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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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Spark creates enhanced Teams solution for business
Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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Spark has combined the Microsoft Teams product suite with a number of other unique benefits to create Spark Enhanced Teams (SET).
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Why there will be a battle for the cloud in 2019
Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google will likely find themselves in a mad scramble to gain additional enterprise customers.
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Take productivity to the next level with Surface
Fri, 14th Dec 2018
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Microsoft’s latest-generation Surface devices unlock more power, performance and value for business customers.
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Cohesity signs new reseller and cloud service provider in Australia
Fri, 14th Dec 2018
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NEXION Networks has been appointed as an authorised reseller of Cohesity’s range of solutions for secondary data.
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NVIDIA sets records with their enterprise AI
Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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The new MLPerf benchmark suite measures a wide range of deep learning workloads, aiming to serve as the industry’s first objective AI benchmark suite.
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Simplifying cloud networking with Microsoft Azure
Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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Microsoft Azure's Virtual WAN integrates Silver Peak SD-WAN, simplifying branch connections to cloud services, enhancing performance, and reducing costs.
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Microsoft NZ bids Goldie a “fond farewell”
Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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Microsoft New Zealand director of commercial and partner business takes new role across the Tasman. The search for his replacement has begun.
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Telesmart to deliver Cloud Calling for Microsoft Teams
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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New Zealand’s Telesmart becomes the first provider in the country to offer Cloud Calling for Microsoft Teams, enhancing external voice connectivity.
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OneAsia and Megaport partner to bolster cloud services
Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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OneAsia partners with Megaport to launch ECAC, enabling Hong Kong enterprises to access major cloud providers through secure, on-demand connections.
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Interview: How Netskope is enabling secure use of cloud apps
Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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Netskope has found that approximately 1000 applications are adopted by employees without the knowledge of IT staff, presenting a challenge for security teams.
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ForgeRock updates multicloud identity management solution
Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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Organisations today need to maintain an identity platform that enables both friction-free and highly-secure authentication.
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NeuVector adds additional features to Kubernetes security platform
Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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NeuVector enhances Kubernetes security with new features that prevent vulnerabilities from reaching production, ensuring safer container orchestration.
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How IoT brings intelligence to the edge
Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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Nutanix has launched Xi IoT, an edge computing service that aims to simplify deployment and enhance IoT applications.
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Equinix investing in new green Helsinki data centre
Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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Equinix is set to invest EUR €17 million in a new Helsinki data centre offering green energy, aiming to boost interconnectivity for over 135 businesses.
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Microsoft comments on recent tech support scam crackdowns
Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.
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AWS provides a shot in the Arm with new servers
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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While it can’t claim to be the first one to deploy them, it does win the race of the cloud giants in offering the architecture as a cloud service.
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Three key steps to improving security patching
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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To enhance security patching, enterprises must focus on visibility, prioritisation, and automated remediation to mitigate risks and prevent costly breaches.
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Acronis releases latest Data Cloud offering down under
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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Acronis unveils an enhanced Data Cloud in Australia and New Zealand, featuring Office 365 protection, advanced ransomware defence, and blockchain notarisation.
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AI & machine learning fight death with data
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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AI and machine learning are revolutionising healthcare, with companies like Mercy Radiology and KenSci driving predictive analytics to enhance patient care.
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Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres
Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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The old proverb ‘you have to spend money to make money’ could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.