Microsoft stories - Page 119
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.
Microsoft's LinkedIn purchase speaks volumes about communications
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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Microsoft's offer to acquire LinkedIn for $26bn highlights the continued importance & challenges of communication platforms in the digital age.
Why did Microsoft purchase LinkedIn? A treasure trove of information
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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Microsoft's recent purchase of LinkedIn shows that in a world of smart of machines, content is king and the new code base.
Unisys-Microsoft alliance expands into cloud security
Tue, 14th Jun 2016
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Unisys is expanding its alliance with Microsoft to cover cloud management and cloud security service solutions.
Microsoft buys LinkedIn for a cool $26.2 billion
Tue, 14th Jun 2016
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Microsoft will acquire business social networking website LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction totalling $26.2 billion.
Microsoft Renewals – the season for finding carrots in the cloud
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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As cloud renewals approach, companies are urged to scrutinise Microsoft's From SA offer for Office 365, potentially cutting costs significantly.
Microsoft focuses smartphones on the enterprise - better late than never
Thu, 26th May 2016
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Microsoft recently announced a further scaling back of the mobile phone manufacturing business that it acquired from Nokia in 2013.
Riverbed upgrades SteelCentral product for improved application performance
Wed, 18th May 2016
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Riverbed's SteelCentral upgrade leaps forward with enhanced cloud monitoring and diagnostics, sharpening application performance.
AWS leaves cloud infrastructure services competitors in its wake
Wed, 4th May 2016
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AWS continued to dominate the cloud infrastructure services market Q1 of 2016, leaving all its followers including Microsoft and Google in its wake.
Veritas teams up with Microsoft to support cloud service providers
Tue, 3rd May 2016
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Veritas Technologies has joined Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance, supporting its strategy to help major cloud service providers.
Microsoft on charge in SaaS market with 70% revenue growth
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Microsoft is on the charge in the SaaS market and is now challenging for leadership in the growth market with Oracle and IBM also making a big play.
Microsoft invests in blockchain technology
Wed, 6th Apr 2016
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Microsoft has partnered with R3, a consortium of financial institutions, to create a strategy to speed up use of blockchain technologies.
Ransomware turns into PowerWare with new Microsoft based threat
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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A newly discovered fileless ransomware, dubbed PowerWare, is using a Windows scripting tool to encrypt files, with an escalating ransom attached.
Veeam adds direct restore to Microsoft Azure
Tue, 29th Mar 2016
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Veeam has launched its Direct Restore to Microsoft Azure offering, enabling on-premise migration or restoration to the cloud.
Three cloud storage models and how to make them work for your organisation
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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The virtualisation of the data centre has prompted a virtualisation wave in storage, as has the rise of cloud data centres.
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.
Android continues to be second most attacked platform, Kaspersky steps in
Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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Amid rising malware threats against Android, Kaspersky launches a new Internet Security solution integrating Android Wear compatibility.
Cloud disaster recovery confidence up, but challenges remain
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Confidence in cloud-based disaster recovery is growing, but risks, outages and downtime costs are still posing challenges for enterprises.
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'.
Lightning Lab backs Kiwi start-ups thinking big
Thu, 25th Feb 2016
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The Lightning Lab has announced the digital startups that will take part in the Lightning Lab 2016 Auckland Programme and the Wellington XX Programme.