Azure, Xbox boost Microsoft’s fiscal Q2 earnings
Microsoft kicked off the earnings week with a report of 17% increase in revenue or $43.1 billion, driven primarily by its cloud services (Microsoft Azure) and gaming (Xbox). Microsoft’s server…
Microsoft, GM, Cruise team up to commercialize autonomous vehicles
Carmaker General Motors (GM), which is a majority shareholder of self-driving car Cruise team up with technology giant Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of autonomous vehicles. The companies will bring…
Cybersecurity experts link SolarWinds attack with Kazuar backdoor
On Dec. 13, 2020, FireEye, Microsoft, and SolarWinds announced the discovery of a large, sophisticated supply chain attack that deployed a new, previously unknown malware “Sunburst” used against SolarWinds’ Orion…
Union Bank PH’s remittance automation built on Microsoft technology
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), one of the largest and profitable banks in the country, continues to redefine banking by introducing automation to its Treasury & Investments Channel Management…
IDC, Microsoft study finds 88% of PH businesses say innovation needed for economic recovery
The joint study conducted jointly by Microsoft and the International Data Corp. found the COVID-19 pandemic changing the perspective of businesses in the Asia Pacific (APAC). In the Philippines, 88%…
Everise empowers agents to work anywhere using Microsoft technology
Everise, a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, tapped Microsoft to transform the customer experience (CX) across all touchpoints for its clients. To deliver an experience that matches the expectations of…
Microsoft opens registration to annual Imagine Cup competition
Technology giant Microsoft opens its annual student competition, Imagine Cup, to encourage young developers help resolve some of the world’s toughest challenges. By participating, young science and tech entrepreneurs create…
Microsoft’s cloud business reports growth during the pandemic
Technology giant Microsoft’s cloud business propelled its first-quarter earnings (ending Sept. 30, 2020) posting a 12% increase in revenue or $37.2 billion. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed business operations with…
Microsoft expands startup initiative to boost ecosystem in APAC
Microsoft for Startups launches the “Highway to a 100 Unicorns” initiative in the Asia Pacific to strengthen the region’s startup ecosystem. This follows the initiative’s success in India, where 56…
Microsoft Enabler program provides AI, cloud training to PwDs
The Microsoft Enabler Program pushes for employment inclusion among people with disabilities (PwD) across the Asia-Pacific region. The program will pilot in five countries — Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines,…
Microsoft: State-backed hackers target US presidential campaign accounts
Microsoft alerted the communications firm working with the campaign team of US presidential candidate Joe Biden of an attempt to hack into its systems by “state-sponsored” hackers, according to the…
Worldwide public cloud services market totaled $233.4B in 2019
The worldwide public cloud services market, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), grew 26.0% year over year in 2019…
Fortinet named as Microsoft’s 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year
Fortinet, a global firm that offers broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, was the recipient of Microsoft’s 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year award. Fortinet was honored among a…
Standard Chartered Bank taps Microsoft for cloud services
A three-year partnership will see the acceleration of Standard Chartered Bank’s digital acceleration by adopting a cloud-first strategy. To achieve being a “cloud-first bank,” the financial institution will be leveraging…
Microsoft confirms negotiations of possible TikTok acquisition
Global technology giant Microsoft may possibly purchase TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance, which has exponentially grown in popularity. The announcement of the purchase came after…
Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Zoom top worldwide enterprise videocon market
International Data Corp. (IDC) has published an updated assessment profiling twelve vendors in the worldwide enterprise videoconferencing market. The IDC MarketScape report positions Cisco, Google, Microsoft, and Zoom as “Leaders”…
Microsoft, LinkedIn open global initiative to bring digital skills to 25M people
Microsoft and LinkedIn are coming together to help individuals reskill, upskill, or acquire new skills as a response to the sudden change of the employment landscape as an effect of…
Microsoft: Developing markets in APAC challenged by ransomware and malware encounters
Microsoft released the Asia Pacific (APAC) findings from the latest edition of its Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019, an annual research aimed at identifying cyber threats and building cyber resilience…
SAS, Microsoft collaborate to advance data analytics, AI
Microsoft Corp. and SAS announced an extensive technology and go-to-market strategic partnership. The two companies will enable customers to easily run their SAS workloads in the cloud, expanding their business…
Microsoft commits $35M in cloud, tech support for NGOs on the frontline of COVID-19
There is no industry or sector spared from the lockdowns implemented by governments to help curb the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Technology giant Microsoft is now providing…
Microsoft’s cloud, server segments propel rise in earnings, revenue
Microsoft Corp.’s revenue was up by 14% ($36.9 billion) partly because of the revenue growth in server products and cloud services revenue, which increased 30% driven by Azure revenue growth…
Microsoft, Genesys strengthen partnership to provide new cloud services
Image from Microsoft website Genesys, a cloud-based and on-premises software provider, strengthened its partnership with technology giant Microsoft to offer new services for contact centers. One of the former’s services,…
Check Point, Microsoft integration delivers comprehensive data protection
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, today announced that it has integrated Check Point security appliances and the Check Point R80 SmartConsole security…
New research uncovers impact of owning old PC on SMBs in Asia-Pacific
The study revealed that a PC older than four years old is 2.7 times more likely to undergo repairs, resulting in loss of productivity.
Gartner says worldwide IaaS public cloud services market grew 29.5% in 2017
(Image by Gerald Altman/Pixabay) The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 29.5 percent in 2017 to total $23.5 billion, up from $18.2 billion in 2016, according to Gartner…
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