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Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.

Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
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Synergy: $180 billion global cloud market growing steadily
Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Synergy reports the global cloud market soared to USD $180 billion in 2017, marking a 24% annual uptick, with IaaS and PaaS leading at 47% growth.
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Intel processor vulnerabilities: What you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre
Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Desktops, laptops, and smartphones running on vulnerable processors can be exposed to unauthorized access and information theft.
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Affordable digital training that works for you
Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Bringyourlaptop.com have made it easy and affordable for you to increase your digital skill set and get ahead of the competition.
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Launch of Surface Pro LTE in NZ to revolutionise the 9-to-5 workforce
Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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The much anticipated Microsoft Surface Pro with LTE has finally launched in NZ with a great opportunity for the channel to transform the workforce.
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Archive360 delivers support for Microsoft Azure archive blob storage tier
Fri, 15th Dec 2017
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storage
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Long-term data management and compliance assurance solution for Azure ensures the most highly secure, low cost and compliant intelligent archive.
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Hands-on with the Xbox One X version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
The biggest PC game out right now is now available on Xbox One and Xbox One X. Does this console port live up to the hype?.
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Cloudera APAC partner awards - Deloitte AU takes out ANZ partner of the year
Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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​The annual Cloudera APAC Partner Summit took place in Singapore this month with Microsoft, Tech Data, and Deloitte Australia among the big winners.
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Microsoft helps data center company ramp up sales and customer engagement
Wed, 13th Dec 2017
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Park Place Technologies joins forces with Microsoft to drive digital transformation across its global sales and service operations.
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The Microsoft Surface range will change the way your office works
Wed, 13th Dec 2017
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I recently had the opportunity to attend Microsoft New Zealand's Surface event and get hands-on with the latest and greatest enterprise technology...
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Report: The importance of low-code apps in the age of digital transformation
Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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public cloud
The availability of a variety of cloud application development services is reducing the complexity of delivering applications.
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Microsoft EM+S: Evolution or Revolution?
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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public cloud
One part of Microsoft 365, the EM+S component has matured rapidly and now I believe it has reached a tipping point.
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Microsoft, ESET & law enforcement disrupt Gamarue botnet
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Microsoft, ESET, the FBI, Interpol, Europol and other security stakeholders have collectively dismantled a major botnet operation known as Gamarue.
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Microsoft challenging Spark, Datacom & other traditional IT services players, report finds
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Microsoft is disrupting New Zealand's IT services sector, challenging traditional firms like Spark and Datacom, as cloud solutions gain traction.
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Cruise ships, cloudifying apps & IoT: An exclusive interview with an Azure Stack expert
Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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iot
Microsoft's Azure Stack allows cruise ships and other remote locations to process IoT data locally, without relying on the public cloud.
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Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services
Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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Microsoft is launching a new Azure service that aims to meet the geospatial needs enterprise customers that use location data.
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IDC: Personal Computing Device market continues to decline
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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The analyst says global shipments of PCD devices are expected to decline 2.7% year over year in 2017, however, all is not lost.
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Amazon Web Services vs. Azure
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Apparently, AWS deploys about 200,000 updates each month so we are never short of new innovations to work with.
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RSA expands authentication footprint with four major security firms
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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network infrastructure
RSA has announced authentication partnerships with the likes of CyberArk, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks and VMware.
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Microsoft NZ appoints new enterprise channel manager
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Emma Barrett will be responsible for nurturing the Microsoft partners’ seller network by building co-sell partnerships.
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HPE & ABB partnership sees operational & information technology meet
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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The announcement was made at HPE's Discover event today and the new duo assert it will be revolutionary for industrial plants and data centres.