GoDaddy domains, SSL certs integrated with Azure app service platform
Summary: GoDaddy worked with Microsoft, enabled by GoDaddy’s API, to integrate its domain name and SSL certificate services into the Microsoft Azure App Service platform. End users can now buy these...
View ArticleMicrosoft reports CY1Q16 results; upticks in Azure growth, data centre spend
Summary: Microsoft reported its FY3Q16 (CY1Q16) results which showed continued growth momentum in Azure as well as an uptick in data centre investments that speak to the trajectory of Microsoft’s...
View ArticleInterxion launches Microsoft ExpressRoute in London
Summary: Interxion opened up access to Microsoft Azure and Office 365 via ExpressRoute from its London campus. Connections are delivered through Interxion’s Cloud Connect platform.
View ArticleAzure tiers cloud storage to accommodate infrequently accessed data
Summary: Microsoft introduced a new lower-cost tier for its Azure-based cloud storage service. The service is targeted at data that is not accessed frequently and has long shelf lives. It is priced as...
View ArticleArrow Electronics to move Microsoft cloud services through channel
Summary: Arrow Electronics joined the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider program and will resell Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online to its network of MSP and VAR partners. This agreement covers...
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Digital Realty reports 1Q16 results; massive-scale cloud providers driving...
Summary: Digital Realty (DRT) reported its 1Q16 results, which showed a steady increase in top line y/y growth with Telx financials now included in the reporting. A multi-MW wholesale pre-lease in...
View ArticleSix Degrees Group acquires Insite; adds Microsoft app, cloud capabilities
Summary: Six Degrees Group in the UK acquired application hosting provider Insite Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. Insite hosts and provides managed services primarily for Microsoft applications with a...
View ArticleInfosys expands partnership with Microsoft for Azure, services; automation,...
Summary: IT outsourcer and consulting firm Infosys expanded its partnership with Microsoft to help organizations migrate to Microsoft services such as Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics with an emphasis...
View ArticleRackspace extends managed Azure to Europe
Summary: Racksapce is extending its managed Azure service to Europe across the UK, DACH and Benelux regions. Both service levels – Aviator and Navigator – that provide infrastructure support or a more...
View ArticleMicrosoft leaning heavily in analytics direction
Summary: Microsoft made it clear at its Hosting and Cloud Summit that analytics and machine learning are areas of focus and investment. It will also be a crucial area where the big clouds will go head...
View ArticleMicrosoft expands Azure footprint to 24 with Canada, South Korea locations
Summary: Microsoft’s cloud Azure footprint is now up to 24 locations with some of the newest additions being Toronto, Quebec City and Seoul, South Korea. There are 24 locations online and another eight...
View ArticleDatapipe customer adds third party cloud to traditional hosting services
Summary: Datapipe customer Instem, a health software provider, has been running on its private cloud since becoming a customer in 2010. It is now using managed Azure services and is evaluating managed...
View ArticleTeraGo lights up Azure-based cloud node in western Canada
Summary: TeraGo Networks will bring online a cloud infrastructure node in its Kelowna, British Columbia data centre based on Azure Pack. TeraGo will offer cloud infrastructure and DRaaS with DBaaS to...
View Articleiomart Group reports FY2016 results; steady hosting growth
Summary: iomart Group reported its FY2016 results for the period ending March 31, 2016 posting solid organic growth boosted by acquisition-generated revenue. Details: iomart Group revenues grew 15.9%...
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Rackspace reports 4Q15 results; managed third party shaping future
Summary: Rackspace reported steady 4Q15 results that were in line with its current growth trajectory. Details: Revenue came in at $522.8m, up 10.6% y/y and 2.7% q/q. On a constant currency basis,...
View ArticlePulsant creates new position to drive Azure integration
Summary: Pulsant named Dr Stuart Neilsen-Marsh to the new position of Microsoft Cloud product leader. Neilsen-Marsh will further the integration of Pulsant’s cloud services with Azure and Azure Stack....
View ArticleEpicor to run ERP platform on Azure in Asia-pacific
Summary: Epicor will run its SaaS-based ERP software on Microsoft Azure in the Asia-pacific markets of Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong through Azure’s Singapore-based data centre. China is also on...
View ArticleConsole expands to EdgeConneX Detroit
Summary: Console’s platform will be deployed in EdgeConneX’s Detroit data centre to provide direct private connections to cloud service providers including AWS and Microsoft Azure. Console recently...
View ArticleRackspace reveals public cloud growth projections; re-aligning resources
Summary: On its earnings call, Rackspace noted that public cloud growth is expected to slow in 2016. Rackspace also confirmed that it would shift engineering and marketing resources away from public...
View ArticleCogeco Peer1 to manage Azure and Office 365
Summary: Cogeco Peer1 is the latest to make Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure and Office 365 messaging and collaboration suite available to its customers
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