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Azure Policy Integrates CIS Linux Benchmarks: A Game-Changer for Cloud Security
Microsoft has delivered a significant advancement in cloud security operations by integrating official CIS Linux Benchmarks directly into Azure Policy through the Azure OSConfig extension. This...
Azure CIS Linux Benchmarks Now Enforceable via Azure Policy for Hybrid VMs
Microsoft Azure has significantly expanded its security governance capabilities by integrating the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Linux Benchmarks directly into Azure Policy through the...
Windows Server 2025 Hotpatching: Revolutionizing Patch Management and Reducing TCO
Microsoft's introduction of native hotpatching capabilities in Windows Server 2025 represents a paradigm shift in enterprise server management, fundamentally rewriting long-standing assumptions about...
Azure Policy Now Includes CIS-Certified Linux Benchmarks for Enhanced Security
Microsoft Azure has significantly bolstered its security compliance capabilities by integrating official, CIS-certified Linux benchmarks directly into Azure Policy through the Azure osconfig...
Azure Policy & Arc Now Natively Enforce CIS Linux Benchmarks in Preview
Microsoft has taken a significant step forward in cloud security by making official CIS Linux security benchmarks available natively on Microsoft Azure. This new capability, delivered as a built-in...
Microsoft Launches Unified Edge AI Platform with Azure Local, Arc, and IoT Operations
Microsoft has significantly advanced its edge computing and hybrid cloud strategy with a major update that integrates Azure Local, Azure IoT Operations, Azure Arc, and Microsoft Fabric into a...
Microsoft’s Azure Local Now Runs Disconnected, Adds M365 and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
Microsoft has expanded Azure Local into a full-fledged sovereign cloud platform, adding fully disconnected operations, a private-cloud version of Microsoft 365, and support for NVIDIA’s latest...
Arc-Enabled On-Prem Servers Now Power Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid Deployments
Microsoft has fundamentally transformed enterprise desktop virtualization with the groundbreaking capability to use Azure Arc-enabled servers as session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD),...
Nutanix AHV now runs Azure Virtual Desktop with hybrid cloud management
Nutanix and Microsoft have announced a groundbreaking partnership that will bring Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to Nutanix AHV hypervisors, creating a truly hybrid virtual desktop infrastructure...
Telefónica Brazil Adopts Azure Local & Arc for Hybrid Cloud Transformation
Telefónica Brazil has made a strategic shift from public cloud experimentation to a comprehensive hybrid cloud strategy by implementing Azure Local for on-premises workloads and leveraging Azure Arc...
Azure Arc azcmagent Local Privilege Escalation: Critical Security Patch Required
Microsoft has issued urgent security guidance for a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Azure Arc's azcmagent component that could allow authenticated local users to gain...
Azure Storage Mover Now Supports Direct AWS S3 to Azure Blob Migration
Microsoft has significantly expanded its cloud migration capabilities with Azure Storage Mover now supporting direct cloud-to-cloud migrations from Amazon Web Services S3 to Azure Blob Storage. This...