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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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Informatica launches new AI-driven innovations
Thu, 18th Apr 2019
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Informatica unveils AI-driven innovations across five key segments, aiming to boost enterprise-wide collaboration and speed up digital transformation.
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Talend integrates Pipeline Designer with IPaaS offering
Wed, 17th Apr 2019
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Talend enhances its IPaaS offering with the integration of Pipeline Designer, a web-based tool that simplifies and scales the creation of data pipelines.
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Air New Zealand and Microsoft announce ground-breaking digital collaboration
Mon, 15th Apr 2019
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Air New Zealand partners with Moog, Microsoft and ST Engineering to revolutionise aerospace supply chains using 3D printing and blockchain technology.
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Teradata expands as-a-service offerings for Advantage platform
Mon, 15th Apr 2019
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Data intelligence company Teradata has announced three new cloud and on-premise solutions that are now integrated into its Teradata Vantage platform.
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9 Spokes and Microsoft NZ announce co-sell partnership
Fri, 12th Apr 2019
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The agreement will see 9 Spokes listed on the Microsoft AppSource Marketplace, providing a channel to grow its platform base of small business users.
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Trend Micro announces security products for Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes and Gmail
Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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Trend Micro has enhanced its Deep Security and Cloud App Security products for virtual machines on the Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes platform protection.
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Canalys: Google, Alibaba Cloud fastest growing providers
Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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The Cloud Wars continue as Alibaba and Google stake claims in a market that will see spending hit US$143 billion next year, driven by the channel.
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Rackspace seals agreement to provide multi-cloud in Japan
Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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The American managed cloud computing company has teamed up with two other Japanese companies in what it says is a strategic alliance.
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Equinix releases Azure Stack-as-a-Service in APAC
Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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The hybrid cloud solution offers pre-configured, Microsoft validated systems, pre-installed into Equinix IBX data centres.
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Microsoft: The sky's the limit for your data with Cosmos DB
Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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A modern Internet age with globally-distributed applications that must be fault-tolerant and scalable demands a high-concurrency, low-latency database model.
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Verizon to provide integrated connectivity for Microsoft Teams users
Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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Microsoft Teams is a unified communications platform that combines persistent workplace chat, video meetings, file storage and application integration.
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Microsoft & Data#3 give at-risk youth a helping hand
Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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Microsoft and Data#3 have teamed up with Melbourne City Mission to provide at-risk youth with cutting-edge tech training and employment-ready skills.
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No ETL? No worries, with SQL Server 2019's new data virtualisation
Fri, 5th Apr 2019
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Unlike a typical data lake, there is no need to move data from where it lives when using data virtualisation, and this is a huge advantage over traditional ETL.
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BMW and Microsoft launch the Open Manufacturing Platform
Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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Microsoft and the BMW Group announced a new community initiative to enable faster, more cost-effective innovation in the manufacturing sector.
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AlgoSec launches security and compliance management for multicloud
Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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CloudFlow’s centralised management gives organisations visibility, risk and compliance analysis, and automated detection of misconfigurations.
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Okta announces security layer for on-prem apps
Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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Okta debuts Okta Access Gateway at Oktane19, enhancing secure single sign-on for on-premises applications. Set for release later this year.
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Okta brings centralised identity security to servers
Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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Okta unveils Server Access tool for safer management of cloud infrastructures, enhancing security with Zero Trust.
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Dell EMC tops the data centre hardware & software market
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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Spending in the market is on the rise with the usual suspects like Dell EMC, Microsoft, HPE, Huawei, and Cisco at the top.
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VMware & UTS mobilise uni students to work from anywhere
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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VMware and UTS empower over 10,000 students to access curriculum apps and workloads from any device, ensuring seamless digital learning and collaboration.
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Sophos offering mobile device management with Microsoft Intune integration
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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Running on Microsoft Azure, the Sophos integration will enable IT administrators to configure individual device usage policies within Microsoft Intune.