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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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Microsoft, DigiCert, Utimaco tackle quantum computing threats
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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Microsoft, DigiCert, and Utimaco have piloted a quantum-safe algorithm, 'Picnic', to secure the Internet of Things against future quantum computing threats.
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Talent revenue goes up after a strong financial year
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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Talent delivers strong growth in H2 2018, with global revenue up 20%, gross margin up 22%, and EBITDA up a massive 94%.
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Theta's Designertech buyout is part of a $50m plan
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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Theta has acquired Designertech as part of its ambitious plan to become a USD $50 million firm by 2020, expanding operations and bolstering cloud capabilities.
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Talend announces data loading for Microsoft Azure
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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Talend's Stitch Data Loader now supports Azure SQL Data Warehouse, offering a convenient way to import data into a cloud data warehouse in minutes.
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Microsoft launches bot service for healthcare sector
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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Microsoft has unleashed a new healthcare bot that provides cloud-based conversational AI to help patients take healthcare into their own hands.
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2018 cloud infrastructure spend exceeds US$80b
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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According to Canalys, spending grew by 46% in 4Q18 and AWS maintained dominance with nearly a third of the total.
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Inside Xbox brings exciting news for gamers
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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The huge Game Pass library is due to swell even more with the upcoming inclusion of some must-have heavy hitters.
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Channel partners growing in importance for cloud services
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Canalys analysts say the huge growth in cloud services will be of benefit to channel partners with a number of incentives.
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AWS’ on-premises play an admission of hybrid cloud's future
Wed, 6th Feb 2019
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According to Nutanix’s Jeff Smith, public cloud is not - and never has been - a panacea, and it seems the world has finally caught up to that fact.
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Big cloud providers continue to squeeze out smaller players
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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Last year saw almost manic growth in revenue for cloud providers as businesses continue to seek the benefits the services can provide.
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Could a boom in AI patents point to a ‘quantum leap' in tech?
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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A UN report reveals a surge in AI patents since 2013, suggesting a potential revolution across industries. IBM and Microsoft lead in filings.
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Accenture and Microsoft strengthen bond with new business group
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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The new group elevates a longstanding strategic alliance, expanding combined service capabilities, global scale and joint solution development.
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Education IoT market to be valued at US$11.3 billion by 2023
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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The IoT in education market is set to soar to USD $11.3 billion by 2023, driven by eLearning adoption and connected devices, despite security concerns.
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Indium Software achieves Microsoft Silver Analytics Competency
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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Indium Software announced that it has enhanced its digital services capability by becoming a Microsoft Partner Network member with Silver Analytics Competency.
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AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world’s two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they’ve certainly been busy.
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IDC: Cloud ‘megaplaforms’ are heading to 70% workload share
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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While the Big Four providers will have the lion’s share, lock-in will be avoided through multi-cloud and cloud-native approaches.
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Retail industry delaying digital transformation out of security concerns – Microsoft
Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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While significant losses can result from cyberattacks, the benefits of digital transformation far outweigh the risks, according to Microsoft New Zealand.
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Cloud communications turns US$45b collaboration market on its head
Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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It comes as little surprise that cloud is continuing on its disruptive path – this time in the collaboration market.
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Aussie SMB partners with Microsoft to launch AI solution
Fri, 25th Jan 2019
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Australian tech firm LiveTiles partners with Microsoft to launch an Airline AI bot to streamline gate operations, aiming to boost customer service efficiency.
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Veeam expands cloud data management capabilities for IBM, AWS and Azure
Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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The new capabilities supposedly deliver cost-effective data retention, easy cloud migration and data mobility.