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Why Is Microsoft Buying LinkedIn?

Yesterday, Microsoft pulled the trigger on the blockbuster purchase of LinkedIn in an all-cash deal valued at an incredible $26.2 billion. This isn’t just Microsoft’s biggest acquisition ever, it’s one of the biggest tech acquisitions of all time. And it raises plenty of questions.

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Implementing Azure User Defined Routing

In this post I will show you how to create a route table and routes, and associate that route table to virtual subnets.

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Implementing Azure Routing Using PowerShell

In this post I will show you how use PowerShell to create a route table and routes, and associate that route table to virtual subnets.

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Create a GitHub Repository

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to create a repo in GitHub that you can use with Azure DevTest Labs. As we move more towards using declarative configuration technologies like Azure Resource Manager (ARM), PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), and in the not too distant future Azure Stack for Windows Server 2016,…

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Understanding the Azure Resource Manager Load Balancer

Learn how Azure Resource Manager (ARM) uses a virtual load balancer in the Azure fabric to implement NAT rules for Azure virtual machines.

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Microsoft Establishes Its Own Venture Capital Group

In a bid to counter the Silicon Valley-centric nature of tech venture capital, Microsoft has created its own venture group. Dubbed Microsoft Ventures, this group will identify strategic and financial investments much earlier than has been the case so far, and will focus largely on cloud technologies.

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Enterprise Agenda: Best Practices for Building Your Available Datacenter

Knowing the best practices of any industry can help you avoid common pitfalls and in this edition of the Enterprise Agenda, we take a look at the best practices for data centers.

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Microsoft Awards 12 Affordable Access Initiative Grants

Microsoft announced this week that has awarded 12 recipients with Affordable Access Initiative grants so that they can help bring affordable Internet access to underserved markets around the world. And in doing so, the software giant is taking a decidedly different approach than its competitors.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: May 20

Because Google is apparently taking over the world, this edition of Short Takes focuses on Microsoft’s Bing Concierge Bot, two weeks of Google v. Oracle at trial, Google claims that Chromebooks outsold Macs in the US in Q1, Google appeals French order to take “right to be forgotten” worldwide, Google patents fly paper for pedestrians.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: May 13

Because the PC market is shrinking and I feel fine, this edition of Short Takes focuses on Google’s fear of Microsoft smart phones, Windows 10 Mobile is always behind, Microsoft expanding its Ireland-based datacenters, Facebook is accused of liberal bias, and Apple has invested $1 billion in a Chinese Uber competitor.

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