Developers who rely on Oracle databases rather than SQL Server now have the option to use Microsoft's cloud architecture. Microsoft and Oracle have released previews of virtual machine (VM) images ...

Starting this week, Microsoft customers can use the Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) to virtualize a Windows 11 preview desktop on Azure virtual machines. "Azure Virtual ...

Up until this week, running Windows client in a Windows Azure virtual machine (VM) was pretty much a big no-no. Microsoft's licensing police frowned on the practice other than in cases of running ...

Previews of virtual machine (VM) images that enable Oracle workloads to run on Windows Azure are now available from Oracle and Microsoft. To run the images, users need to have a Windows Azure account ...

A new Windows version for multiple users was spotted last month, and now we know what it’s for: Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a new service providing multi-user remote desktop and VDI in the Azure ...

Last month we looked at how to set up nested VMs in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016. Azure, of course, runs on Hyper-V and some regions already have some of their hosts upgraded to Windows Server 2016.

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Microsoft and Oracle have released previews of virtual machine (VM) images that enable Oracle workloads to run on Windows Azure. To run the images, users need to have a Windows Azure account and they ...

Microsoft today announced the "general availability" of its Accelerated Networking technology for Azure virtual machines, which is available for use with both Linux- and Windows-based VMs. General ...

As remote work became the default for many companies during the pandemic, it’s maybe no surprise that services like Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop, which gives users access to a fully managed ...