Once quiet on computing grids, the software giant is upping its commitment to high-performance computing and grid industry standards. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting ...

A reader wants to know why his Microsoft Word has suddenly started sporting a mysterious grid I have a small and recent problem with Word 2010. When I open a new blank document it is not blank but ...

The U.S. Midwest grid has teamed up with Microsoft , it said on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Big Tech turning to ...

Microsoft announced a new product in its Azure line-up in preview today that will make it easier for developers to build event-based applications. The Azure Event Grid makes events (like uploading a ...

Microsoft has released details about its SecPAL project to encourage collaboration from the grid computing community on methods for greater security and access controls. Microsoft created SecPAL, or ...

After signing a partnership with Eaton to use its grid-ready EnergyAware UPS systems last month, Microsoft will roll out the battery solution at its Dublin data center. The uninterruptible power ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Equinix and Microsoft might be forced to halt new data center projects in Dublin due to the city's power constricts. The Times (Via Datacenter Dynamics) reports that Amazon ...

Nearly 400 wind farms in Ireland today collectively generate more than 35% of the island’s electricity. These carbon-free electrons travel on power transmission lines to farms, businesses and homes, ...

Looking to blunt the success of Linux in high-performance computing, Microsoft is ramping up its commitment to make Windows a better fit for data-intensive computing grids. Microsoft is creating a ...