Hacker News with Generative AI: Microsoft Azure

Google and AWS say it's too hard for customers to use Linux to dodge Azure (theregister.com)
When moving to the cloud, companies with significant investments in Microsoft infrastructure wares simply can't afford to rewrite everything for Linux, so they end up migrating to Azure to dodge the markups Redmond charges for running its server software in competitors' clouds.

Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Linux, Google Cloud

7 points by rntn 9 days ago | 0 comments

AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed (theregister.com)
AWS estimates that half of the workloads Microsoft enterprise customers run on Azure would migrate to its own datacenters if only the licensing costs of doing so were not prohibitively high and a competitive deterrent.

Cloud Computing, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Licensing Costs, Enterprise

5 points by pseudolus 9 days ago | 4 comments

AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed (theregister.com)
AWS estimates that half of the workloads Microsoft enterprise customers run on Azure would migrate to its own datacenters if only the licensing costs of doing so were not prohibitively high and a competitive deterrent.

Cloud Computing, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Licensing Costs, Competition

4 points by LinuxBender 10 days ago | 0 comments

Oasis Security Research Team Discovers Microsoft Azure MFA Bypass (oasis.security)
Oasis Security's research team uncovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) implementation, allowing attackers to bypass it and gain unauthorized access to the user’s account, including Outlook emails, OneDrive files, Teams chats, Azure Cloud, and more. Microsoft has more than 400 million paid Office 365 seats, making the consequences of this vulnerability far-reaching.

Cybersecurity, Microsoft Azure, MFA, Vulnerabilities, Cloud Security

33 points by doener 135 days ago | 43 comments

Hacked TP-Link routers used in years-long account takeover attacks (arstechnica.com)
Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government are using a botnet of thousands of routers, cameras, and other Internet-connected devices to perform highly evasive password spray attacks against users of Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, the company warned Thursday.

Cybersecurity, Botnets, Cloud Security, Microsoft Azure, Government Hacking

14 points by crazydoggers 175 days ago | 0 comments

Linux Use on Microsoft Azure Crosses 60%, AlmaLinux Now an Endorsed Distro (phoronix.com)
Microsoft announced today that AlmaLinux has become an endorsed Linux distribution in Azure.

Linux, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, AlmaLinux

4 points by mikece 178 days ago | 0 comments

It is hard to recommend Google Cloud (ashishb.net)
I strongly believe Google Cloud is a superior product to both AWS and Microsoft Azure.

Cloud Computing, Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure

243 points by todsacerdoti 216 days ago | 171 comments

Try Out OpenAI O1 in GitHub Copilot and Models (github.blog)
Starting today, we’re opening a preview to give developers an opportunity to test OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini, hosted on Azure, in both GitHub Copilot and Models.

Generative AI, Software, Open Source, GitHub, Microsoft Azure

5 points by denysvitali 218 days ago | 0 comments

Microsoft Azure outage takes down services across North America (bleepingcomputer.com)

Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Service Outages, North America

6 points by frays 263 days ago | 1 comments

Microsoft Azure Network Outage (twitter.com)

Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Network Outage

10 points by tamiral 270 days ago | 1 comments

BitLocker recovery in Microsoft Azure [pdf] (crowdstrike.com)

Security, Cloud Computing, Encryption, Microsoft Azure

11 points by Topfi 279 days ago | 0 comments

Multiple airlines disrupted due to Microsoft Azure outage (nytimes.com)

Microsoft Azure, Technology, Airlines, Cloud Computing, Outages

371 points by panarky 281 days ago | 121 comments

OpenAI Selects Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Extend Microsoft Azure AI Platform (oracle.com)

OpenAI, Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Microsoft Azure, Oracle

56 points by tosh 318 days ago | 75 comments