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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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Affordable digital training that works for you

Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Bringyourlaptop.com have made it easy and affordable for you to increase your digital skill set and get ahead of the competition.
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Launch of Surface Pro LTE in NZ to revolutionise the 9-to-5 workforce

Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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The much anticipated Microsoft Surface Pro with LTE has finally launched in NZ with a great opportunity for the channel to transform the workforce.
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Archive360 delivers support for Microsoft Azure archive blob storage tier

Fri, 15th Dec 2017
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Long-term data management and compliance assurance solution for Azure ensures the most highly secure, low cost and compliant intelligent archive.
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Interview: WatchGuard's rapid APAC expansion and what's ahead for the security channel

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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We talked to WatchGuard Technologies VP of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan, Sylvain Lejeune, to find out more.
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Hands-on with the Xbox One X version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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The biggest PC game out right now is now available on Xbox One and Xbox One X. Does this console port live up to the hype?.
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Cloudera APAC partner awards - Deloitte AU takes out ANZ partner of the year

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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​The annual Cloudera APAC Partner Summit took place in Singapore this month with Microsoft, Tech Data, and Deloitte Australia among the big winners.
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Microsoft helps data center company ramp up sales and customer engagement

Wed, 13th Dec 2017
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Park Place Technologies joins forces with Microsoft to drive digital transformation across its global sales and service operations.
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The Microsoft Surface range will change the way your office works

Wed, 13th Dec 2017
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I recently had the opportunity to attend Microsoft New Zealand's Surface event and get hands-on with the latest and greatest enterprise technology...
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Report: The importance of low-code apps in the age of digital transformation

Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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The availability of a variety of cloud application development services is reducing the complexity of delivering applications.
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Microsoft EM+S: Evolution or Revolution?

Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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One part of Microsoft 365, the EM+S component has matured rapidly and now I believe it has reached a tipping point.
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Equinix connects global data centers to create inter-metro connectivity fabric

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Any Equinix customer will be able to request connections to any of the more than 1,000 participants on ECX Fabric today.
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Microsoft, ESET & law enforcement disrupt Gamarue botnet

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Microsoft, ESET, the FBI, Interpol, Europol and other security stakeholders have collectively dismantled a major botnet operation known as Gamarue.
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Microsoft challenging Spark, Datacom & other traditional IT services players, report finds

Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Microsoft is disrupting New Zealand's IT services sector, challenging traditional firms like Spark and Datacom, as cloud solutions gain traction.
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Cruise ships, cloudifying apps & IoT: An exclusive interview with an Azure Stack expert

Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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Microsoft's Azure Stack allows cruise ships and other remote locations to process IoT data locally, without relying on the public cloud.
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Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services

Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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Microsoft is launching a new Azure service that aims to meet the geospatial needs enterprise customers that use location data.
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IDC: Personal Computing Device market continues to decline

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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The analyst says global shipments of PCD devices are expected to decline 2.7% year over year in 2017, however, all is not lost.
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Amazon Web Services vs. Azure

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Apparently, AWS deploys about 200,000 updates each month so we are never short of new innovations to work with.
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RSA expands authentication footprint with four major security firms

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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RSA has announced authentication partnerships with the likes of CyberArk, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks and VMware.
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Microsoft NZ appoints new enterprise channel manager

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Emma Barrett will be responsible for nurturing the Microsoft partners' seller network by building co-sell partnerships.
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HPE & ABB partnership sees operational & information technology meet

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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The announcement was made at HPE's Discover event today and the new duo assert it will be revolutionary for industrial plants and data centres.