Microsoft Opens “Cloud Germany” with 2 New DCs — Azure und 365 über alles [updated]

Microsoft Cloud Germany

Microsoft’s cloud: ready for Germany. Two new data centers now open for Azure IaaS/PaaS, with Office and Dynamics SaaS coming soon. Germany is well known for its strict data-privacy laws. And it’s one of the largest economies in the European Union. So it was a sensible location choice after the UK DCs opened earlier this month…

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Microsoft Usurps Oracle and Salesforce.com — Inks Huge Dynamics Deal at HP Inc

Microsoft Dynamics at HP; beats Oracle and Salesforce.com

HP buys 26,500 seats of Microsoft Dynamics, displacing Salesforce and Oracle. It’s a huge deal, cementing Microsoft as the SaaS leader, according to analysts. As goes SaaS, so goes IaaS and PaaS? Scott Guthrie certainly thinks so, arguing that only Amazon stands between Microsoft and the cloud top spot. Who’d a thunk it, just a few years ago?

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