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(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50%, the second quarter of acceleration in a business that had begun to slow as the global pandemic benefited the software maker’s investment on working and learning from home.FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonThe company’s shares rose 5% in extended trading after gaining about 41% in 2020 as COVID-19 shifted computing to areas where the software maker has bet big. It also saw a surprise recovery in sales on the LinkedIn professional social network and navigated a chip shortage that had threaten to hold back its Xbox business.The shift to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated enterprises’ switch to cloud-based computing, benefiting Microsoft and rivals such as Amazon.com Inc’s cloud unit and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud.On a conference call with investors, Microsoft executives said they expect a midpoint of $14.83 billion in revenue from the company’s “Intelligent Cloud” segment for the fiscal third quarter, compared with Wall Street expectations of $14.12 billion, according to Refinitiv data. For the company’s productivity segment and its personal computing segment, sales are expected to have a…

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50%, the second quarter of acceleration in a business that had begun to slow as the global pandemic benefited the software maker’s investment on working and learning from home.FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonThe company’s shares rose 5% in extended trading after gaining about 41% in 2020 as COVID-19 shifted computing to areas where the software maker has bet big. It also saw a surprise recovery in sales on the LinkedIn professional social network and navigated a chip shortage that had threaten to hold back its Xbox business.The shift to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated enterprises’ switch to cloud-based computing, benefiting Microsoft and rivals such as Amazon.com Inc’s cloud unit and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud.On a conference call with investors, Microsoft executives said they expect a midpoint of $14.83 billion in revenue from the company’s “Intelligent Cloud” segment for the fiscal third quarter, compared with Wall Street expectations of $14.12 billion, according to Refinitiv data. For the company’s productivity segment and its personal computing segment, sales are expected to have a…

No one can ever accuse Amber Portwood of being unmotivated to get what she wants. She proved that when she brought her boyfriend Dimitri Garcia to the United States on Teen Mom OG and in Season 9, they are trying to figure out how best to do the long distance thing in their relationship. Even if it might not be the best timing.Article continues below advertisementBut what most fans are wondering is how well that fares for Amber, who doesn't have the best track record when it comes to men in general. During Season 9 of Teen Mom OG, Dimitri shows a jealous streak while being away from Amber in Belgium. And it could mean long-term trouble for the pair. So, are they still together now?Source: MTVArticle continues below advertisementSo, are Amber and Dimitri still together after 'Teen Mom OG'?According to the season preview, Amber's main storyline on Teen Mom OG Season 9 involves her ongoing relationship issues with Dimitri. She even breaks up with him this season, and she's invited to live on ex Gary Shirley's land to sort of recoup and take a step back from everything. But this is Amber we're talking about. Sometimes her relationships have…

Latestan hour ago3 hours agoMost Popular10 hours agoCommunityRebecca ShepherdLast updated 8:53 PM, Tuesday January 26 2021 GMTWhen Aaron Ledster was added into a completely random WhatsApp group yesterday (25 January), he imagined he'd get booted out almost immediately. When that didn't happen - he decided to have a little fun of his own. The 25-year-old initially had many questions which included: "Who is this?", "What are you on about?" and "More importantly, why am I in this group?"Credit: Aaron Ledster It seems the other people in the group assumed Aaron - who they appeared to think was their boss - was winding them up and rolled with his questions, giving witty replies. Taking this as an opportunity to cause some mischief Aaron, a barber, asked how their wife and kids were doing before suggesting they go for a drink. Everyone seemed up for the idea of a pint but this is when Aaron turned into the big boss, firing one of 'his' members of staff. Credit: Aaron LedsterIn response to one of his fake colleagues, Aaron wrote: "F*** off," before adding: "Nobody asked you." Harsh, but whatever. He then went on to say he wasn't going for a work drink if a…

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman already has one high-profile endorsement for her potential future White House bid: Ellen DeGeneres.The daytime TV host told Gorman — who became an instant sensation after reading her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Biden's inauguration last week — that she would get behind her presidential campaign in 2036."I want to be one of the first to give you my official endorsement," DeGeneres told Gorman, the first youth poet laureate of the United States, in an interview on her Tuesday show."We're behind you 100 percent," DeGeneres added, offering up an assortment of Gorman-themed campaign gear, including pins and T-shirts.Gorman, who at 22 isn't eligible to make a White House run for another 13 years, has said it's long been a dream of hers to be elected commander in chief."This is a dream that I think came into existence around sixth grade," she told DeGeneres. "I had a math teacher who said kind of somewhat jokingly — because I was a very passionate, feisty girl, as I am today — you should run for president.""I was like, you know what? That tracks. Let's put that on the bulletin board for the future," Gorman continued..@TheAmandaGorman told me about running…

  Blogging Platforms Market report focused on the comprehensive analysis of current and future prospects of the Blogging Platforms industry. This report is a consolidation of primary and secondary research, which provides market size, share, dynamics, and forecast for various segments and sub-segments considering the macro and micro environmental factors. An in-depth analysis of past trends, future trends, demographics, technological advancements, and regulatory requirements for the Blogging Platforms market has been done in order to calculate the growth rates for each segment and sub-segments. Get Sample Copy (Including FULL TOC, Graphs and Tables) of this report @: https://www.a2zmarketresearch.com/sample?reportId=56624 Note – In order to provide more accurate market forecast, all our reports will be updated before delivery by considering the impact of COVID-19. Top Key Vendors of this Market are: WordPress.org, Wix, WordPress.com, Blogger, Tumblr, Medium, Squarespace, Joomla, Ghost, Weebly. Various factors are responsible for the market’s growth trajectory, which are studied at length in the report. In addition, the report lists down the restraints that are posing threat to the global Blogging Platforms market. It also gauges the bargaining power of suppliers and buyers, threat from new entrants and product substitute, and the degree of competition prevailing in the market.…

State of Michigan logo HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Michigan earned statehood on Jan. 26, 1837, but the effort resulted in, and resolved, a fight with Ohio over Toledo, a valued port city in that era. French explorers, the first official Europeans, arrived in  Michigan in 1622. Four decades alter, Father Jacques Marquette established missions in Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace, before heading south for a trip down the Mississippi in 1673. Various explorers continued trekking into Michigan, establishing various forts and missions, winning (and losing) control of Detroit, then the seat of government. Michigan achieved US territory status in 1805. The Michigan Territory included the Lower Peninsula and the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula. The rest of the UP didn’t become part of the future Mitten State until a fight between Michigan and Ohio over their shared border got resolved. The dispute led to both states using militias and guns in an attempt to determine who would rightfully get possession of the City of Toledo and its busy port. As part of a compromise, Michigan gave up its claim and got the rest of the UP in return. The Michigan History Center offers a kid-friendly video talking about the…

After media conglomerate IAC announced in November that it would be spinning off Vimeo into a public company, the video platform has raised $300 million at a $5.7 billion valuation. T. Rowe Price Associates and Oberndorf Enterprises participated in the funding, which arrives on top of a separate, $150 million equity raise in November from Thrive Capital and GIC, when IAC first announced its plans to spin off Vimeo. At that time, the company was valued at $2.75 — meaning its valuation has roughly doubled in just three months. The capital will be used to accelerate “growth, innovation, and talent,” Vimeo said in a press release, with the spinoff slated for early in the second quarter of this year. (IAC’s current properties include Dotdash and Care.com, while it has previously spun off the likes of Match Group, Expedia, and LendingTree). While Vimeo was once intended to compete with YouTube as a hub for user-generated content, the release called out its cloud-based video software as a critical asset, which businesses like Amazon, Starbucks, and Rite Aid use as a turnkey solution for their various video needs. Vimeo says that in December, revenues grew 57% year-over-year, and in November it reported revenues of $75 million for…

Extending its Team of Fractional IT ExecutivesPHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 26, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) –- TAG CXO, a provider of fractional IT executives, appointed Darin Howard to lead its new BI and Analytics practice area located in Phoenix, Arizona. In this role, Howard will be responsible for helping TAG CXO clients to better understand their business performance and gain key insights that boost growth and profitability. As practice lead, Howard will serve existing clients and develop new clients, leading TAG CXOs services across its national network of fractional executives.Mr. Howard comes to TAG CXO with broad experience in business intelligence, product and project management. He brings a deep knowledge of back- and front-end enterprise software to TAG CXO and has implemented end-to-end reporting and analytics solutions for companies of up to $ 1B+ in sales, serving tens of thousands of BI consumers. Formerly, Howard led BI for Viewpoint Construction Software, a division of Trimble, and most recently, directed Product Management for InEight. His clients have included companies such as Primoris Services, Westland Construction, Buesing Corporation, Centuri Construction, and Cubex.  He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University with a minor in Information Science.“TAG CXO is very fortunate to…

When Tim Duncan was in the ACC, watching him was a very strange experience. You’d see him being completely stoic, showing no emotion whatsoever. And you’d look at him and think that he was big and maybe a little slow...then you’d look at the stats and he’d have 25/14. It was just relentless. The guy just kept coming and hid to an extent because it looked like he just didn't much care. He did. He just never showed it. Self-control must have been very important to him. Every so often the mask slipped though, notably when Duke’s Greg Newton made some ill-advised critical comments. “Whatever,” Duncan said. “He’s an All-American.” Then he went out and just killed the guy. Here are some of his best plays with the San Antonio Spurs, the only team he played for in the league. He won two ACC championships at Wake Forest, went to four straight NCAA tournaments and then five NBA titles with the Spurs. His accomplishments put him in rare company with guys like Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, players who won multiple titles and who defined an era. Superficially…