Cloud Computing

ChatGPT has rapidly ushered AI into mainstream technology in a big way. Launched in November of 2022, ChatGPT has already garnered millions of users with its natural language AI-based responses to a huge variety of queries that range from writing term papers, articles, and software to answering emails, creating song lyrics, and even debugging many…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Office 365 Government Secret service. The new cloud SKU supports Impact Level 6 (IL6) and helps to meet the security and compliance requirements of the US government agencies and partners that manage classified data. Microsoft first unveiled Office 365 Government Secret back in March 2022. At that…

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is a software-defined infrastructure that virtualizes and packages all the components of a conventional data center including network, storage, and computing resources. Hyperconverged infrastructure platforms allow businesses to virtualize servers, storage, and underlying networks and implement a software-driven control of their IT environment. In this article, we’ll look at the top 5…

Further fueling fears of a coming recession, Amazon has announced that it was laying off 18,000 of its employees. The 18,000 layoffs represent roughly 6 percent of Amazon’s workforce. Amazon, headquartered in Seattle, is the second largest employer in the US behind Walmart. The online retailer employs 1.5 million people globally. Most of the cuts…

Google Drive is a popular cloud-based storage platform. It offers file-sharing and synchronization features that help users create, manage, and share documents across apps such as Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. In this guide, I’ll explain how to install Google Drive for desktop, and how to pause or check the sync status on a Windows…

Autodesk Drive is a cloud storage platform that allows individuals and small teams to collaborate on design data in the cloud. In this article, we’ll detail how Autodesk Drive works and how to get started with the popular storage and collaboration tool. Autodesk Drive is available on the web, but there’s also an Autodesk Desktop…

Microsoft has announced a new EU Data Boundary plan for its cloud services. Starting in January 2023, the new data localization offering will allow public sector and commercial customers to store and process customer data within the European Union (EU). Microsoft first announced its plans to launch the EU Data Boundary initiative back in May…

A first look at Microsoft Azure’s new cross-platform hybrid management service, Azure Arc.

During its latest Ignite 2022 conference for IT pros in October, Microsoft announced the public preview for Azure Jumpstart HCIBox, as well as Azure Jumpstart ArcBox for DataOps. In this article, I’ll be explaining what these new products are for, and I’ll also guide you to the required resources to get you started with them….

Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Lumenisity, a UK-based maker of hollow core fiber (HCF) cable for global networking infrastructure. The company plans to leverage the HCF technology to bolster its global cloud services infrastructure. Microsoft notes that Lumenisity was founded back in 2017. It’s basically a spin-off of the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at…