Microsoft stories - Page 173
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 updates vRealize cloud management offerings for software defined data centers
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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hyperscale
VMware aims to improve software-defined data center operations and accelerate application and infrastructure service delivery across hybrid clouds.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), an eight step quick history
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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cybersecurity
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise has honed its focus on server, storage, and networking post-2015 split, marked by strategic acquisitions and divestitures.
NZ agency named double finalist in Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Awards
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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partner programmes
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nv interactive
NV interactive was named a finalist in the Cloud for Global Good and Public Sector: Public Safety and National Security categories.
Revenue jump for Ingram Micro NZ Holdings, but investments keep distie in the red
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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Revenue is up for Ingram Micro New Zealand Holdings and its subsidiaries in a year that saw plenty of action with acquisitions and new vendors.
Farewell APC: Microsoft pulls together partner, customer and tech events into new Summit
Mon, 5th Jun 2017
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public cloud
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iot
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Microsoft Australia is launching a new ‘flagship’ event locally, wrapping together events for partners, end-customers and a tech summit.
Mexia takes out Microsoft Australian Partner of the Year
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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bizdata
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kloud
Mexia has won Australian Country Partner of the Year award at Microsoft's global partner awards, with eight Aussie companies finalists at the awards.
Kinetics Group takes out Microsoft NZ Country Partner of the Year
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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partners
Kinetics Group has been named Microsoft’s New Zealand Country Partner of the Year award for the vendor’s annual Worldwide Partner of the Year awards.
Mixed reality, IoT, and always-connected PCs highlighted in Windows 10 Creator’s Update
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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It’s hoped the new categories will inspire customers, increase momentum in the PC market, and spark emerging opportunities.
Microsoft underlines allegiance to the channel
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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windows
At Computex 2017, Microsoft has highlighted its commitment to the channel with new opportunities to drive growth and customer demand.
Heavyweights announced to build Windows 10 PCs powered by Snapdragon
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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lenovo
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hp
Qualcomm today announced the three flagship companies that will be the first to develop mobile PCs powered by Snapdragon.
Crucial expands with its highest density server memory to date
Wed, 31st May 2017
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virtualisation
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datacentre infrastructure
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daas
The modules support a range computing applications including Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Microsoft Azure, VMware VDI, Cloudera, Hortonworks and SAP HANA.
EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart
Mon, 29th May 2017
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
At Dell EMC World this year, Dussart spoke about the recently closed Dell and EMC merger, digital transformation and trends across the ANZ market.
Was education sector shortchanged by shortsighted budget?
Mon, 29th May 2017
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edutech
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Concerns of a lack of investment in digital fluency and funding resound around a disappointed New Zealand Education sector.
Personal computing devices will return to growth - but not until 2019
Mon, 29th May 2017
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personal computing devices
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apple
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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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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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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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
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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storage
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multi-cloud
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microsoft
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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tablets & laptops
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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gaming
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digital entertainment
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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.