Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser. Its flagship hardware products are Xbox game console and the Microsoft Surface series of tablets. It is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues.
Server Density, which already monitors servers in AWS, Rackspace and IBM SoftLayer clouds, now adds Google to the mix as the search giant turns up the heat on partner recruitment. Read more »
Rackspace took itself off the block, but don’t expect the acquisitions (and acqui-hires) in cloud to stop. Latest example: Cisco’s announced plans to buy OpenStack player Metacloud. Read more »
Microsoft is taking advantage of Android Wear’s openness: The company launched a version of its OneNote app specifically for Google smartwatches, making it easy to dictate, save and sync voice notes. Read more »
Microsoft’s cross-platform approach doesn’t just apply to software. The company will sell a new Bluetooth keyboard next month that works with Windows tablets, iOS and Android devices. A dedicated button brings… Read more »
IBM is getting into the freemium space, targeting individual business users with a new data analysis service called Watson Analytics. It helps users analyze data using natural language queries, and could… Read more »
Scalr 5.0 keeps a watchful eye on multiple clouds and brings new insights to developers, IT, and finance departments, said company founder Sebastian Stadil. Read more »
IBM’s BLU Acceleration is starting to make inroads in addressing common issues faced by enterprise IT organizations. BLU Acceleration is IBM’s in-memory database processing is based on DB2. In-memory processing provides… Read more »