When enterprises consider migrating their IT infrastructure to the cloud, those heavily invested in Microsoft technologies face a uniquely complex challenge. The expectation that migrating Microsoft server applications—such as Windows Server and SQL Server—to cloud platforms other than...
When enterprises contemplate moving their substantial IT operations and applications to the cloud, those heavily invested in Microsoft ecosystems face a very challenging dilemma. The practical realities of migrating complex Windows Server and SQL Server workloads swiftly confront IT...
Microsoft's response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the regulator's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing is robust and critical. Microsoft calls the CMA's intervention "extraordinary and unprecedented," emphasizing that no other software provider...
The ongoing dispute between Microsoft and the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlights the intense scrutiny cloud computing giants face over software licensing practices and market competition. At the heart of the controversy is Microsoft's licensing policy for its software—like...
Microsoft's licensing practices relating to the deployment of its software on competing cloud platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud continue to raise substantial competitive concerns, especially highlighted by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation. The crux of the issue...