Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing platform has been gaining steam since its launch to paying customers in February. Just last week it reached 10,000 customers; already, Azure is shaping up to ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of a Basic edition of the Azure Firewall service, which is available at the preview stage. Azure Firewall is Microsoft's "stateful firewall as a service," ...

Microsoft this week announced that Azure Firewall Basic is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage. Azure Firewall Basic is a new product aimed at small-to-medium (SMB) ...

Microsoft is making available to its volume licensing customers, as of September 15, a second paid version of Azure Active Directory. Azure Active Directory Basic, the newest version, sits between ...

At the end of last month, Microsoft execs said they would be adding a new "basic" pricing tier to the company's Azure cloud line-up. On April 21, Microsoft added the Basic option for production sites, ...

Microsoft today previewed its new Azure Portal, which will replace its current Azure management portal over time. This is more than just a redesign. It’s meant to make life for developers quite a bit ...

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Serverless computing might be the flavor of the month, but it’s really nothing new. Developes have been using its underlying technology for a long time now, because it has powered much of the public ...

Microsoft released a new tier for Azure Active Directory on Monday intended for enterprise customers who want to provide their "deskless" employees access to cloud-based software and services. Azure ...

In part 1 of an in-depth look at Microsoft's Windows Azure platform, we survey the cloud computing landscape, and then take the first steps toward developing a cloud application of our very own. Can't ...