Cloud Analytics
The latest Cloud Analytics coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
2026’s Hadoop Reality Check: Cloudera, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Battle for AI and Governance Supremacy
As enterprises push deeper into AI-driven analytics and tighten data governance in 2026, the Hadoop ecosystem has quietly transformed into something far more versatile. The leading...
Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery battle for 2026 AI control as 70% of Fortune 500 rely on Power BI
Microsoft’s Power BI remains the analytics front-end for 70% of Fortune 500 companies, but its engine room in 2026 is a mosaic of cloud data warehouses jostling for AI supremacy. The modern data...
Microsoft & AT&T Power Detroit Connect: Factory IoT Revolutionizes Heavy-Duty Telematics
The heavy-duty trucking industry is undergoing a digital transformation that's reshaping everything from factory floors to fleet management, with Microsoft and AT&T's partnership with Detroit...
Microsoft & MISO Launch AI Platform for Grid Modernization: A Deep Dive
In a landmark move for the energy sector, Microsoft and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) have announced a strategic collaboration to build a cloud-native, AI-driven unified data...
Zendawa's AI Copilot and Power BI slash Kenyan pharmacy stockouts by 40%
In the bustling streets of Nairobi and across Kenya's diverse urban landscapes, a quiet revolution is unfolding within neighborhood pharmacies. Ryche Pharmacy, like many others, once grappled with...
Azure Government SAS Viya debuts with cloud-native AI for US agencies
The landscape of government analytics is undergoing a significant transformation with SAS Viya's official availability on Microsoft Azure Government, marking a pivotal moment for U.S. public sector...
Top 10 Business Analytics Platforms 2026: AI, Governance & Microsoft Power BI's Dominance
The business analytics landscape is undergoing a seismic transformation as we approach 2026, driven by artificial intelligence, cloud-native architectures, and increasingly stringent data governance...
Microsoft & MISO AI Grid Platform: Cloud-Native Power for Energy Planning
In a landmark collaboration announced on January 6, 2026, Microsoft and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) are forging a cloud-native, AI-driven unified data platform on Microsoft...
MISO & Microsoft Cloud AI: Revolutionizing Grid Planning & Real-Time Operations
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), one of North America's largest regional transmission organizations, has embarked on a transformative partnership with Microsoft to build a...
SAS Launches Managed Viya Essentials on Azure, Cuts Deployment Complexity
SAS has launched SAS Viya Essentials, a turnkey managed deployment of select SAS Viya products on Microsoft Azure designed to accelerate organizations' adoption of cloud analytics and AI...
Cloud-Powered Windows 11 Recovery: Point-in-Time Restore & Cloud Rebuild Explained
Microsoft has fundamentally transformed Windows 11 recovery capabilities with the introduction of cloud-powered restoration features that promise to make system failures and data loss concerns a...
MTN moves EVA 3.0 analytics to Azure Databricks, slashing query times and boosting scalability.
MTN's migration of its Enterprise Value Analytics (EVA) platform to Microsoft Azure represents a decisive step in telco cloud modernization, promising faster analytics, broader scale, and...