Microsoft to face competition probe in South Africa

by Speedinet | Apr 5, 2024 | Azure, Cloud computing, Competition Commission, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft South Africa, News, Sections

Microsoft’s Azure cloud business is set to be hit by a formal complaint from South African competition watchdogs.

Multiple subsea cable breaks causing internet chaos in South Africa

by Speedinet | Mar 14, 2024 | Ace, Ace cable, Azure, Equiano, Google, Internet and connectivity, MainOne, Microsoft, Microsoft South Africa, News, Sat-3, Sections, Vodacom, Wacs

Widespread problems were affecting the internet in South Africa on Thursday due to multiple undersea cable breaks.

TomTom and Microsoft are teaming up to bring (more) AI to your car

by admin | Dec 21, 2023 | AI, Azure, LLM, Microsoft, Motoring News, News, Other Tech News, TomTom

Do you know what the world needs more of this morning? That’s right — AI. TomTom and Microsoft announced a partnership that’ll bring artificial intelligence to cars. Possibly because TomTom misses being inside your vehicle. Specifically, TomTom’s announcement promises...

Microsoft gaining ground in cloud race with AWS, Google

by Speedinet | Oct 27, 2023 | Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Andy Jassy, AWS, Azure, Cloud computing, Google, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, News, Satya Nadella, Sections, Stefan Slowinski

Microsoft is pulling ahead of its chief rivals, Amazon.com and Google, in the burgeoning cloud services market.

Google’s pain is Microsoft’s gain

by Speedinet | Oct 25, 2023 | Azure, Cloud computing, Google, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Ruth Porat, Sections, World

Google’s cloud business crawled to its slowest in at least 11 quarters, even as sales at Microsoft’s cloud unit boomed.

Accelerate digital transformation with Vodacom Business and Microsoft Azure

by admin | Jul 14, 2023 | Azure, Industry News, Microsoft, News, sponsored, Sponsored Post, Vodacom, Vodacom Business

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organisations are increasingly turning to cloud computing solutions to drive innovation, enhance scalability, and optimise operational efficiency. When it comes to harnessing the power of the cloud, Microsoft Azure...