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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 survey: Businesses that ignore latest tech hurt their workers
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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Workplaces that do provide the latest technology are more likely to boost employee engagement and satisfaction, as well as better customer service.
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Intel adds U and Y series to 8th gen family
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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They are designed for maximum connectivity speeds and come with a range of upgrades to suit modern requirements.
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Hyperscale data centre CAPEX up 59% - but dominated by usual suspects
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.
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Compact and affordable Surface Go hits ANZ shelves
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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The latest product is the cheapest and smallest yet for the Surface range, and has now been released across Australia and New Zealand.
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Big data and AI: How cutting-edge technology can change the healthcare industry
Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle joined forces, pledging to speed up the progress of health data standards and interoperability.
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Tech with heart: Datacom kicks off annual hackathon in Auckland
Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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Datacom's annual Datacomp hackathon in Auckland has attracted hundreds of participants from across Australasia to develop innovative technology.
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'Fascinating' vendor cloud battle ongoing in healthy SaaS market
Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
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It hasn’t been around for long, but Synergy Research Group says the enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) can now be considered mature.
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Exclusive: How open source is driving innovation in ANZ
Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
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GitHub's acquisition by Microsoft has had a great impact on the business and will help bring the best tools to developers.
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Thycotic’s cloud-based PAM offering now has full capabilities
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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Thycotic has upgraded its privileged account management-as-a-service offering with all of the features of the on-premise version.
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Talend releases bulk data uploader for analytics on Azure
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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Enables large-scale, real-time analytics on Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse organisations for analytics in the cloud at low-cost without migration.
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VMware nabs Microsoft director to manage Malaysia operations
Mon, 20th Aug 2018
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VMware has reaffirmed its commitment to Malaysia with a new appointment to lead operations within the country.
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You’re invited: Azure experts share cloud success secrets
Mon, 20th Aug 2018
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Join Azure experts Jeff Tebbs and Deepak Maheshwari in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch for free lunch sessions on maximising cloud success. Register now!.
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Microsoft extends software provision deal for NZ schools
Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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Microsoft has renewed a deal with the Ministry of Education that will continue provision of free access to Microsoft software in New Zealand schools.
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Exclusive interview: Major MFA vulnerability discovered in Microsoft’s ADFS
Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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A critical flaw in Microsoft's ADFS allows bypassing MFA, posing a severe risk, warns Okta’s REX team. Urgent patching is recommended for users.
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AvePoint MD says Microsoft’s record earnings due to focus on cloud
Tue, 14th Aug 2018
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With Azure's revenue surging 89 percent over the year, it's clear Microsoft is placing more emphasis on the cloud with DX a priority.
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Kiwi UC provider becomes a Microsoft Co-Sell partner
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Virsae, a New Zealand unified communications service provider, has achieved Microsoft's Co-Sell ready designation for international growth opportunities.
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Microsoft livestreams underwater life near Scotland data centre
Fri, 10th Aug 2018
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Microsoft announced that it had launched an underwater data centre in Scotland, but who knew that it would be so attractive to fish?.
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Node4 could help companies get extra value from the cloud
Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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N4Stack will integrate Azure SQL, CosmosDB and Azure Active Directory to provide customers with a hybrid service model.
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Acronis expands Azure integration with Microsoft partnership
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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The strategic partnership helps Acronis expand access to public cloud to give greater options for service providers and end-users.
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SailPoint and Rackspace partner for identity governance-aaS
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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This partnership widens the scope of SailPoint’s identity governance solutions as enterprises can now choose how to go about deployment.