s data centre portfolio and confirms it is an Azure customer. Morgan Stanley’s Enterprise Data Centre (EDC) unit is a...
View ArticleMicrosoft to build north China cloud region through data centre partner 21Vianet
Summary: Microsoft confirmed plans to build a new cloud infrastructure region in north China through its China-based colocation partner 21Vianet. The facility is targeted for completion in 2022....
View ArticleOracle Cloud lights up another interoperability node in Europe
Summary: Oracle Cloud brought online a seventh interoperability node in Frankfurt, Germany. The node enables end users to access direct connectivity between Oracle Cloud’s Frankfurt region and the two...
View ArticleTarget ditches AWS for Google, Azure; maintains on-premise infrastructure
Summary: Management at US retail chain Target – which has 1.9k stores and 40 distribution centres – went on record with details of its hybrid and multi-cloud architecture. Target turned to Amazon to...
View ArticleMicrosoft to build in-country data centres in Malaysia for cloud...
Summary: Microsoft confirmed plans to build in-country data centres in Malaysia. Microsoft is also collaborating with the Malaysian government to help train digital workers and hopes to have 1m people...
View ArticleGoogle Cloud opens Warsaw cloud region
Summary: Google launched its europe-central2 region in Warsaw, Poland, with three AZs at launch. PKO Bank Polski was disclosed as a Google Cloud customer. It is also a co-founder (with the Polish...
View ArticleMicrosoft reveals extent of new data centre builds
Summary: Microsoft disclosed that it expects to build between 50 and 100 new data centres a year for the foreseeable future. It is a decent bet that the majority of these will be with third party...
View ArticleMicrosoft reports FY3Q21 results; steady and positioning to accelerate
Summary: Microsoft reported its FY3Q21 (CY1Q21) results, which showed more momentum for the Azure cloud business. Details: No total revenue number is available for Azure, but the growth rate is...
View ArticleEquinix expands Azure ExpressRoute availability
Summary: Equinix rolled out Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute cloud on-ramp nodes in six new markets: Berlin in Germany; Dubai in the Middle East; Bogota (Colombia) and Rio (Brazil) in Latin America; and...
View Article2nd Watch shares data points on growth, multi-cloud, vertical orientation
Summary: MSP 2nd Watch shared some interesting data points about its recent momentum. The company is up to 250 employees and is claiming growth in managed and professional services of over 40% y/y...
View ArticleCarbon60 acquires OpsGuru; complementary capabilities, scale for managed...
Summary: Canadian MSP Carbon60 acquired OpsGuru, a cloud consultancy based in Vancouver, BC. Details: OpsGuru is a young company founded in 2017 and has about 70 people. The team is split between HQ...
View ArticleFrankfurt the latest Oracle and Azure interconnection region
Summary: Oracle and Microsoft launched an interconnect region in Frankfurt, enabling direct connectivity between Oracle Cloud Germany Central (Frankfurt) and Azure ExpressRoute locations in Frankfurt...
View ArticleMcLaren Construction’s migration to Azure accelerated due to pandemic
Summary: McLaren Construction Group, which has operations in the UK and UAE, was already modernising its IT infrastructure and moving to a cloud-oriented model when the pandemic hit. The volume of...
View ArticleTelefonica partners with Microsoft Azure for private 5G, but what about Google?
Summary: Telefonica is targeting the enterprise 5G market with a combination of Microsoft’s on-premise version of Azure cloud, Private Edge Zones, and its own enterprise network capabilities. The...
View ArticleAWS, Google Cloud secure Israeli government cloud contracts
Summary: The Israeli government awarded cloud contracts to AWS (which will supply 70% of the total) and Google Cloud (30%). The Nimbus project will provide cloud services to the country’s public...
View ArticleNode4 secures Azure migration contract for UK healthcare provider
Summary: UK healthcare provider Nuffield Health wanted to migrate its website and digital services to Azure and Microsoft recommended it work with UK-based MSP Node4. The customer was hosting on a...
View ArticleMicrosoft acquires land parcel in Toronto; moves point to self-build
Summary: Media and other sources reported that Microsoft has acquired a retail property and plot of land in the greater Toronto area. The plot of land is the most interesting development here as it is...
View ArticleMicrosoft building Chicago area data centre
Summary: Microsoft will build a new campus near Chicago, on a 53-acre plot of land it acquired last year about 30 miles northwest of the city centre. It has not yet secured all the power needed but...
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