Uses its Arm-based Ampere Altra

Microsoft announced the general availability of virtual machines (VMs) on Azure featuring the Ampere Altra, a processor based on the Arm architecture. 

First cloud provider to manage it

Microsoft Ampere Altra-based Azure servers are now Arm SystemReady SR certified making them the first cloud solution provider (CSP) server to do so.

Virtually

Microsoft has announced a preview of Arm support on Azure virtual machines thanks to its work with Ampere Computing.

Vole communes with its inner source to confirm the problem 

Microsoft says they are investigating claims that the Lapsus$ data extortion hacking group breached their internal Azure DevOps source code repositories and stolen data.

New King of the Public Cloud adoption

Microsoft Azure has nosed ahead of AWS in the public cloud adoption stakes.

Record profits

Software King of the World Microsoft reassured investors that its cloud business was growing after it reported less-than-stellar growth in its cloud business.

NotLegit flaw found by Wiz

Microsoft has notified earlier this month a select group of Azure customers impacted by a recently discovered bug that exposed the source code of their Azure web apps since at least September 2017.

Azure cloud-computing platform for cars

Microsoft is joining GM, Honda and others in a $2 billion investment round in Cruise to help commercialise its self-driving cars.

Shares down two percent

Microsoft flagship cloud computing business Azure reported quarterly sales growth of under 50 percent for the first time ever on Wednesday, sending Vole’s shares down two percent.

Remote computing enthuses Wall Street

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street have pushed up the value of Microsoft shares by a third, thinking that the pandemic-induced shift to more remote computing will boost its business.