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

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!