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Azure Stack, Microsoft’s on-premises cloud service, is now available as a preview

A block diagram that is supposed to clarify what Azure Stack does and is. (credit: Microsoft)

Microsoft today released a preview of Azure Stack, a version of the Azure services and infrastructure that you can run in your own datacenters.

Azure Stack was announced at the Ignite conference last year. It's an Azure-flavored counterpart to OpenStack, offering enterprises...

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Sprint cuts customer service jobs, says customers won’t notice a difference

Sprint is reportedly cutting 2,500 jobs, including 2,000 in customer service, but the company told Ars that subscribers won't actually see any decline in customer service quality. "These changes will not impact the level of service we provide to our customers," a Sprint spokesperson told Ars today.

Sprint said it has already boosted "self-service and digital care tools," helping to lower its churn rate (the percentage of subscribers who...

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DevOps IT service Sendachi raises $30M after Seattle and London startups merge

Startups from Seattle and London are merging to form a new IT services company called Sendachi that today announced a $ 30 million investment from Columbia Capital. Seattle-based Clutch and London-based Contino have come together and now operate as Sendachi, which is headquartered in Seattle and will also utilize a U.K. office. Sendachi, named after a Japanese concept that blends the value of “pioneer, leader, and guide,”...
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These printers will automatically order their own ink from Amazon, as new replenishment service debuts
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It might sound like Jeff Bezos’ fantasy— science fiction meets e-commerce — but it’s officially a reality as of today: Compatible printers from Brother can now automatically order their own ink or toner from Amazon when they’re running low. The printers are the first devices to work with Amazon’s Dash Replenishment...
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Cock.li server seized again by German prosecutor, service moves to Romania

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The administrator of the cock.li e-mail hosting service told Ars on Friday that a second hard drive had been seized from his Bavarian data center by the district attorney for the City of Zwickau in eastern Germany. As a result, he has now moved the service out of Germany and is in the process of restoring it.

cock.li's Vincent Canfield said that he had initially...

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Amazon brings business email service WorkMail out of preview
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Amazon is using its cloud prowess to push further into territory once dominated by Microsoft and Google. The company announced that WorkMail, an email and calendar solution for businesses, is now available for anyone to use. The service from Amazon Web Services works with existing email clients including...
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