Real-time data processing is the handling of data as it arrives, so it is available for use almost as immediately as it is created and collected. This term is most often used in the context of a ...

Microsoft introduces Azure Boost DPU to handle data-centric workloads Specifically for Azure, integrates compute, storage, and networking Custom hardware-software design boosts efficiency, lowers ...

Microsoft on Tuesday revealed new custom chips aimed at powering workloads on its Azure cloud and bolstering security, particularly a new hardware accelerator that can manage data processing, ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Confluent, Inc., the event streaming pioneer, today announced a new strategic alliance with Microsoft that establishes Confluent Cloud as a fully managed Apache ...

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. Today, ...

Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud is getting boosted with an array of data-focused updates, with expanded capabilities for its Intelligent Data Platform and new functions in its main database offerings ...