This is a three-part blog post series about how organizations are using Azure Cosmos DB to meet real world needs, and the difference it’s making to them. In this post (part 1 of 3), we explore the challenges Skype faced that led them to take action. In part 2, we’ll examine how Skype implemented Azure […]
Archives for 2019
The Internet of Things: Managing the influx of data
The Internet of Things (IoT) has brought about radical transformations across a range of industries over recent years, for instance optimising fleet management to improving crop production in agriculture. Yet, says Collibra’s CTO and co-founder, Stijn Christiaens, there is a common thread that lies at the heart of all these business transformations: the importance of […]
For cross-border payments, half the journey is getting there
Share this post: At some point during a recent 27-hour journey to Singapore I had a realization: Singapore is long way from home and not somewhere you get to by accident from Texas. That might sound rather obvious to anyone with a map, but sometimes experience is the best teacher. The experience of getting from […]
Azure Stack IaaS – part seven
It takes a team Most apps get delivered by a team. When your team delivers the app through virtual machine (VMs), it is important to coordinate efforts. Born in the cloud to serve teams from all over the world, Azure and Azure Stack have some handy capabilities to help you coordinate VM operations across your […]
Azure AI does that?
Five examples of how Azure AI is driving innovation Whether you’re just starting off in tech, building, managing, or deploying apps, gathering and analyzing data, or solving global issues —anyone can benefit from using cloud technology. Below we’ve gathered five cool examples of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) to showcase how you can be a catalyst […]
The installed base of wireless IoT devices in the oil and gas industry reached 1.3 million in 2018
According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of devices featuring cellular or satellite connectivity deployed in oil and gas applications amounted to 1.3 million at the end of 2018. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8 percent, this number is expected to reach 1.9 […]
Azure Security Center exposes crypto miner campaign
Azure Security Center discovered a new cryptocurrency mining operation on Azure customer resources.This operation takes advantage of an old version of known open source CMS, with a known RCE vulnerability (CVE-2018-7600) as the entry point, and then after using the CRON utility for persistency, it mines “Monero” cryptocurrency using a new compiled binary of the […]
Introducing the App Service Migration Assistant for ASP.NET applications
This blog post was co-authored by Nitasha Verma, Principal Group Enginnering Manager, Azure App Service. In June 2018, we released the App Service Migration Assessment Tool. The Assessment Tool was designed to help customers quickly and easily assess whether a site could be moved to Azure App Service by scanning an externally accessible (HTTP) endpoint. Today […]
Big Data Paves The Way For Fantastic New Social Listening Tools
Big data is playing a more important role than ever in fine-tuning the relationship between customers and brands. It gives brands better insights into their customer behavior, which helps them reach them more effectively. Social listening tools are a prime example of this application. The Complex Role Between Big Data and Social Listening Tools Social […]
Data Analytics Helps Property Management Companies Join The 21st Century
A growing number of property management companies around the world are recognizing the benefits of data analytics. Analytics is a necessary element of any digital marketing strategy. Analyzing data patterns and trends is key to ensuring a company reaches the right customers and targets people in the right way. The property industry is one of […]