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The Surface launch | Dec 4 2013 | Qatar
Text: Meet the new Surface, the one device for your everyday use, at work and at home. Surface tablets let you work the way you always have, with the tools and applications you’re used to, allowing...
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Cloud OS Boot Camp | Doha | Dec 10-11
You are invited. Microsoft’s hybrid cloud approach allows IT to get all the benefits of scale, speed, and agility while still protecting existing investments. Please join us for our upcoming Cloud OS...
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Windows Azure Deep Dive training: January 27-31
Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) are running a Windows Azure Deep Dive week this month Jan 27-Jan31. Registration Link:...
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Barracuda Web Application Firewall, Cloud Edition: Now on Windows Azure
Barracuda Networks offers a fully scalable security solution running in Windows Azure to protect services from different types of attacks. For any projects requiring extra security Barracuda Web...
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Windows Azure now validated for PCI-DSS Compliance
Windows Azure has been validated for compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) by an independent Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). The PCI DSS is the global...
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Two new compute-intensive instances on Windows Azure
Two new compute-intensive virtual machine instances have been added on Windows Azure over the weekend. Cloud Services A8 8 virtual cores, 56 GB memory $ 2.45 per hour Cloud Services A9 16 virtual...
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Capture your whiteboard doodles on OneNote
Office Lens is here. From the product blog: Office Lens is an app that’s like having a scanner in your pocket. You can use it to take pictures of things like business cards, restaurant menus, notes on...
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The World’s Greatest Azure Demo
This definitely has to be the world’s greatest Azure demo, at least in my opinion. Check it out at www.worldsgreatestazuredemo.com
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A few things to ask Cortana
With the developer preview release of Windows Phone 8.1, I decided to give it a spin. The first thing that caught my attention was the Notification Center, a much awaited and essential feature....
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Preview of the new Windows Azure portal
I just signed up for the preview of the new Windows Azure portal. The main page showing health status of all of Microsoft’s global datacenters. Check out the new datacenter in Brazil. (Preview)....
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Your face and name will start appearing in Google Ads starting today
I was shocked to read this article on Gizmodo, that states that Google will soon be using people’s names and photos on their ads. This is not unexpected of Google, a company with a rich history...
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Windows Server 2003 End-of-Life
Who remembers Windows Server 2003? Just in case you’re still running Windows Server 2003 – here’s a reminder – Windows Server 2003 will be “end-of-life” on July 14, 2015. Here’s a countdown timer!
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Run SAP applications on Microsoft Azure today!
Microsoft and SAP have teamed up to bring you the best of both worlds, enabling you to take advantage of on-demand resources in the cloud and maximize the value of your Microsoft and SAP investments....
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Run SAP applications on Microsoft Azure today!
Microsoft and SAP have teamed up to bring you the best of both worlds, enabling you to take advantage of on-demand resources in the cloud and maximize the value of your Microsoft and SAP investments....
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VMware still ships Easter Eggs in vSphere!
It is not a new thing from VMware to ship Easter Eggs in their products. Numerous versions of vSphere shipped with those. While that may have been cute in 1995, we live in a very different, very...
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Azure implements stronger encryption to protect customers from ‘Government...
I received a notification on my Azure Management Portal today. It basically said: When I clicked on OK to get more information, here’s what I got: As part of Microsoft’s promise to protecting customer...
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Three Microsoft CEOs take the ice bucket challenge
Let’s watch them all in reverse chronological order of CEO-ship. 1. Satya Nadella (CEO – Feb 2014 to present) Satya Nadella doing it for ALS 2. Steve Ballmer (CEO – Jan 2000 to Feb 2014) Steve...
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Preventing an image in your Outlook signature from pixelating
You’ve probably noticed that Outlook compresses an image you place in your signature when it sends the email, causing loss of quality. However the rate of pixelation varies by image type. Before...
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Why the iPhone 6 is still not ready for business
I have always used Windows Phone. When the iPhone 6 was announced and news surfaced about all the unexplainable excitement and commotion around it, I decided to take a look and see what is it that...
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Metrash2 is now available on Windows Phone
Metrash2 app from the Ministry of Interior, Qatar is now available on Windows Phone. Download it from the Store. Metrash2 is a mobile-based platform to access various e-services offered by the...
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