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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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NeuVector adds additional features to Kubernetes security platform

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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NeuVector enhances Kubernetes security with new features that prevent vulnerabilities from reaching production, ensuring safer container orchestration.
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How IoT brings intelligence to the edge

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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Nutanix has launched Xi IoT, an edge computing service that aims to simplify deployment and enhance IoT applications.
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Microsoft comments on recent tech support scam crackdowns

Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.
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AWS provides a shot in the Arm with new servers

Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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While it can't claim to be the first one to deploy them, it does win the race of the cloud giants in offering the architecture as a cloud service.
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Three key steps to improving security patching

Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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To enhance security patching, enterprises must focus on visibility, prioritisation, and automated remediation to mitigate risks and prevent costly breaches.
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Acronis releases latest Data Cloud offering down under

Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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Acronis unveils an enhanced Data Cloud in Australia and New Zealand, featuring Office 365 protection, advanced ransomware defence, and blockchain notarisation.
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AI & machine learning fight death with data

Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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AI and machine learning are revolutionising healthcare, with companies like Mercy Radiology and KenSci driving predictive analytics to enhance patient care.
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Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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The old proverb 'you have to spend money to make money' could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.
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AWS tops all four global markets, APAC a unique case

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Amazon Web Services leads the global public cloud market across all major regions, though the APAC scene is uniquely shaped by strong local competition.
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What the people say - Gartner's November Customers' Choices

Tue, 20th Nov 2018
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A roundup of the latest Gartner Peer Insight Customers' Choices from Backup and Recovery to Business Intelligence and Analytics, and more.
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BlackBerry buys out cybersecurity AI firm Cylance

Tue, 20th Nov 2018
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BlackBerry is acquiring cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4bn in cash, allowing the latter to operate as an independent business unit.
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Google Cloud CEO stepping down to welcome ex-Oracle exec

Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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Google Cloud has grown significantly under Greene's tenure, but has involved tens of billions of dollars and little gains on AWS and Azure.
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Talend and Databricks partner for scalable data solution

Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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Talend and Databricks team up to offer a scalable cloud data solution, simplifying data processing at massive scale via a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface.
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Riverbed's SD-WAN solution boasts enterprise-class routing enhancements

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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Riverbed's solution enables businesses to experience fast, agile and secure access to all applications across the hybrid IT landscape.
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SonicWall secures hybrid clouds by simplifying firewall deployment

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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Once new products are brought online in remote locations, administrators can manage local and distributed networks.
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AlgoSec delivers native security management for Azure Firewall

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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AlgoSec's new solution will allow a central management capability for Azure Firewall, Microsoft's new cloud-native firewall-as-a-service.
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Interview: Mobile Mentor CEO shares mobility strategies

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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Mobile Mentor, a mobile solutions company, has been named a Microsoft Co-Sell Ready partner, enabling them to build custom mobile apps with high security.
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HPE launches new Datacenter Care capabilities

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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The company asserts the new capabilities will be delivered by HPE PointNext and will help businesses simplify complex IT environments.
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Interview: Building secure apps from the ground up

Tue, 13th Nov 2018
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Building secure apps from the ground up is crucial as digital transformation empowers firms to automate. Mobile Mentor's Liz Knight discusses key strategies.
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How Azure can encourage digital innovation

Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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Gap is working with Microsoft to migrate hundreds of applications to Azure, focusing on a seamless customer experience.