Cloud Computing
The latest Cloud Computing coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft 365 Outage Leaves IT Admins Blind as Admin Center, Teams, OneDrive Falter
Microsoft 365 suffered a major service disruption across North America on July 23, 2026, blocking access to Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and—critically—the admin center that IT staff rely on...
Microsoft's AMD Helios Deal Aims to Shatter Azure's AI Capacity Ceiling
Microsoft’s decision this week to deploy AMD’s next-generation Helios rack-scale AI accelerators at volume on Azure is more than just another hardware partnership. It’s a direct assault on the...
How Google's 'Frozen v2' Chip Could Make Gemini Faster and Cheaper on Your Windows PC
Alphabet is quietly developing a new server processor, codenamed “Frozen v2,” that could dramatically cut the cost and power consumption of its Gemini AI models. The chip is designed to generate...
Return on AI Cloud Spending: Why the AWS vs Azure Race Is Still a Toss-Up
A new analyst note claims Amazon Web Services is poised to deliver better returns on artificial intelligence infrastructure spending than Microsoft Azure, but the argument leans heavily on investment...
Meta Hires AWS Cloud Architect Dave Brown to Lead Its Foray Into Commercial AI Compute
{ "title": "Meta Hires AWS Cloud Architect Dave Brown to Lead Its Foray Into Commercial AI Compute", "content": "Meta has hired Dave Brown, a 19-year Amazon Web Services veteran who led its...
Google Rebrands NotebookLM, Adds Cloud Code Execution—What Windows Users Must Know
On July 16, Google quietly rebranded NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook and, far more significantly, began rolling out cloud-based code execution to paying users—a move that transforms the research tool...
Microsoft Ships Azure Linux 4.0 Preview as a Bootable ISO—Here’s Who Actually Needs It
Microsoft has quietly published a downloadable ISO for Azure Linux 4.0, giving IT professionals and the curious a way to run its cloud-optimized operating system on local hardware or in a virtual...
The Blueprint for a Smooth AWS-to-Azure Move: 8 Apps, 16 Sites, Zero Downtime
In late 2025, a Houston construction company moved its entire IT backbone from Amazon Web Services to Microsoft Azure without a moment of downtime — an eight-app, 16-site migration completed in...
SpaceX's Starmind: Why Orbital AI Compute Won't Displace Azure or AWS
SpaceX is exploring a satellite constellation dedicated to AI processing, and the concept already has a name: Starmind. But if you're worried about your Azure or AWS investment suddenly becoming...
Debt-to-Equity Edge: Why Microsoft's Financial Discipline Makes It an AI Powerhouse, Not a Bubble
Microsoft's balance sheet is a fortress, and a fresh peer comparison makes that brutally clear. According to a Benzinga snapshot published June 29, 2026, the software giant's debt-to-equity ratio...
Google Rations Gemini AI Capacity, Meta Hit by Delays—What Windows IT Needs to Know
Google has informed Meta that it cannot fulfill the social media giant’s full request for Gemini AI model capacity, delaying several of Meta’s internal AI projects and reigniting concerns about...
Brussels Opens DMA Probes into AWS and Azure, Putting Cloud Gatekeeper Rules on the Fast Track for IT Teams
European Union regulators opened formal investigations into Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure on November 18, 2025, setting the stage for both hyperscalers to be designated as "gatekeepers"...