According to the Verge, there has been a tremendous surge in demand for cloud services during the pandemic. 

Microsoft is seeing a massive increase in demand for its cloud services during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

Microsoft acquires a cloud-based mobile network provider Affirned Networks, reports ZD Net. 

Microsoft has purchased Affirmed Networks Inc., a Acton, Mass.-based vendor of cloud-based mobile network solutions for an undisclosed amount. 

According to Tech Crunch, cloud providers should give startups and other small businesses that run their operations from the cloud a break on fees during the covid-19 crisis. 

Google, Amazon and Microsoft are the landlords. Amidst the coronavirus economic crisis, startups need a break from paying rent.