Microsoft stories - Page 170
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.
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.

Personal computing devices will return to growth - but not until 2019
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Commercial notebooks and detatchable tablets will help drive the personal computing device market back to growth – but it won't be until 2019.

Chinese conglomerate partners with Microsoft Accelerator to give startups access to big data
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Wanda Group and Microsoft Accelerator join forces to fuel digital innovation in China's retail and property sectors with big data.

Ingram Micro provides huge opportunity for resellers to upgrade clients
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Ingram Micro has revealed a golden opportunity for New Zealand resellers, centred around Intel’s new 7th Generation Kaby Lake processors.

Equinix: Optimizing multicloud interconnection at the digital edge
Fri, 26th May 2017
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Multicloud solutions are the new norm for more organizations, with 85% of enterprises employing a multicloud strategy – 58% being hybrid clouds.

HPE unveils new flash storage portfolio for hybrid IT
Fri, 26th May 2017
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a comprehensive flash portfolio update with new products and data protection solutions.

Microsoft parades all-new Surface Pro with revolutionary tech
Fri, 26th May 2017
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Microsoft has unveiled the latest iteration of its Surface Pro, what they’re labelling the ‘most versatile laptop on the planet.’.

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass to launch this June 1st with over 100 games to play
Thu, 25th May 2017
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass now has a release date and subscribers will be able to play over 100 games spanning both Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles.

Microsoft engineers new deal - and new path to market - with Downer
Wed, 24th May 2017
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Microsoft is teaming up with engineering and contracting company Downer EDI to co-develop and market new cloud-based solutions and services.

Veeam serves up raft of Microsoft Azure and AWS availability options
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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hyperscale
Veeam has added a raft of new availability options for Microsoft Azure and AWS as it ramps up its 'always on cloud' focus.

Microsoft gold partner Equinox IT appointed to Web Services Panel
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Equinox IT has been appointed to the NZ Government Web Services Panel, and says it is the only NZ-owned Microsoft Gold partner to be DevOps certified.

Five becomes one as Datacom consolidates into new Auckland office
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Datacom is bringing staff from five Auckland office together in one large complex in a move it says will foster greater collaboration and creativity.

Bendigo gains ‘hospital in the cloud’ using Microsoft technologies
Wed, 17th May 2017
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A DX project has helped the new Bendigo Hospital streamlined processes and workflow, optimising outcomes and providing patient transparency.

Veeam debuts 'partner-centric' offerings, upgrades – and new partner program
Wed, 17th May 2017
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martech
Veeam has unveiled a range of offerings it says are designed to drive partner revenue growth and leverage opportunities as customers go multi-cloud.

Digital Inking could drive digital thinking
Wed, 17th May 2017
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Can educators use digital inking to improve student learning in class? Will it help create more insightful feedback and elaborate student work?.

Social media user authentication capabilities available in Sitefinity CMS update
Wed, 17th May 2017
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Gartner research says consumer identity data is a powerful sales and marketing tool that allows organisations to deliver personalised services.

AWS, Microsoft and Google surge in cloud as channel role increases
Tue, 16th May 2017
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The big three cloud players continue to clock big growth -with Microsoft up 93% yoy in Q1 - as they look increasingly to the channel.

BackupAssist announces Version 10 of server backup and recovery software
Mon, 15th May 2017
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public cloud
The newest version features the option to use public cloud infrastructure like Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS S3 for backup data storage.

Insurance systems provider EIS partners with Microsoft Bot Framework
Fri, 12th May 2017
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The move is the latest in the trend of companies leveraging the power of AI and machine-learning in their knowledge management.

Breaking down cloud computing and its nuances - Gartner
Fri, 12th May 2017
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Cloud computing is often thought of as one technology, but organisations should consider which type of cloud computing is the most effective.

Microsoft embraces Android and iOS in new Windows update
Fri, 12th May 2017
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update bridges the gap, integrating features for seamless Android and iOS interoperability.