Microsoft stories - Page 199
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.
VMWare, Cisco and Microsoft top of list as enterprises spend up on SDI
Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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Enterprises are upping their spend on software defined infrastructure this year with VMware, Cisco and Microsoft top of the list as go-to-vendors.
Rackspace puts pedal to the metal with next-gen OnMetal
Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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Rackspace has debuted its next-generation of OnMetal Cloud Servers, for running demanding workloads with the ability to quickly scale and deploy.
Video collaboration the way of the future, according to Polycom and Microsoft
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Polycom and Microsoft have extended their 12-year partnership to roll out video collaboration solutions for Office 365 and Skype for Business.
Australian data center-hosted options for new Microsoft Dynamics AX
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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cloud services
Microsoft customers will be able to access the new Dynamics AX from in-region data centers, with Microsoft hosting the offering in Australia.
Resellers urged to upgrade customers before 22% Microsoft cloud fee increase
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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cloud services
Resellers are being urged to get their customers onto Microsoft cloud services this month - before a 22% price increase takes effect on April 01.
22% price hike looms for Microsoft NZ enterprise cloud
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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cloud services
Microsoft is upping the prices for its enterprise cloud services by 22% on April 01, but those buying or renewing this month can get price protection.
Microsoft takes Dynamics AX to the cloud
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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Microsoft has released a new version of Dynamics AX, allowing businesses to run their entire operations in the cloud.
Office 365 migration: avoiding the pitfalls
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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As Kiwi firms rapidly adopt Office 365, ICONZ's GM Jack Talbot cautions about potential migration pitfalls and stresses a bespoke approach for each business.
Android continues to be second most attacked platform, Kaspersky steps in
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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smartphones
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wearables
Amid rising malware threats against Android, Kaspersky launches a new Internet Security solution integrating Android Wear compatibility.
Analytics services big opportunity for vendors
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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planning
More than 70% of analytics software purchasers surveyed are using analytics services, says Technology Business Research.
Riverbed adds AWS and Azure support to SteelFusion
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Riverbed has added support for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to its hyperconverged edge solution, SteelFusion.
Cloud disaster recovery confidence up, but challenges remain
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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hyperscale
Confidence in cloud-based disaster recovery is growing, but risks, outages and downtime costs are still posing challenges for enterprises.
Exeed encouraging resellers to embrace annuity services
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Exeed is taking to the road to offer resellers practical sales tips on how to harness the full potential of cloud and annuity services.
Avnet serves up new cloud offering on back of Microsoft COSN inclusion
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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cloud services
Avnet has become the first distributor to join Microsoft's Cloud OS Network program in ANZ, offering up a host of benefits for resellers.
Microsoft brings Surface Pro 4 Type Cover to New Zealand
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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With a starting price of $299.95, the Type Cover can be pre-ordered from the Microsoft Store. From March 15, it will be available in-store nationwide.
Xbox One Quantum Break preview gameplay video
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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gaming
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quantum computing
Microsoft was kind enough to invite us to play Quantum Break on Xbox One. From what we have played so far, the game is no average shooter.
Softsource launches Microsoft Azure certified for hybrid cloud data centre
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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public cloud
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iaas
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Kiwi company Softsource has launched its next-gen IaaS offering, heralding Australasia's first Microsoft Azure certified for hybrid cloud data centre.
Citirix, HP and IBM lead the pack in storage visualisation market
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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storage
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virtualisation
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daas
The storage virtualisation market is highly competitive, but some vendors are standing out from the crowd. Technavio has identified the top six.
NTT Coms overhauls Enterprise Cloud for hybrid world
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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NTT Communications has revamped its Enterprise Cloud offering, adding OpenStack and Cloud Foundry to 'accelerate digital transformation'.
Intergen celebrates six-time finalist status
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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Intergen is celebrating its long-running success with the Microsoft NZ Partner Awards after being named a finalist for six awards this year.