Microsoft announced Azure VM Image Builder has reached general availability, providing a managed service that reduces the complexity of manually creating virtual machines images -- with associated ...

June 7, 2012: That's the day Microsoft is expected to disclose a number of the latest features it is adding to its Windows Azure cloud platform. Likely to be on the disclosure docket are "Antares," ...

With its cross-platform charter expanding, Microsoft is making nice with its competitors -- though sometimes in rather circuitous ways. Take, for instance, what's happening in the virtualization space ...