AC and CJ discuss Microsoft’s incredible growth shown in their Q2 financial results and talk about some of the trends it shows. They dive off into talking about mainframes and the cloud & finish up with some Microsoft Teams and Azure news.

News

Log4J: Microsoft discovers attackers targeting undisclosed SolarWinds vulnerability
Windows 11 is getting Android apps, taskbar improvements, and more next month
Introducing Windows 11 SE and devices to support K-8 classrooms
Microsoft Cloud Strength Fuels Second Quarter Results
LanzaJet Secures $50M in Funding from Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
MicrosoftTeams surpassed 270 million monthly active users.
Azure DDoS Protection—2021 Q3 and Q4 DDoS attack trends
7 reasons to attend Azure Open Source Day

Picks

AC’s Picks

The James Webb Space Telescope glides to its deep-space parking spot today! How to follow it online.
After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon

CJ’s Pick

Adam Savage Checks Out the Apollo 11 Command Module!

Episode 444 | Microsoft's Astronomical Growth, Mainframes in the Cloud & Some News