40-619: SACS may refer to: SACS, a finite element analysis software by Bentley Systems SACS (gene) , a human gene that encodes the protein Sacsin The South Atlantic Cable System , a transoceanic submarine communications cable Saint Alphonsus Catholic School , a Catholic School found at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines St Andrew's Cathedral School , an Anglican school in Sydney, Australia The South African College Schools ,
80-505: A service-oriented architecture (SOA). The Azure service bus supports four different types of communication mechanisms: A PaaS offering that can be used for encoding, content protection , streaming, or analytics . Azure has a worldwide content delivery network (CDN) designed to efficiently deliver audio, video, applications, images, and other static files. It improves the performance of websites by caching static files closer to users, based on their geographic location. Users can manage
120-539: A British developer of point-cloud software technology. In 2012, Bentley acquired the elcoSystem software business of Hannappel Software, as well as InspectTech Systems, USA, a provider of field inspection applications and asset management services for bridges and other transportation assets. Also that year it acquired Canadian-based Ivara, the Microprotol pressure vessel design and analysis software from EuResearch, and SpecWave. In 2013, Bentley acquired topoGRAPH,
160-506: A GPT-4 based large language model tool to query and visualize data, write code, and initiate simulations. In 2021, Microsoft developed the quantum programming language Q# (pronounced Q Sharp ) and an open-source quantum development kit for algorithm development and simulation. In 2023, Microsoft developed Quantum Intermediate Representation (QIR) from LLVM as a common interface between programming languages and target quantum processors. The Azure Quantum Resource Estimator estimates
200-619: A cloud operating system. According to the Patriot Act , Microsoft has acknowledged that the U.S. government can access data even if the hosting company is not American and the data is outside the U.S. To address concerns related to privacy and security, Microsoft has established the Microsoft Azure Trust Center. Microsoft Azure offers services that comply with multiple compliance programs, including ISO 27001:2005 and HIPAA . A comprehensive and up-to-date list of these services
240-556: A precaution. In September 2021, Microsoft claimed they fixed the vulnerability. In September 2021, researchers from Wiz Research claimed they found four critical vulnerabilities in the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI), which is Azure's software agent deployed on a large portion of Linux VM s in Azure. The researchers named it "OMIGOD" and claimed that these vulnerabilities allowed for remote code execution within
280-498: A provider of breakthrough artificial intelligence services for departments of transportation to support operations and maintenance activities. In September 2024, Bentley announced the acquisition of Cesium GS, Inc., a provider of 3D geospatial software applications and platforms. Bentley Systems also is a publisher of textbooks and professional references for the architectural , engineering , and construction (AEC), operations , geospatial , and educational communities, under
320-461: A provider of surveying software, as well as the MOSES software business from Ultramarine. On February 25, 2014, Bentley acquired DocQnet Systems’ eB Services BizDocQnet Systems. Later that year, it acquired SITEOPS, optimization software for enhanced land development site design, from Blueridge Analytics. Bentley acquired C3global for predictive modeling in 2015, and also that year acquired Acute3D, and
360-574: A school in Cape Town, South Africa The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools , an educational accreditation body in the southern United States Success Academy Charter Schools Southwest Allen County Schools , a school district in Indiana Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems , an NGO Suzuki Advanced Cooling System , used in some Suzuki motorcycle engines See also [ edit ] Sacs , an alternate name for
400-571: A significant cross-account takeover vulnerability in Azure Container Instances, named "Azurescape". According to Palo Alto Networks' researchers, this vulnerability is the first known instance that allows one user of a public cloud service to escape their environment and execute code on other users' environments within the same service. Although Microsoft quickly patched the issue, Palo Alto Networks advised Azure customers to revoke any privileged credentials deployed before August 31, 2021, as
440-459: A vulnerability in the Azure Cosmos DB database, referred to as "ChaosDB." They claimed that they had gained complete unrestricted access to the accounts and databases of several thousand Microsoft Azure customers. In August 2021, Microsoft claimed they mitigated the vulnerability and no customer data was accessed. In September 2021, researchers from Palo Alto Networks claimed to discover
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#1732851870741480-950: Is a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) product that uses validated hardware to run virtualized workloads on-premises to consolidate aging infrastructure and connect to Azure for cloud services. Launched in September 2020, Azure Orbital lets private industries and government agencies process satellite data quickly by connecting directly to cloud computing networks. Mobile cloud computing ground stations are also available to provide connectivity to remote locations without ground infrastructure. Third-party satellite systems, like SpaceX's Starlink and SES' O3b constellation, can be employed. SES plans to use Microsoft's data centers to provide cloud connectivity to remote areas through its next generation O3b mPOWER MEO satellites alongside Microsoft's data centers. The company will deploy satellite control and uplink ground stations to achieve this. SES launched
520-512: Is a list of Microsoft Azure outages and service disruptions. A large variety of Azure certifications can be attained, each requiring one or multiple successfully completed examinations. Certification levels range from beginner, intermediate to expert. Examples of common certifications include: Microsoft Azure's services can have varied and complex pricing models. The Azure Portal can be slow and prone to user errors. In August 2021, researchers from Wiz Research claimed to have discovered
560-561: Is available on the Microsoft Azure Trust Center Compliance page. Microsoft Azure received JAB Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO) from the U.S. government under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) guidelines. This program provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud services used by the federal government. The following
600-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated is an American-based software development company that develops, manufactures, licenses, sells and supports computer software and services for the design , construction , and operation of infrastructure . The company's software serves
640-748: Is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania , United States, but has development, sales and other departments in over 50 countries. In 2021, the company generated revenue of $ 1 billion in 186 countries. Bentley has three principal software product lines: MicroStation , ProjectWise , and AssetWise. Since 2014, some products have been based on the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform. In 2024, it continues to sell software lines such as MicroStation and ProjectWise, as well as several dozen others such as SYNCHRO and OpenRoads Designer. Keith A. Bentley and Barry J. Bentley founded Bentley Systems in 1984. They introduced
680-487: Is hosted at Microsoft's data centers and is responsible for managing computing and storage resources and allocating them to applications running on the Microsoft Azure platform. It is a "cloud layer" built upon various Windows Server systems, including the customized Microsoft Azure Hypervisor, which is based on Windows Server 2008 and enables the virtualization of services. The Microsoft Azure Fabric Controller maintains
720-567: Is the cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft . It has management, access and development of applications and services to individuals, companies, and governments through its global infrastructure. It also provides capabilities that are usually not included within other cloud platforms, including software as a service (SaaS) , platform as a service (PaaS) , and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) . Microsoft Azure supports many programming languages , tools, and frameworks, including Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems. Azure
760-710: The Justice Department , and the Federal Trade Commission to hold Microsoft accountable for what he described as "negligent cybersecurity practices." This came in the wake of an alleged cyberattack orchestrated by Chinese hackers, who exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft's software to compromise U.S. government email systems. Similarly, Amit Yoran , the CEO of cybersecurity firm Tenable, Inc. , lambasted Microsoft for what he termed "grossly irresponsible" actions, accusing
800-496: The Azure network and could escalate privileges to root. They claimed that the vulnerabilities affected various Azure services, including Azure Log Analytics, Azure Diagnostics, and Azure Security Center. In response, Microsoft announced that it had released fixes for the aforementioned vulnerabilities in September 2021. In July 2023, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden called on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
840-511: The Sauk, a native American people Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title SACS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SACS&oldid=1255138678 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732851870741880-441: The building, plant, civil, and geospatial markets in the areas of architecture , engineering , construction (AEC) and operations. Their software products are used to design, engineer, build, and operate large constructed assets such as roadways , railways , bridges , buildings , industrial plants , power plants , and utility networks. The company re-invests 20% of their revenues in research and development. Bentley Systems
920-456: The commercial version of PseudoStation in 1985, which allowed users of Intergraph 's VAX systems to use low-cost graphics terminals to view and modify the designs on their Intergraph IGDS (Interactive Graphics Design System) installations. Their first product was shown to potential users who were polled as to what they would be willing to pay for it. They averaged the answers, arriving at a price of $ 7,943. A DOS -based version of MicroStation
960-595: The company acquired Synchro, Agency9, LEGION, ACE enterprise Slovakia, and Alworx. In 2019, Bentley acquired SignCAD Systems, Keynetix, and Citilabs, Inc. & Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies. In 2020, Bentley acquired UK based consultancy Professional Construction Strategies Group (PCSG), and SRO Solutions. In 2021, Bentley acquired Ontracks Consulting, INRO Software, SPIDA Software, and Seequent Holdings Limited, and in 2022 acquisitions included Power Line Systems, ADINA R&D, Inc., and Eagle.io. In 2023, Bentley acquired Salt Lake City , Utah-based Blyncsy,
1000-508: The development of distributed applications. Microsoft supports many general-purpose blockchains, including Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric and purpose-built blockchains like Corda. Azure functions are used in serverless computing architectures, where subscribers can execute code as an event-driven Function-as-a-Service ( FaaS ) without managing the underlying server resources. Customers using Azure functions are billed based on per-second resource consumption and executions. Azure Stack HCI
1040-652: The first two O3b mPOWER satellites in December 2022; nine more are scheduled between 2023 and 2024. The service should begin in Q3 2023. According to Microsoft, using satellites to connect to cloud data centers may provide faster speeds than complex fiber routes. For online media, entertainment, or gaming activities, connecting from home to the cloud can involve longer routes with multiple hops. Through their experiments with Xbox Cloud, Microsoft has discovered that satellite connections are faster than terrestrial networks in certain parts of
1080-540: The functions of interacting with the services. It also integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio , Git , and Eclipse . Users can manage Azure services in multiple ways, one of which is through the Web-based Azure Portal, which became generally available in December 2015. Apart from accessing services via API, users can browse active resources, adjust settings, launch new resources, and view primary monitoring data of functional virtual machines and services using
1120-525: The launch of two new cloud regions in the United Arab Emirates – Microsoft's first in the Middle East . Microsoft has partners that sell its products. In August 2018, Toyota Tsusho began a partnership with Microsoft to create fish farming tools using the Microsoft Azure application suite for IoT technologies related to water management. Developed in part by researchers from Kindai University ,
1160-438: The name Bentley Institute Press. Since 2010, Bentley annually published a ranking of the top owners of infrastructure from both the public and private sectors. 40°03′56″N 75°41′16″W / 40.065500°N 75.687817°W / 40.065500; -75.687817 Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure , or just Azure ( /ˈæʒər, ˈeɪʒər/ AZH-ər, AY-zhər , UK also /ˈæzjʊər, ˈeɪzjʊər/ AZ-ure, AY-zure ),
1200-509: The network using a REST-based HTTP API. Azure has 118 point-of-presence locations across 100 cities worldwide (also known as Edge locations) as of January 2023. Through Azure Blockchain Workbench, Microsoft is providing the required infrastructure to set up a consortium network in multiple topologies using a variety of consensus mechanisms. Microsoft provides integration from these blockchain platforms to other Microsoft services to streamline
1240-902: The portal. Regarding cloud resources, Microsoft Azure offers two deployment models: the "classic" model and the Azure Resource Manager. In the classic model, each resource, like a virtual machine or SQL database, had to be managed separately, but in 2014, Azure introduced the Azure Resource Manager, which allows users to group related services. This update makes it easier and more efficient to deploy, manage, and monitor resources that work closely together. The classic model will eventually be phased out. In 2005, Microsoft took over Groove Networks , and Bill Gates made Groove's founder Ray Ozzie one of his 5 direct reports as one of 3 chief technology officers. Ozzie met with Amitabh Srivastava, which let Srivastava change course. They convinced Dave Cutler to postpone his retirement, and their teams developed
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1280-530: The promis•e product line from ECT International, and Common Point for mainstream construction simulation. On October 13, 2009, Bentley added geotechnical and geoenvironmental capabilities with the acquisition of gINT Software. On February 9, 2010, Bentley Systems announced two acquisitions: Exor Corporation and Enterprise Informatics. On March 2, 2011, Bentley Systems acquired SACS software for offshore structural analysis from Engineering Dynamics, Inc. Also in 2011, Bentley acquired FormSys and Pointools Ltd.,
1320-707: The reality modeling creator e-on. In 2016, Bentley acquired the progressive assurance platform ComplyPro from UK-based ComplyServe. On January 23, 2018, Bentley acquired S-Cube Futuretech Pvt Ltd. to expand its offerings specific to the concrete engineering design and documentation software users in India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. On April 26, 2018, Bentley acquired Dutch geotechnical modelling company Plaxis B.V. On July 15, 2018, Bentley acquired Canadian geotechnical modeling company SOILVISION Systems Ltd. in order to enhance its 3D geotechnical offerings. Also in 2018,
1360-761: The resources required to execute a given quantum algorithm on a fault-tolerant quantum computer. It can also show how future quantum computers will impact today’s encryption algorithms. As of 2018, Azure was available in 54 regions, and Microsoft was the first primary cloud provider to establish facilities in Africa, with two regions in South Africa. Azure geographies consist of multiple Azure Regions, like "North Europe" (located in Dublin, Ireland) and "West Europe" (located in Amsterdam, Netherlands). On June 19, 2019, Microsoft announced
1400-433: The scalability and dependability of services and environments in the data center . It prevents failure in server malfunction and manages users' web applications, including memory allocation and load balancing. Azure provides an API built on REST , HTTP , and XML that allows a developer to interact with the services offered by Microsoft Azure. Microsoft also provides a client-side managed class library that encapsulates
1440-573: The water pump mechanisms use artificial intelligence to count the number of fish on a conveyor belt , analyze the number of fish, and deduce the effectiveness of water flow from the data the fish provide. The specific computer programs used in the process fall under the Azure Machine Learning and the Azure IoT Hub platforms. Microsoft Azure utilizes a specialized operating system with the same name to power its "fabric layer". This cluster
1480-872: The world, including specific locations in the USA. In August 2024, Azure introduced the industry’s first platform-managed container-native storage solution in the public cloud. This service supports Ephemeral Disks (Local NVMe/Temp SSD) and Azure Disks, offering a robust storage solution tailored for containerized applications . Released for public preview in 2021. Azure Quantum provides access to quantum hardware and software. The public cloud computing platform includes multiple quantum hardware modalities including trapped ion, neutral atom, and superconducting systems. Azure Quantum Elements software for computational chemistry and materials science combines AI, high-performance computing and quantum processors to run molecular simulations and calculations. The service includes Copilot,
1520-1069: Was Bentley chief officer. On June 18, 1997, Bentley acquired IdeaGraphix, a developer of MicroStation-based application software for architecture, engineering, and facilities management. On January 15, 1998, Bentley acquired Jacobus. On January 2, 2001, Bentley acquired Intergraph 's civil engineering , plot-services and raster conversion software businesses. On October 17, 2001, Bentley Systems bought Geopak design software for road and rail infrastructure. Bentley Systems acquired Rebis in 2003, Infrasoft Corporation in 2003, Haestad Methods, Inc. in 2004, and then agreed to acquire netGuru's Research Engineers International (REI) business which included its STAAD structural analysis and design product line on August 31, 2005. Bentley acquired GEF-RIS AG in 2006, KIWI Software in 2007, C.W. Beilfuss and Associates in 2007, and TDV GmbH, an analysis and design software provider for bridge engineering, in May 2007. In early 2008, Bentley acquired Hevacomp, Ltd., LEAP Software, Inc.,
1560-734: Was first introduced at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in October 2008 under the codename "Project Red Dog". It was officially launched as Windows Azure in February 2010 and later renamed to Microsoft Azure on March 25, 2014. Microsoft Azure uses large-scale virtualization at Microsoft data centers worldwide and offers more than 600 services. The Microsoft Azure Service Bus allows applications running on Azure premises or off-premises devices to communicate with Azure. This helps to build scalable and reliable applications in
1600-666: Was introduced in 1986. In April 2002, Bentley filed for an initial public offering , but it was withdrawn before taking effect. In November 2016, German-based Siemens announced it would pay about $ 76 million for a minority stake in Bentley, as well as invest in developing joint software with it. In September 2020, Bentley Systems sets terms of its IPO valuing the company at about $ 4.96 billion. The company would offer 10.75 million shares priced between $ 17 and $ 19 per share. In October 2024, Bentley Systems began using Google 2D and 3D geospatial content in some of its software. Nicholas Cumins
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