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Microsoft, Oracle, and others are working together on Vaccination Credential Initiative
Microsoft has partnered with Oracle, Salesforce, and other health and tech companies to work together on a Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) to enable people to access COVID-19 vaccination records on their smartphones. The digital passwords will make it easier for users to demonstrate their vaccination status for travel work and other activities.
Zoom chooses Oracle over Azure or AWS as new cloud provider
Zoom has announced a partnership with Oracle to leverage the security and scalability of its Cloud Infrastructure service. The platform has quickly completed the deployment process for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Amazon seeks 'preliminary injunction' against Microsoft and DoD JEDI contract
Amazon could effectively put a halt on Microsoft's scheduled contracted work on February 11, 2020.
Amazon protests JEDI defense contract award to Microsoft, wants to "shine a light" on decision
With Microsoft emerging the winner of the JEDI contract after months of controversial jockeying by companies, lawsuits and governmental scrutiny, it now seems some of those losers still have issues with the outcome.
Review of the Pentagon's JEDI contract hits internal watchdog's desk weeks before planned winner announcement
The office is currently reviewing claims of potential ethics concerns regarding the JEDI contract worth $10 billion.
President Trump's new Secretary of Defense moves quick to review Pentagon's JEDI contract
With President Trump possibly looking to settle a personal grievance with Amazon and AWS owner Jeff Bezo's, the company may have found itself an unintentional guardian angle in the process.
DoD win against Oracle puts focus back on Microsoft in race for $10 billion JEDI contract
Today's outcome should clear the runway for the DoD to choose between Microsoft or Amazon as their next provider of cloud-based analytics, tactical and military deployment measures.
Microsoft continues to sell Azure to competitors, this time with Oracle partnership
Microsoft has just announced a partnership with Oracle to enable cloud interoperability between the tech giant's Azure and Oracle Cloud.
Microsoft and Amazon now the last two companies in the race for Pentagon’s JEDI contract
The pool of competitors for the Pentagon's highly touted JEDI contract got a bit smaller last week as the field of bids has narrowed to just Amazon and Microsoft.
Top tech executives to gather at the White House today
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella will join other top tech executives from Google, IBM, Qualcomm and Oracle in a white meeting to discuss issues such as improving jobs and the economy that has become reliant on the tech industry.
Microsoft joins Amazon, Google, IBM to support healthcare data interoperability
Yesterday, at the CMS Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference in Washington, DC, the Redmond giant along with Amazon, Google, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce released a shared statement to announce a joint effort to support healthcare interoperability.
Microsoft, GitHub and the price behind open source
In a less tribalistic reality, Microsoft's rather substantial acquisition of GitHub should be seen as a move made by CEO and co-founder Chris Wanswrath to seemingly ensure the longevity of an open source developer community.
Synergy Research: Microsoft outranks Salesforce as the leading Software as a Service provider
Microsoft has finally surpassed Salesforce to become the leading Software as a Service provider.
Who is Judson Althoff, Microsoft's Kevin Turner replacement?
With Turner’s impending absence from the position nearing, it’s incumbent upon Microsoft brass to fill the position with a competent, results-driven and confidence inspiring replacement.
Meet Judson Althoff.