Microsoft launches a new business-intelligence labs site
Following in the footsteps of a number of other active (and not so active) labs sites, Microsoft's BI (business intelligence) Labs quietly opened its virtual doors in April.
Following in the footsteps of a number of other active (and not so active) labs sites, Microsoft's BI (business intelligence) Labs quietly opened its virtual doors in April.
Microsoft is continuing to move some of its SQL Server capabilities to the cloud and turn them into services. The latest: Complex event processing, a capability that's codenamed "Austin."
What the heck has going on with Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) platform this week?
It's only Monday, but the week is starting off with some finished -- and unfinished -- Microsoft vs. Google business.
Microsoft has committed publicly to use ARM chips in machines that will be running cloud services in its own datacenters before year-end.
The Server and Tools business at Microsoft is the division responsible for both Microsoft's public and private cloud platforms. Bob Muglia, the president of that division, is keynoting the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) on April 20. A Cliff Notes version of Muglia's talking points already is posted on the System Center team blog
On November 10, Microsoft announced the latest Oslo shift: Oslo's three main remaining components are going to be be renamed "SQL Server Modeling" and be folded into some future release of Microsoft's database.
When Microsoft first disclosed its plans for "Kilimanjaro" (SQL Server 2008 R2), officials also made mention of a related project, codenamed "Madison." On May 11, Microsoft announced a first Community Technology Preview (CTP) for Madison is now slated for July.
During an appearance at the Citi Global Technology Conference on September 4, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell faced the same question that he's been answering for months: What is Microsoft's online strategy now that the company has decided against buying Yahoo?
In a move reminiscent of its "Get the Facts" anti-Linux campaign, Microsoft is waging war on VMware with a customer-focused Web site that provides the Redmondian spin on how its products stack up against the competition.