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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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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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Interxion and Google partner to offer direct GCP connectivity
Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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Interxion is adding to its lineup of cloud providers with new dedicated access to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) across its Europe footprint.
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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.
Nutanix
Banking on success with a multi-cloud approach
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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Australia's banks must adopt a multi-cloud approach to keep up with innovation and deliver better customer experiences.
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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.
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Santa Cruz Seaside Company modernises its data center with Cohesity
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Santa Cruz Seaside Company overhauls IT infrastructure with Cohesity, simplifying data management and backup processes for their iconic amusement park.
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Gartner - IaaS public cloud services market grew 29.5% in 2017
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Amazon is still on top, but Alibaba’s investment strategy is giving the company huge potential for global growth.
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How you can improve data centre efficiency without dropping it in the sea
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Microsoft painted headlines earlier this year with its 'submarine' data centre, but Riello's GM says there's easier ways to efficient data centres.
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Datacom report revenue growth despite overall loss
Mon, 30th Jul 2018
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Datacom Group reports 9.3% revenue growth to NZ$1.27bn for FY2018, marking 20 years of continuous revenue growth.
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Battle in the cloud: AWS still on top but Google is starting to flex
Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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AWS remains the top cloud infrastructure provider, but rival Microsoft Azure is growing faster and closing the market share gap, according to Canalys.
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Kiwi go-getters punching above weight at Microsoft event
Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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Alongside 49 teams from 33 countries, a record-breaking three teams competed for New Zealand at the 16th annual Microsoft Imagine Cup.
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Competition’s heating up: Google unveils hybrid cloud solution
Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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It’s clear that this release from Google is part of an attempt to bolster its hybrid cloud strategy amidst fierce rivalry.
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Hitachi Vantara extend cloud portfolio with latest acquisition
Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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Acquiring cloud systems integration specialist REAN Cloud will continue Hitachi Vantara’s movement into the cloud and managed services space.