Microsoft Buys Hexadite for Security Automation, a report in Calcalist says. Microsoft has announced two acquisitions to beef up its machine-to-machine intelligence operations. In the last 18 months, Microsoft has also acquired Metanautix and Maluuba. Microsoft is eager to be at the center of the cloud computing world, even if the majority of that world is something other than Microsoft’s Azure. If economic conditions change for the worse, look for Microsoft and other companies to bulk up their IP portfolios at bargain prices.”]