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Windows 8.1 AKA “Blue” to Arrive Later this Year
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – The still very young yet somewhat struggling Windows 8 operating system will soon evolve. Initially codenamed “Windows Blue,” Windows update 8.1 will arrive sometime later this year via the Windows Store. Microsoft’s Tami Reller made the...

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Microsoft’s Azure Closer to Competing with AWS
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – If you didn’t think Amazon was close to challenging Microsoft in the cloud arena, think again. According to a Bloomberg.com report on Monday, the company’s Windows Azure topped $1 billion in annual sales, a first for...

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Microsoft Battles AWS with IaaS Azure Offering
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Microsoft appears ready to take on Amazon Web Services in the area of IaaS cloud hosting. On Tuesday, the Windows-maker unveiled Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, something the company says “makes it possible for customers to move...

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Layered Tech Recognized by Microsoft
Thursday, April 11th, 2013THN News  
PRESS RELEASE (The Hosting News) – Layered Tech, a global provider of secure and compliant managed hosting and cloud services, has been named Microsoft’s U.S. Federal Government Dynamics Partner of the Year for 2013. The award honors Layered Tech’s use of Microsoft technology...

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Temperature Spike Hits Microsoft Data Center
Thursday, March 14th, 2013THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Problems plagued Microsoft email platforms including Outlook.com and Hotmail on Tuesday as many were unable to access the services. Microsoft followed up on Wednesday, providing a post mortem of the issue – blaming it on a...

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Facebook Invests in Ads with Atlas Buy
Friday, March 1st, 2013THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Following a high profile buy of Instagram last year, Facebook on Thursday continued expanding its portfolio, announcing that it would acquire Microsoft’s Atlas Advertiser Suite. The social network, meanwhile, explained the reasoning behind the bid in...

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Microsoft Ups its Coolness Factor
Thursday, February 21st, 2013THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Has Microsoft been successful with upping its coolness? That appears to be the case, at least in the opinions of those aged 18 to 29. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll made available Thursday, a little under...

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ZNet Achieves Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency
Monday, February 4th, 2013THN News  
PRESS RELEASE (The Hosting News) – ZNet, a leading hosting solutions provider, today announced it has attained a Microsoft Gold Hosting competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment and distinguishing itself within the top...

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Cloud is Now Hiring but One Problem…
Wednesday, December 26th, 2012THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – The cloud market has plenty of open job opportunities. Just one problem: Many lack the required training. According to the International Data Corporation, 28% of unfilled IT spots are related to cloud, accounting for a total...

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Microsoft Announces Surprise Departure of Sinofsky
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012THN News  
NEWS (The Hosting News) – Fresh off the release of its Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft on Monday announced a significant leadership change marking the departure of one of its most high profile employees. Windows President Steven Sinofsky is no longer...

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