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Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app — was triggered by a distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to the tech giant. The company’s update noted that connectively issues for “a subset” of Microsoft services began …

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IndiGo gives handwritten boarding passes amid Microsoft Windows outage: ‘Back to the Stone Age’
8 months, 1 week ago

IndiGo gives handwritten boarding passes amid Microsoft Windows outage: ‘Back to the Stone Age’

Hindustan Times  

A recent CrowdStrike update triggered a global service outage for Microsoft Windows, causing the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death” error for many users. The handwritten boarding pass that a flyer got while travelling via IndiGo amid the Windows outage. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.” The company also said that the service outage has been impacting “booking, …

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Truecaller introduces AI-powered digital audio cloning feature
10 months ago

Truecaller introduces AI-powered digital audio cloning feature

The Hindu  

Truecaller has announced its decision to partner with Microsoft to release a feature that will allow users to create a completely digital version of their voice. The feature will make use of the Personal Voice technology from Microsoft Azure AI Speech and it will be available to users with access to Trucaller Assistant. While setting up the new Personal Voice …

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LimeChat, Microsoft partners to launch new AI chatbot for e-commerce support
1 year, 2 months ago

LimeChat, Microsoft partners to launch new AI chatbot for e-commerce support

India TV News  

LimeChat, Microsoft partners to launch new AI chatbot for e-commerce support LimeChat's collaboration with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service has fueled to empower every business to achieve more with AI as they are working together to bring a new AI chatbot for the e-commerce support. LimeChat, a human-level chatbot startup which enables D2C brands in collaboration with Microsoft, has announced the …

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Microsoft Build 2021: GPT-3 integration in Power Apps, Teams development tools, and Next generation of Windows
3 years, 10 months ago

Microsoft Build 2021: GPT-3 integration in Power Apps, Teams development tools, and Next generation of Windows

The Hindu  

Microsoft Build 2021, the company’s annual developer conference commenced on Tuesday with the keynote from CEO Satya Nadella. The software giant made several announcements on day one that included bringing one of the most powerful language models, GPT-3, to its Power Platform; new features and tools for Teams developers; introducing PyTorch Enterprise on Azure; and teased the next generation of …

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Microsoft Azure helps IRCTC chatbot boost user experience by 70%
4 years, 2 months ago

Microsoft Azure helps IRCTC chatbot boost user experience by 70%

India TV News  

Microsoft said on Tuesday that its Azure Cloud platform has helped Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporations AI-powered chatbot AskDISHA improve satisfaction of customer interactions by 70 per cent. Developed by conversational AI platform CoRover, the virtual assistant uses technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing to answer passenger queries. "Microsoft Azure helps CoRover deliver highly scalable …

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Microsoft Azure Tells Eager Gamers That It Has No Idea About PUBG Mobile India Launch
4 years, 4 months ago

Microsoft Azure Tells Eager Gamers That It Has No Idea About PUBG Mobile India Launch

News 18  

The excitement around the return of PUBG Mobile to India is massive. Now, eager gamers in India, after not getting any substantial information on the PUBG Mobile India launch, have started asking Microsoft Azure about PUBG Mobile India’s launch date. After repeatedly getting questions on all posts, Microsoft Azure finally responded to all the queries, saying “we don’t have any …

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Myntra joins Microsoft Azure to accelerate digital transformation
5 years, 1 month ago

Myntra joins Microsoft Azure to accelerate digital transformation

Live Mint  

One of the leading Indian e-commerce portals Myntra has announced that it has partnered with hyperscale cloud provider Microsoft Azure to accelerate its digital transformation journey. This announcement continues in line with top hyperscale cloud providers like Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure announcing partnerships with top enterprises across the country to establish their cloud presence. Anant …

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Why rivals Microsoft and Oracle are teaming up to take on Amazon
5 years, 9 months ago

Why rivals Microsoft and Oracle are teaming up to take on Amazon

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Amazon Web Services has dominated the growing cloud computing business, but a new partnership between industry rivals aims to unseat it. Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services are the two finalists vying for a $10 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the US Defense Department. “Microsoft’s Azure is the #2 public cloud vendor …

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Gaming rivals Sony Corporation and Microsoft team up for cloud-based gaming
5 years, 10 months ago

Gaming rivals Sony Corporation and Microsoft team up for cloud-based gaming

India TV News  

Sony and Microsoft have teamed up together to explore the development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services, considering the competition from companies like Google and Apple. Also, read: Robert Downey Jr. becomes the new marketing and brand campaign face for OnePlus Both Sony and Microsoft said in a joint statement late …

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Microsoft joins hands with BMW to start building cars in 'smart factories'
5 years, 11 months ago

Microsoft joins hands with BMW to start building cars in 'smart factories'

Firstpost  

BMW already has machines and robots connected with its own IIoT platform that is built on Microsoft Azure. Microsoft and BMW Group on Tuesday launched an initiative to create an Open Manufacturing Platform that seeks to stimulate innovation and accelerate the development of ‘smart’ factories. “Microsoft is joining forces with the BMW Group to transform digital production efficiency across the …

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How mastering Microsoft Azure can amplify your career
6 years ago

How mastering Microsoft Azure can amplify your career

Salon  

The Salon Marketplace team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Using this Complete Microsoft Azure Certification Prep Bundle 2019, you can jumpstart a career in Azure architecture, building and customizing complete systems for companies. The bundle also includes test prep for the following: AZ-101 Microsoft Azure Integration and Security AZ-203 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions AZ-300 exam: Microsoft Azure Architect …

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Wipro's Big Data Analytics-as-a-Service on Microsoft Azure is now available for businesses
7 years, 7 months ago

Wipro's Big Data Analytics-as-a-Service on Microsoft Azure is now available for businesses

Firstpost  

Software major Wipro announced that its Big Data Analytics-as-a-Service solution on Microsoft Azure Data Discovery Platform is now available for industries. Software major Wipro on Monday announced that its Big Data Analytics-as-a-Service solution on Microsoft Azure Data Discovery Platform is now available for industries. Wipro’s ‘Data Discovery’ platform enables businesses, including banking and financial services, retail, energy, education and manufacturing, …

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Simplilearn teams up with Microsoft to train over 1 lakh professionals on Microsoft Cloud by 2020
8 years, 4 months ago

Simplilearn teams up with Microsoft to train over 1 lakh professionals on Microsoft Cloud by 2020

Firstpost  

Simplilearn has teamed up with Microsoft to create a talent pool of over one lakh next generation cloud professionals by 2020. This makes Simplilearn Microsoft’s silver learning partner for its suite of Microsoft Azure certification courses. The certification courses include Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions, Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions to equip learners with relevant skills through …

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Cloud will unlock the country’s endless possibilities: Microsoft India enterprise biz head Peter Gartenberg
8 years, 8 months ago

Cloud will unlock the country’s endless possibilities: Microsoft India enterprise biz head Peter Gartenberg

Firstpost  

Peter Gartenberg, who leads Microsoft India’s Enterprise business segment, believes that migration to cloud services hosted locally will enable financial institutions to cut costs and manage operational risk while meeting customer demands for innovative products and services. We announced the availability of our commercial cloud services – Microsoft Azure and Office 365, from three local datacenters in India towards the …

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Microsoft to start private preview of cloud services from India datacentres in July
9 years, 9 months ago

Microsoft to start private preview of cloud services from India datacentres in July

Firstpost  

Microsoft said it will launch the commercial cloud services from local datacentres by the end of this year. Microsoft said customers will be able to participate in the private preview of Microsoft Azure from India datacentres in July 2015, which is a key component of our Microsoft Cloud services. With these hyper-scale datacentres, Microsoft will offer enterprise-grade cloud services from …

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'Support for Windows Server 2003 ends soon', Microsoft warns Indian CIOs
9 years, 11 months ago

'Support for Windows Server 2003 ends soon', Microsoft warns Indian CIOs

Firstpost  

And with less than 100 days to go, the company asks the CIOs to move to its latest version of the platform, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Microsoft Azure. Tyler Bryson, general manager, marketing and operations, Microsoft, said, “With only 100 days remaining for the end of support for Windows Server 2003, it’s time for businesses to accelerate their migration …

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Move to Cloud: That's what Microsoft wants its partners to do
10 years, 8 months ago

Move to Cloud: That's what Microsoft wants its partners to do

Firstpost  

During the Worldwide Partner Conference 2014, Microsoft invited its partners to leverage the new cloud solutions and programmes as the company transitions into a mobile-first, cloud-first company. A new reseller programme will offer competencies for SMB cloud solutions for partners selling Microsoft Office 365 to small and mid-market customers; cloud productivity intended for partners deploying Microsoft Office 365 for enterprise …

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From Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure: Redmond looks to rebrand its cloud offering
11 years ago

From Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure: Redmond looks to rebrand its cloud offering

Firstpost  

Microsoft is all set to rebrand Windows azure to Microsoft Azure, as it isn’t limited to only Windows. In one such attempt, he now plans to rebrand Microsoft’s cloud platform, Windows Azure. A report in ZDNet has revealed that Microsoft is all set to rebrand Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure, as it isn’t limited to only Windows. Azure users also …

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Microsoft rebrands 'Windows Azure' as 'Microsoft Azure'
11 years ago

Microsoft rebrands 'Windows Azure' as 'Microsoft Azure'

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a move that indicates that Microsoft is readying itself for a cross-platform future, the Redmond-based company is renaming “Windows Azure” as “Microsoft Azure,” according to ZDNet, which cited multiple anonymous sources confirming the report. Microsoft will announce the rebranding and provide more details later this week, our source said.The move highlight's the company's place as a cross …

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