Back when Microsoft first launched Azure’s virtual machines, there were only a handful of default server sizes you could use. The question you had to ask yourself then was a simple one: Is there a ...

When multiple workloads lift off into the cloud, administrators can maintain control over these critical virtual machines by sidestepping the admin portal. Azure PowerShell cmdlets help speed up the ...

Everything you need to know about how to select, deploy, optimize and more when it comes to managing your virtual machines in Microsoft Azure. In last month's column I covered the basic step-by-step ...

Microsoft has a long history of turning its internal tools into products, especially as part of Azure. That’s not surprising: The company is building and running the same cloud-native applications as ...

Targeted at workloads with variable compute demands, Azure B-series VMs offer more flexible -- or, according to Microsoft, "burstable" -- CPU performance. And while this VM type is cost-effective for ...

Here's a look at how the cloud leaders stack up, the hybrid market, and the SaaS players that run your company as well as their latest strategic moves. Read now Microsoft last week made available a ...

It's been a long time coming, but Microsoft is making available a preview of Azure VMs supporting Arm-based processors from Ampere. “We are now supporting Arm on Azure as well. This has been a long ...

The partnership with Intel allows for hardware-enforced security and confidentiality on 4th Gen Xeon processors. Organizations using Microsoft Azure will have access to confidential virtual machines ...

Microsoft announced the general availability of hotpatching for Windows Server Azure Edition core virtual machines allowing admins to install Windows security updates on supported VMs without ...

Following a preview in April, Microsoft this morning announced the general availability of virtual machines (VMs) on Azure featuring the Ampere Altra, a processor based on the Arm architecture. The ...

Microsoft has expanded its confidential computing offering and now allows Azure cloud computing service customers to create hardware isolated virtual machines (aka confidential VMs) with Ephemeral OS ...