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OpenAI unveils subscription plan for ChatGPT

OpenAI unveils subscription plan for ChatGPT

US$20 a month for priority access.
Juha Saarinen Feb 2 2023, 9:16AM Tech
Microsoft cloud outage hits users around the world

Microsoft cloud outage hits users around the world

All services recovered after a network fault struck Azure.
Akriti Sharma Jan 26 2023, 11:16AM Business
Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up

Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up

Committed to building Azure into an AI supercomputer for the world.
Jeffrey Dastin Jan 24 2023, 5:41AM Business
Microsoft to shed 10,000 jobs

Microsoft to shed 10,000 jobs

As cloud customers reassess their spending in recession.
Jeffrey Dastin and Yuvraj Malik Jan 19 2023, 6:08AM Business
Microsoft Azure vulnerabilities could have led to data breaches

Microsoft Azure vulnerabilities could have led to data breaches

Server Side Request Forgery bugs found by researchers.
Kyle Alspach Jan 18 2023, 8:33AM Business
Microsoft makes Azure OpenAI Service generally available

Microsoft makes Azure OpenAI Service generally available

ChatGPT conversational AI waiting in the wings.
Juha Saarinen Jan 17 2023, 3:21PM Service Providers
Microsoft mulls US$10 billion OpenAI investment: report

Microsoft mulls US$10 billion OpenAI investment: report

Values ChatGPT owner at US$29 billion.
Staff Writer Jan 11 2023, 10:10AM Business
Oracle Q2 earnings up on 'exploding' AI, ML demand

Oracle Q2 earnings up on 'exploding' AI, ML demand

Beats analysts' estimates.
Wade Tyler Millward Dec 14 2022, 3:38PM Business
Microsoft invests US$2 billion in London Stock Exchange cloud deal

Microsoft invests US$2 billion in London Stock Exchange cloud deal

Sparking regulatory concern.
Huw Jones Dec 13 2022, 7:05AM Business
PGG Wrightson deploys IoT vaccine temp monitoring solution

PGG Wrightson deploys IoT vaccine temp monitoring solution

Using Spark tech.
Juha Saarinen Dec 12 2022, 11:25AM Service Providers
Microsoft unites Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop units

Microsoft unites Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop units

Under Scott Manchester, a 21-year Microsoft veteran.
Wade Tyler Millward Nov 23 2022, 7:44AM Business
VAST Data picked to protect Plan B data centres

VAST Data picked to protect Plan B data centres

To ensure all-Flash managed facilities remain operational.
Juha Saarinen Nov 21 2022, 2:58PM Business
Gartner: ‘cloud migration is not stopping’ in 2023

Gartner: ‘cloud migration is not stopping’ in 2023

Expects total worldwide spending to reach a record US$592 billion.
Mark Haranas Nov 5 2022, 11:06AM Business
Microsoft taps cloud strength to beat revenue estimates

Microsoft taps cloud strength to beat revenue estimates

Diverse portfolio cushions company in economic slowdown.
Staff Writers Oct 26 2022, 9:55AM Business
Microsoft revenue forecast under threat from PC market slump

Microsoft revenue forecast under threat from PC market slump

Strong US dollar adds to earnings woes.
Yuvraj Malik Oct 25 2022, 9:35AM Business
Nutanix partners rejoice: bare metal on Azure ‘strategically, a great thing’

Nutanix partners rejoice: bare metal on Azure ‘strategically, a great thing’

Gives opportunities to win deals within the second largest public cloud.
O’Ryan Johnson Oct 22 2022, 7:43AM Business
Microsoft adds Availability Zone capability to Azure Auckland

Microsoft adds Availability Zone capability to Azure Auckland

Resilience against IT failures and natural disasters promised.
Juha Saarinen Oct 17 2022, 6:18PM Service Providers
Kyndryl brings mainframe modernisation to Azure Stack, Google

Kyndryl brings mainframe modernisation to Azure Stack, Google

Wants to help customers run or migrate their mainframe workloads to public clouds.
Joseph F. Kovar Oct 14 2022, 2:29PM Business
Microsoft Cloud Partner Program launches

Microsoft Cloud Partner Program launches

Interview with vice president Julie Sanford.
Wade Tyler Millward , Staff Writers Oct 5 2022, 8:51AM Business
‘Severe’ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure #AttachMe vulnerability fixed

‘Severe’ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure #AttachMe vulnerability fixed

Cybersecurity firm Wiz disclosed it had discovered yet another major vulnerability.
Jay Fitzgerald , Staff Writers Sep 21 2022, 9:24AM Business