Microsoft announces Canadian Azure Availability Zone, and Azure ExpressRoute in Vancouver
Microsoft is ringing in the new decade with some significant announcements for the Canadian market.
Azure shows no sign of slowing down, according to Microsoft’s Q1 2020 earnings call
Following a strong start to the 2020 fiscal year that saw US$33 billion in revenue, Microsoft’s Azure…
Toronto-based data analytics firm becomes Microsoft’s go-to data and AI partner in Canada
Almost all CIOs agree that the cloud is a standard way to access services and systems quickly with minimal effort, and one of Microsoft analytics partners is finding creative ways to put that added computing power to use.
VMware and Microsoft tying the knot the biggest announcement in two years, says Softchoice
The Global Partner Summit at Dell Technologies World was light on major announcements, but partners appeared to be more interested in the opportunities Dell’s refreshed product lineup and new cloud capabilities yield for the future.
TD Bank chooses Microsoft Azure, says hyperscalers have ‘upped their game’
Microsoft Azure has become TD Bank Group’s go-to cloud provider for all of its big data and artificial intelligence (AI) needs, the bank announced recently, further signaling large enterprises’ increasing comfort around the public cloud environment.
From startup to powerhouse, going all-in with Microsoft was worth it, says Toronto analytics firm
Toronto’s Dimensional Strategies Inc. (DSI) celebrated its 20th anniversary recently, and its principal Jeremy Fitzgerald was able to track the company’s ‘aha moment’ back to when it decided to throw everything it had at Microsoft 10 years ago.
Microsoft outlines AI ethics framework strategy
Microsoft Corp. has made great strides in the field of AI, and as it continues to innovate,…
MSP? VAR? Who cares! It’s about what you can do, not what label you fall under, says IDC analyst
By 2020, 80 per cent of partners will be defined by multiple labels, says IDC.
10 key takeaways from the RightScale 2019 State of the Cloud report
RightScale, the multi-cloud management company, has once again published its annual report on the state of cloud…
Attunity launches new solutions for Microsoft Azure
This week Attunity announced two new solutions for Microsoft Azure. The data integration and data management firm…
AI and server migrations key targets for Microsoft partners in 2019
Microsoft Corp. wants its channel partners to continue investing in AI capabilities and to get Azure into…
Small teams, code-driven outcomes key to helping enterprises manage cloud, says AWS partner
Not unlike that one friend who got a tattoo 10 years ago and now wants it covered up, some enterprises have been experiencing a similar phenomenon when it comes to the cloud services they’ve shifted workloads to.
Customers’ ability to secure public clouds like AWS and Azure has to improve, says Palo Alto Networks’ Canadian country manager
Public cloud adoption in Canada is rising, but so are the challenges organizations face when it comes to securing public cloud environments such as AWS and Azure, according to Rob Lunney, Canada’s country manager for Palo Alto Networks.
Amazon Web Services eyes opportunity to scoop up more Windows workloads
On stage at Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference, Terry Wise, vice-president of global alliances, ecosystem, and channels for…
How to migrate away from Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 have been Microsoft’s most popular server and database management operating…