Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Availability Zones, which will be provided through its UAE data centers in Dubai. The investment, which aims to improve the competitiveness of UAE businesses by providing critical business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.

Mindware, the Value-Added Distributor (VAD) in the Middle East and Africa, announced the launch of its ‘Azure ISV Hub Program’, building on its status as a Microsoft Gold partner.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated cloud migration, according to F5’s 2022 State of Application Strategy Report, with three-quarters of organizations deploying applications in public cloud environments.

Microsoft announced the utilisation of AMD Instinct MI200 accelerators to power large-scale AI training workloads, continuing AMD and Microsoft’s cloud collaboration.

By partnering with Microsoft on both enablement and go-to-market, Avaya gains expanded customer reach and a significant new influencing channel to broadcast its unique agility and experience proposition.