Microsoft open sources PostgreSQL extensions to muscle in on NoSQL

But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives? Analysis When Microsoft rolled out an open source extension stack for PostgreSQL to handle document-style data, it wasn't just taking aim at ...
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After the Foxconn debacle, Microsoft arrives with a $1 billion project — but not many jobs

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. After Foxconn Technology Group failed to deliver on its ...
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Microsoft open sources algorithm, hardware and source code for Azure data compression

Microsoft is open-sourcing its cloud-compression algorithm and optimized hardware implementation for cloud storage. Microsoft is contributing that algorithm, known as ""=""> plus the associated ...
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Microsoft releases more open-sourced cloud datacenter components, specs

Microsoft is continuing to release more datacenter building blocks as open source as part of its Open Compute Project (OCP) work. Today, simultaneous with the kick-off of the OCP Global Summit, ...