Supercomputers are becoming another cloud service. Here's what it meansDesigning for the usual cloud workloads isn't the same as designing for high performance computing: Azure is trying to achieve both.August 2, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Data centres vs weather: Greener solar panels for Azure in Arizona, but snow elsewhereMaking solar panels more efficiently and using much less water is part of greening the cloud.June 28, 2021 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
How to get legacy Edge back on Windows 10If your PC got upgraded to the Chromium-based Edge browser but you still need (or just want) to use legacy Edge, you can get it back - but not for much longer.August 10, 2020 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Tools and Weapons, book review: Tech companies, governments and smart regulationTechnology is increasingly behind both global crises and breakthroughs, obliging the companies that create it to take responsibility for security, privacy and the impact of social networks and AI. That needs to go hand-in-hand with intelligent regulation says Microsoft.September 24, 2019 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Windows Server 2019 review: A solid foundation for future data centre developmentsWindows Server 2019 brings key improvements to infrastructure roles, hyperconverged solutions and Azure integration.December 3, 2018 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
The ethics lessons will continue until morality improvesDeveloper conferences like Build are exactly the right place to talk about the responsibility of building AI.May 11, 2018 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Kinect, Xbox and Windows 10: Why accessibility mattersThe demise of Kinect is a worrying change in the options for how we can interact with our devices.October 27, 2017 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Windows Story Remix and OneDrive Files on Demand: We want things to work, Microsoft wants them to be specialMore communication would make waiting for beloved features to return less painful for users. But when placeholders finally do come back, they're designed to last.May 16, 2017 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Hands on with the Surface Book: Gorgeous, unique -- but maybe not for meEight months on from the original release, how does this diehard Windows 8.1 fan feel about Microsoft's new OS and signature PC?March 21, 2016 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft
Office Sway, First Take: Digital storytelling, Microsoft-styleSway doesn't replace PowerPoint: it lets you create interactive, dynamic stories that you can use for training, newsletters, brochures, and even presentations.August 19, 2015 by Mary Branscombe in Microsoft