Microsoft outcompetes AWS in fourth quarter of 2017
While Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have both been deemed leaders in infrastructure-as-a-services (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) segments, the former is gaining a competitive edge over the latter, according to research from KeyBanc analysts cited by...
Microsoft acquires Avere Systems
Microsoft recently announced it has agreed to purchase data storage startup Avere Systems for an undisclosed amount. The move could help Microsoft’s Azure bolster revenue by targeting customers who want to take advantage of the cloud but are not ready to...