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☆ Spanish startups hit Microsoft with complaint over cloud practices
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft was hit with a Spanish startup group's complaint about its cloud practices to the Spanish antitrust regulator on Tuesday, the latest grievance over its fast-growing cloud computing services and which followed a trade group's EU complaint. The Spanish Startup Association, which represents more than 700 startups in Spain, cited a number of allegedly anti-competitive practices by Microsoft in recent years. Microsoft defended its cloud practices. "Microsoft provides choice and flexibility for our customers to switch to another cloud provider at no cost, and our licensing terms enable our customers and other cloud providers to run and offer Microsoft software on every cloud," a spokesperson said. "We will engage with the Spanish Startup Association to learn more about its concerns."

Persons: Carlos Mateo Organizations: Microsoft, Mobile, Amazon, Spanish Startup Association, Operating Systems, Windows, Reuters, Cloud Infrastructure Services, European Commission, Competition, Markets Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Spanish, U.S, Europe

☆ How Microsoft Azure Arc Brings Cloud Solutions to Hybrid Environments
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's why Microsoft is committed to meeting customers wherever they are, with adaptive solutions that bring their data together from the ground to the cloud, with Azure Arc. As of 2023, World Bank had connected about 25% of its SQL Server estate to Azure Arc. Today, World Bank and Microsoft are working together on additional functional elements to improve optimization of Azure Arc. "We've already seen how Azure Arc can make us more efficient and reduce our operating costs. "We've already seen how Azure Arc can make us more efficient and reduce our operating costs.

Persons: it's, Chandra Kala Macha, Kala Macha, It's, We've Organizations: Microsoft, Bank, World Bank, IT, Intel, Technology, QuickAssist, Arc, Insider Studios

☆ Microsoft destroys rival cloud firms' profit margins, Amazon-backed group alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty ImagesMicrosoft was accused Friday of abusing the dominance of its Azure cloud computing unit to squeeze a — and, in some cases, evaporate — the profit margins of rival cloud platforms in Europe. Under those rules, Microsoft required firms to purchase a Software Assurance license and "mobility rights" if they wanted to deploy their Microsoft software on hosted cloud services offered by rival providers. It also formed the basis of an investigation from the European Commission seeking to determine whether Microsoft's cloud practices are anti-competitive. But the growth of the unnamed cloud vendor's profit margins didn't match Microsoft's, and in fact the competing cloud vendor saw their margins fall from a positive mid-twenties percentage in 2018 to double-digit negative profit margins in 2023. The biggest decline in profit margins for this cloud firm occurred in 2019, the same year Microsoft changed its licensing terms to favor licensing software on Azure, the CISPE said.

Persons: Igor Golovniov, Redmond, Brad Smith, CISPE, Frederic Jenny, Jenny Organizations: Ofcom, Microsoft, Getty, European Union, Software Assurance, Google, Italy's, Big Tech, European Commission, CNBC, Amazon, Windows, ESSEC Business School Locations: Europe, CISPE, Washington, Italy's Aruba, Paris

☆ The future of cloud infrastructure
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sponsor Post | Sponsored Microsoft | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That's why "lifting and shifting" existing on-premises SQL Server environments to SQL Server on Azure Virtual machines is a simple, quick, and cost-effective path for companies that are concerned about complex cloud migration for legacy workloads, but need to gain cloud benefits today. Simple path of migration to accelerated performanceSQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is 100% compatible with on-premises SQL Server. Once migrated, teams can leverage their existing SQL Server skills seamlessly — using the same powerful SQL Server they are familiar with, now in the cloud. SQL familiarity with cloud innovationAzure Virtual Machine customers benefit from a comprehensive cloud computing platform with security from the ground up. The use of Azure Virtual Machines made the success of Atrium's Azure ecosystem possible.

Persons: Nic Hopper Organizations: Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine, Intel, Microsoft, Virtual, Atrium Underwriters, Insider Studios Locations: London

☆ Migrate to Innovate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sponsor Post | Sponsored Microsoft | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After evaluating several possible routes, American Airlines' customer hub team chose Microsoft's fully managed database service, Azure SQL Managed Instance. "Azure SQL Managed Instance was the only option that met all our requirements," Jayanta Saha, principal data architect at American Airlines, said. Efficiency, security, and cost optimization with Azure SQL Managed InstanceA fully managed cloud database service like Azure SQL Managed Instance is a critical first step in a business' transformation journey, boosting security and productivity while optimizing costs. Azure SQL Managed Instance enables organizations to take a significant step in their digital transformation journey —modernizing their applications, unlocking new potential, and empowering businesses to turn focus to future growth and innovation. Learn more about Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance, accelerated by Intel.

Persons: Microsoft's, Jayanta Saha, study3 Organizations: Microsoft, American Airlines, IDC, American, Cloud, Intel, Insider Studios Locations: Gartner1, cybersecurity

☆ Microsoft announces custom AI chip that could compete with Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A custom-built rack for the Maia 100 AI Accelerator and its "sidekick" inside a thermal chamber at a Microsoft lab in Redmond, Washington. The first, its Maia 100 artificial intelligence chip, could compete with Nvidia's highly sought-after AI graphics processing units. In addition to designing the Maia chip, Microsoft has devised custom liquid-cooled hardware called Sidekicks that fit in racks right next to racks containing Maia servers. Moving from GPUs to AWS Trainium AI chips can be more complicated than migrating from Intel Xeons to Gravitons, though. WATCH: Nvidia notches tenth straight day of gains, driven by new AI chip announcement

Persons: Maia, Nvidia's, Rani Borkar, Borkar, OpenAI, OpenAI's, We've, they've, Colette Kress, Steve Tuck, Tuck, Graviton, Dave Brown, Brown Organizations: Microsoft, Intel, Google, CNBC, Amazon, Services, Nvidia, AMD, Computer, Companies, SQL, AWS Locations: Redmond , Washington, Seattle, New York, Gravitons

☆ Microsoft profit pops 27% as Azure growth accelerates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft Microsoft shares jumped as much as 5% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software maker issued fiscal first-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates. Here's how the company did:Earnings: $2.99 per share, vs. $2.65 per share as expected by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Microsoft doesn't disclose Azure revenue in dollars. At constant currency, Azure revenue rose 28%, accelerating from 27% in the fiscal fourth quarter. That was up 3% and higher than the $12.85 billion StreetAccount consensus.

Persons: Satya Nadella, StreetAccount Organizations: Microsoft, Washington , D.C, Microsoft Microsoft, Wall, LSEG, Revenue, CNBC, Bing Locations: Washington ,

☆ Microsoft CEO Nadella says he has 'no love' for exclusive deals between game companies and consoles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives to court in San Francisco on June 28, 2023. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Wednesday that he would like to eliminate exclusive arrangements between video games and popular gaming consoles. Microsoft employs the strategy as well for its Xbox, though Nadella said his company is a "low share player in the console market." Regarding exclusive deals, Nadella said "I have no love for that world." The FTC is worried that the tie-up could allow Microsoft to withhold popular games in Activision's library from other consoles or degrade service for those games elsewhere.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Nadella, Sony hasn't, Jim Ryan, he's Organizations: Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Federal Trade, Nintendo, Sony, FTC, Activision, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Linux Locations: San Francisco, California

☆ I'm a Gen Zer who bumped my salary up by 40% with a career pivot to data analytics — and I learned the skills for free on YouTube
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Gen Z worker was unhappy with his job, so he taught himself data analysis and switched careers. Two years ago — when I was 22 — I finally learned what someone with the title of "data analyst" did, while still working that first job. Switching to a career in data analytics changed my lifeIt wasn't costly for me to become a data analyst — and it changed my life. Upon entering the field, I was surprised to find out how many people were able to break into tech through data analytics, without needing a college degree. I used Khan Academy's free SQL course, for instance, one of the major tools for data analytics.

☆ Forget an MBA. This accountant has spent $250 to teach himself how to be a data analyst so he can get a $30,000 raise and buy a house.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Ethan Dodd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jeremy Peer felt stuck at his $60,000 accounting salary but can't afford to go to business school. His SQL data analytics training was only $250, and he's working towards a free Microsoft certification. Now, he's taking online courses to land a higher-paying job in business analytics instead of shelling out tens of thousands of dollars on business school. He started listening to the Degree Free podcast and reading their newsletter and learned that Maruyama got hired after completing a Salesforce certification in just over a month. As an accountant for a Detroit-based distribution firm back in 2019, he saw firsthand the business need for analyzing large data sets.

☆ How self-service data analytics can deliver better business insights more quickly
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Bob Violino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That's exactly what self-service analytics is designed to do. Self-service analytics tools allow business users who are not trained in analytics or data science to perform queries and generate reports on their own, with minimal or no need of support from the IT department. Unfortunately, even with all the advances in products, analytics has not penetrated enterprises as much as it could, Menninger said. Two technical advances are helping improve self-service analytics, Menninger said. "With self-service analytics, we can consume and analyze multiple years of data, compared to previous spreadsheet-based data-wrangling methods that were limited to just 90 days of data."

☆ I'm the senior director of a $5 billion data company — here's how a mix of programming and leadership courses skyrocketed my career since college
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Focusing on hard skills like data analysis as well as management helped me move up in my career. But what really put my career on a rocket ship was taking online courses from platforms like Coursera, edX, and LinkedIn Learning. For anyone looking for a big career jump, here are four lessons I learned from taking online courses — and how to make the most of online learning. Taking management courses helped me advance much faster. Mike CrabtreeBecause of taking online courses, my career advanced very quickly in a short amount of time.

☆ Google offers several low-cost online programs to help you land tech jobs — we tested one of the courses and thought it was better than a grad school class
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Coursera Google IT Support Professional Certificate Learn the skills necessary to apply to entry-level IT jobs, from completing IT support tasks like computer assembly, wireless networking,program installation, troubleshooting, debugging, and customer service. Keep reading to find answers to some FAQs about Google's Coursera professional certificate programs. How much does a Google professional certificate program cost? Is there financial aid available for the certificate program? Coursera Google IT Support Professional Certificate Learn the skills necessary to apply to entry-level IT jobs, from completing IT support tasks like computer assembly, wireless networking,program installation, troubleshooting, debugging, and customer service.

☆ From Python to Rust, these are the top coding languages for landing a gig on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Bianca Chan | Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Coding languages are a foundational element of any tech job, but not all are made equal. Coding languages, like Python and Java, are how humans can communicate with computers by providing a set of instructions for a system to execute. As it turns out, not all programming languages are made equal and some are more relevant to certain corners of Wall Street than others. Insider spoke with recruiters, Wall Street tech execs, and industry insiders, and analyzed job postings to get the low down on in-demand skill sets. Here are the top coding languages to know to land a tech job on Wall Street.

☆ Laid off from your tech job? Here's what you need to do to boost your chance of getting hired
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Pooja Chhabria Career expert, LinkedInThis makes for a tight labor market that is "flooded with unemployed professionals and qualified candidates," she added. Time is of the essenceThe good news is that there are still tech opportunities available in "countless industries," said Salemi. Vicki Salemi Career expert, Monster.comWhile there are jobs available, experts told CNBC Make It that time is of the essence. Other than highlighting tech skills in your resume, soft skills like time management and customer service are crucial too. Be sure to engage and check in on your professional community on a regular basis to pave the way for mentorship opportunities, career advice and potential job opportunities.

☆ Want to work in tech on Wall Street? These are the 8 coding languages that are most in demand.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Bianca Chan | Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Coding languages are a foundational element of any tech job, but not all are made equal. But skilled technologists or those wanting to make a career switch into tech might still find a home on Wall Street. As it turns out, not all programming languages are made equal and some are more relevant to certain corners of Wall Street than others. Insider spoke with recruiters, Wall Street tech execs, and industry insiders, and analyzed job postings to get the low down on in-demand skill sets. Here are the top coding languages to know to land a tech job on Wall Street.

☆ Dremio: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Dremio is an open lakehouse platform aiming to reinvent SQL — a core language used to manage data — and simplify data structure. Founded in 2015 in Santa Clara, California, the company allows data teams to save time pulling insights and makes data engineering easier. With Dremio, users have the ability to access analytics and business intelligence on their data lakehouse with the same functionality as data warehouses. The company announced that it closed a $160 million Series E funding round in January 2022, which doubled its valuation to $2 billion. Insight Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint, Cisco and Sapphire Ventures are among Dremio investors.

☆ IBM salaries revealed: Engineers can earn nearly $200K. See how much analysts, managers, and others at the tech giant make.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

IBM is among the oldest and largest computer companies in the world and has more than 350,000 employees. These offers must be equal to what US employees earn making them a great guide to employee salaries at the company. When Insider analyzed IBM salary data in 2021, the highest offer was to an engineering program director, earning $335,000. A technical team lead, for instance, earned $57,500 in Monroe, LA, and as much as $114,500 in Parsippany, NJ. Insider has also compiled a database of salaries across other big tech companies like Google, Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and more.

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☆ Microsoft shares sink more than 8% on weak guidance, but analysts bullish on rebound
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shares of Microsoft dropped as much as 8% early Wednesday, a day after the company released its fiscal first-quarter earnings. Microsoft surpassed expectations on the top and bottom lines, but the stock was pressured by weak guidance and cloud revenue that missed expectations. CEO Satya Nadella said on a conference call with analysts that cyclical trends are affecting Microsoft's consumer business. Analysts at Morgan Stanley also remain confident in Microsoft's growth potential despite its weak cyclical areas and guidance. Microsoft shares have fallen about 25% so far this year, while the S&P 500 stock index is down 19% over the same period.

☆ Dbt Labs, the startup that's quietly become a big-data juggernaut, is launching new tools to cement its place in a future where companies run their operations on Snowflake and Databricks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dbt Labs is launching a new tool for analysts to streamline the way they review company data. $4.2 billion startup Dbt Labs has quietly become one of the data world's most influential companies. $4.2 billion startup Dbt Labs has quietly become one of the key catalysts of rebuilding the way companies analyze their data using tools like Snowflake and Databricks. Dbt's Semantic Layer creates a central repository for metric definitions that a company needs to track the performance of its business. "Nobody wants to use a semantic layer that isn't tightly coupled with the business intelligence experience," Handy said.

☆ Sports betting salaries: Pay data reveal how much DraftKings, FanDuel, and other companies offer employees for tech and other jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Colin Salao | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The data are limited to base salaries and US-based jobs for visa-seeking employees. Still, sports betting is as much about sports as it is gambling and tech — growing industries known for high-paying jobs. The data included five US sports betting companies: BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Penn Interactive, and Rush Street Interactive. It included salaries for jobs such as a data engineer at DraftKings that would make $97,000 per year or more and a sports trading senior manager at FanDuel that would earn $130,000. A FanDuel software engineer based in New York would make $128,440, which is in the range of what TikTok has offered software engineers, the data shows.

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☆ Here's the résumé that got me into Snapchat without connections – and what I would change about it now
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-07 | by ( Jonathan Javier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here's the résumé that got me into Snapchat, and how t0 structure yoursMy résumé. Jonathan JavierThis is the résumé that got me into Snapchat as my first job out of university. Soft skills: your soft skills shows how you'd not only be a culture fit, but if you're someone who would be great to work with. Adding more specific skills: Microsoft Office skills are pretty basic skills now and don't need to be listed on a résumé. Always remember that your résumé goes hand-in-hand with networking, and your interpersonal skills will eventually lead you to land your offers.

☆ „Agenția de Guvernare Electronică” anunță prelungirea termenul de depunere a dosarului pentru suplinirea postului vacant de DEZVOLTATOR DE SOFTWARE
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +5 min

Instituția publică „Agenția de Guvernare Electronică” anunță prelungirea termenul de depunere a dosarului pentru suplinirea postului vacant de DEZVOLTATOR DE SOFTWAREI. Responsabilitățile de bază ale funcției:- Asigură dezvoltarea continuă a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE;- Asigură mentenanța și suportul tehnic a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE;- Contribuie la activități operaționale aferente serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE. - Asigură funcționalitatea și mentenanța mediilor de testare și de producție a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE. - Contribuie la planificarea capacității tehnice mediilor de testare și de producție a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE. Cunoașterea și vorbirea fluentă a limbii Române și a limbii engleze.

Persons: AGE ., AGE Organizations: Agenția, NET Windows, Foundation, Core Locations: Moldova, Republica Moldova

O generație de viitori profesioniști începe de la investiția în educație, iar pentru ca procesul educațional să fie realizat la cel mai înalt nivel, în concordanță cu ultimele tendințe din domeniu, și profesorii au nevoie de suport și instruire. Pe parcursul celor două ediții anterioare, în cadrul programului, 23 de cadre didactice de la instituțiile de învățământ superior din țară au beneficiat de susținere în implementarea ideilor inovatoare de modificare a curriculei TIC. Totodată, prin intermediul proiectului, profesorii și studenții au avut parte gratuit de programe educaționale recunoscute la nivel internațional de la Oracle University precum Java Fundamentals și SQL Fundamentals. La fel, datorită proiectului, o profesoară de la Universitatea de Stat din Comrat, a dezvoltat un curs de E-Teaching pentru profesori, care a fost plasat inclusiv de Udemy. Un alt proiect – Farmbot – a devenit o inspirație pentru studenți în scrierea tezelor de licență, cercetând diverse aspecte de utilizare a tehnologiilor în agricultură.

Persons: Victor Ababii, Svetlana, Vitalie Maftei, Gheorghe, Svetlana Cojocaru, Elena Florea, Dumitru Moraru, Viorica Organizations: Statelor Unite, Universitatea Tehnică din, Universitatea de Stat, UTM, Burduja, Student, Oracle University Locations: Statelor, Suediei, Universitatea Tehnică din Moldova, Cahul, Java, Comrat

☆ Instituția publică „Agenția de Guvernare Electronică” extinde termenul de depunere a dosarului pentru suplinirea postului vacant de DEZVOLTATOR DE SOFTWARE
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +5 min

Instituția publică „Agenția de Guvernare Electronică” extinde termenul de depunere a dosarului pentru suplinirea postului vacant de DEZVOLTATOR DE SOFTWAREI. Responsabilitățile de bază ale funcției:- Asigură dezvoltarea continuă a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE;- Asigură mentenanța și suportul tehnic a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE;- Contribuie la activități operaționale aferente serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE. - Asigură funcționalitatea și mentenanța mediilor de testare și de producție a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE. - Contribuie la planificarea capacității tehnice mediilor de testare și de producție a serviciilor și platformelor deținute de AGE. Cunoașterea și vorbirea fluentă a limbii Române și a limbii engleze.

Persons: AGE ., AGE Organizations: Agenția, NET Windows, Foundation, Core Locations: Moldova, Republica Moldova

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