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Technology has made our lives better, easier and more productive, however, 15 to 20 years ago, the concept of technology was very different. Consider the modern smartphone. It is not only able to keep us in constant contact with the outside world, but it can also direct us when lost, entertain us...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Monday that it had entered into a six-year agreement with HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) for the deployment of its Microsoft Dynamics to thousands of employees across HP. HP was formerly a cloud partner of salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM). During a Deutsche Bank...

This year marks the beginning of the second decade of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing. According to Pacific Crest analyst Brent Bracelin, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was late to the cloud computing game, but the company will make up...

Argus remains concerned with the "large hole" in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s product line left by the slow demise of the Windows phone. "Without a clear mobile strategy, Microsoft again risks falling behind nimbler competitors," analyst Joseph Bonner wrote in a note. Argus reiterated its...

JPMorgan reiterated its Neutral rating on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), as its recent partner survey showed the Windows software maker's continued strong momentum in the cloud portfolio. Recent Data "39 percent of the survey respondents believe that the pace of transactional business...

Deutsche Bank said that the notable feature of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Web Services conference was the added emphasis on "next-gen" data analytics, Docker container, server automation (via Lambda) and IoT services. "AWS focused more on its data analytics services and the new QuickSight...

Amid a fierce battle for supremacy in video advertising dollars, Google (Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)), has bought Anvato. Anvato provides a software platform that fully automates the encoding, editing, publishing and secure distribution of video content across multiple platforms....

The latest data from TickerTags indicates that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) might have more competition in the cloud services business than investors realize. TickerTags monitors social media sites to identify trends by searching for words and phrases that appear together in social media content...

Software giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has partnered with KIND Financial to acquire government-facing contracts for seed-to-sale tracking in the cannabis industry. According to a press release issued by KIND, the partnership will be called "KIND Government Solutions." In addition,...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s acquisition of LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) is being considered a long-term positive for the Windows software maker due to the embedding of LinkedIn products into Office 365 and Dynamics CRM. But, some are skeptical over the deal given Microsoft's checkered...

Credit Suisse sees two challenges for Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX), and slashed its price target by $2 to $20 after the company reported mixed first-quarter results. Analyst Sitikantha Panigrahi said the cloud service company would find it difficult to retain its existing public cloud...

In a new report, Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter discussed Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s major push into cloud computing. Macquarie believes Google’s GCP is a good position to make an aggressive run at cloud market leaders Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s AWS and...

Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research has answered questions regarding his recent commentary that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is creating a new industry with its "Gigafactory," which is effectively being built with zero dollars. Chowdhry said Tesla's Gigafactory (a $5 billion investment)...