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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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BlackBerry to roll out EoT platform by end of 2018
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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BlackBerry has unveiled a new Enterprise of Things (EoT) platform that enables OEMs to produce ‘things’ with high levels of security and safety.
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Digital Realty lures in two new senior exec job appointments
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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In another game of tech company musical chairs, Digital Realty has poached execs from Microsoft and Blue Shield to fill in its CIO and CISO roles.
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Teraco: Digital transformation will be defined by the race to the edge
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Edge computing is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of choice within data centre circles at the moment – up there with AI, IoT, and gender imbalances.
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Data centre infrastructure revenue at all-time high – hybrid cloud the driver
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Dell EMC, Microsoft, HPE, and Cisco (among others) are all profiting from a burgeoning market that has no signs of slowing.
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Azure platform exploited the most for DDoS attacks – report
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.
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Azure outage postmortem: Microsoft reveals what happened and why
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Headlines around the world have been shouting about Azure's outage - here's MIcrosoft's postmortem on the matter.
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Solving the storage dilemma: Is open source the key?
Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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As data growth surges, open source software-defined storage offers a cost-effective, flexible solution for businesses facing ever-increasing storage challenges.
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UEM solutions may be the key to mobile security
Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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Microsoft’s rise in Gartner’s UEM rankings highlights their innovative multi-layered mobile security approach, surpassing traditional MDM solutions.
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Meeting Solutions Magic Quad - The Leaders' pros and cons
Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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LogMeIn, Zoom, Microsoft and Cisco are ‘Leaders’ in the Gartner Meeting Solutions Magic Quadrant. We look at the strengths and cautions for each.
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Can employees really build web apps with zero coding experience?
Fri, 7th Sep 2018
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Microsoft PowerApps is promoted as a platform for citizen developers, but can a non-coder really learn to create PowerApps?.
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Microsoft licenses proprietary DXC module for Dynamics
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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DXC Technology’s Enterprise Credit Management module has been licensed for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.
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Automation Anywhere supports all four major cloud providers
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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Automation Anywhere Enterprise now supports Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
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Exclusive: The impact of hybrid cloud on Australia’s DC market
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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The Australian data center market is experiencing strong growth and is highly centralised in key metros, with Sydney and Melbourne as the main hubs.
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Crayon banking on South-East Asia with new AI Center of Excellence
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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It will be the company's second AI research center aiming to bring huge innovation to the region, partnering with the existing facility in Norway.
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Kordia introduces Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams
Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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The development makes Kordia the first telecommunications provider in New Zealand to enable this functionality.
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Opportunities abound with Connected Workspace revolution – are you ready?
Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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Ingram Micro has provided an eBook that provides insights from key vendors to help partners flourish in this burgeoning industry.
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NVIDIA GPU Cloud adds support for Microsoft Azure
Sat, 1st Sep 2018
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GPU-optimised deep learning and HPC software now available to thousands more data scientists, researchers and developers.
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Microsoft announces new lineup of white coloured Xbox One X and Elite Controller
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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Since most Xbox accessories are coloured in black, Microsoft has now announced it will be releasing a range of white consoles and controllers.
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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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Cloudera launches new data warehousing for hybrid cloud
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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Cloudera analytics general manager Anupam Singh says hybrid is the new norm for data warehouses, leaving first-gen facilities behind.