Articles about Microsoft

Built-in intelligence – SQL Server 2025 optimising performance and insight

SQL Server 2025’s built-in intelligence helps companies optimise performance, gain deeper insight and reduce data-platform complexity.

SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform

Successful modernisation depends less on the act of upgrading itself and more on the preparation that precedes it, says Ascent Technology.

Digital literacy meets HIV awareness through Empower+

Empower+ integrates HIV prevention with digital literacy, supporting youth empowerment and gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa.

AI is rewriting the rules of SaaS

The leadership behind enterprise software start-up Ageiro argues that AI is now firmly entrenched within the software development and application space.

Top cloud service providers reach combined $710bn capex

The ‘big-eight’ cloud service providers’ capital expenditure will see a year-on-year increase of 61%, says TrendForce.

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts cross-border syndicates

The unit dismantles phishing, ransomware and crime-as-a-service platforms impacting African businesses and public sectors.

AI, zero-rating drive SABC Plus platform expansion

The video streaming platform targets increased accessibility through zero-rating, artificial intelligence and gamification, as it transforms into a content aggregator.

Hyperscalers’ $3tn AI bet pushes consumer RAM prices up 250%

The AI data centre boom drives investment, starving consumer memory chip supply and pushing RAM prices up 250%, with no end in sight.

Microsoft revenue jumps 17% as AI, cloud drive growth

Operating income climbed 21% to $38.3 billion, while net income surged 60% to $38.5 billion for the quarter ended 31 December.

Modernising business applications with Microsoft

The longer companies delay modernising, the more they lose in migration costs and missed opportunities, says Mint Group.

The cloud is not the destination. It’s how you grow once you get there

Cloud maturity isn’t a fixed milestone – it’s an evolving goal, says Luke Bainbridge, channel manager – Azure Microsoft Division at Westcon-Comstor.

2025 global tech sector layoffs surpass 200k

A total of 244 851 people were laid off in the tech industry globally in 2025, with the adoption of automation and AI punted as the dominant force behind the job cuts.