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Far EasTone, Microsoft Taiwan launch 5G AIoT cloud pact for SME digital shift
In a significant move for Taiwan's tech landscape, Far EasTone Telecommunications and Microsoft Taiwan have deepened their strategic alliance to accelerate the adoption of 5G, AIoT, and cloud-native...
Build Secure AKS Node Images in Minutes with Microsoft’s New Image Customizer
Microsoft shipped a new tool today that upends the traditional way of building operating system images for Azure Kubernetes Service nodes. Instead of booting a virtual machine, running scripts, and...
Microsoft's AKS Automatic Aims to Slash Kubernetes Downtime with Opinionated Defaults
Microsoft this week rolled out AKS Automatic, a new managed mode for Azure Kubernetes Service that ships clusters preconfigured with production-grade defaults, automated scaling, and integrated...
Microsoft’s Partner Overhaul Gets Real: VLink’s New Designation and What It Means for You
VLink, an IT services firm specializing in cloud engineering, announced this week that it has achieved the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation for Digital & App Innovation (Azure). The...
Omnissa Overhauls Windows Management with New Agent, Paves Path for Intune Coexistence
Omnissa jettisoned the aging OMA‑DM protocol at its Omnissa ONE 2025 conference, introducing a next‑generation agent‑based architecture that lets IT teams run Workspace ONE alongside Microsoft...
Azure Ships One-Click Kubernetes: AKS Automatic Now Generally Available
Microsoft has flipped the switch on general availability for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic, a fully managed cluster mode that ships with hardened security, autoscaling, and observability...
First Tokenised Fundraise Completed on LSEG’s Azure-Powered Digital Markets Platform
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has officially launched its Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI), a blockchain-powered platform built on Microsoft Azure, and it has already facilitated its...
Azure DevOps Lifecycle Shifts Drive 2025 Tooling Overhaul: GitOps, AI Rollbacks Lead the Pack
Microsoft’s recent changes to Azure DevOps—including a 2025 retirement of its OAuth platform and a signaled lifecycle transition for on-premises components—have accelerated evaluations of...
Monotch TLEX Interchange Hits Azure Marketplace, Promising Rapid C-ITS Data Exchange
Monotch has listed its TLEX® Interchange engine on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, giving transport agencies and integrators a packaged, cloud-native way to deploy and scale C-ITS data exchange...
How the Czech Republic Built an AI Welfare Assistant on Azure That Now Serves 100K a Month
More than 100,000 Czech citizens each month now file benefit claims, check payment status, and ask questions of an AI assistant named Eva — all through a single cloud-based portal called Jenda....
Nutanix Named Leader in 2025 Gartner MQ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure—But What Does It Mean for IT Teams?
Nutanix has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure, marking its third appearance and second consecutive leadership position in the report. The...
Microsoft’s Open Source Journey: From Linux Kernel Contributions to Powering ChatGPT and Microsoft 365
Microsoft, once a skeptic of open source, now runs its most demanding workloads on it—including the nearly 700-million-user ChatGPT service and the containerized backbone of Microsoft 365. The...