Tag: cloud

Microsoft gets earnings boost from ‘cloud’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Microsoft said Thursday profits rose sharply in the past quarter, lifted by gains in its core cloud computing operations for the business. The tech giant reported earnings were up 35 percent to $7.4 billion in the fiscal third quarter, with revenue rising 16 percent to $26.8 billion. Once the world’s biggest corporation, Microsoft has shifted its focus away from its consumer software to business services using its cloud computing platform […]

Google ‘cloud’ grows with new undersea data cables

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Google on Tuesday said it is adding three new undersea data cables as it continues to bulk up its ability to power cloud services around the world. The US internet behemoth has spent $30 billion improving its infrastructure during the past three years and “we’re not done yet,” according to cloud platform vice president Ben Treynor Sloss. Fast, reliable internet connections have become imperative as games, social networks, television, […]