A useful new page on Microsoft Learn, Microsoft Cloud for Developers, to learn how to integrate services across the Microsoft Cloud with tutorials, videos, code samples, documentation and more.
Yep, that about sums it up why I don't trust #cloud services: They are build around vendor lock-in, so you can't have a backup plan, have to hope that they do, which they don't, because the system is too large/complex to test.
U.K. regulators said they're seeking to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard over cloud concerns. This comes a day after a U.K. bill was proposed to boost digital competition.
‘#Cloud is a long and exciting journey, says Alphabet boss Sundar #Pichai. It is certainly an expensive one. #Google’s determination to take market share from rivals #Amazon and #Microsoft led the unit to report operating losses of nearly $3bn on $26bn of revenues last year. Newfound profits in 2023 do not mean this dynamic has changed for good.’ https://on.ft.com/3L9thoq
‘On a call with investors #Microsoft executives said its #AI capabilities were not a big driver for last quarter, but chief executive Satya #Nadella said the company was now “having conversations we never had” with clients keen to leverage AI. Microsoft was particularly well positioned at the “very start” of a new cycle, Nadella added.’ #cloud https://on.ft.com/441tGlD