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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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The sky's the limit: Serko & Booking.com bring corporate travel to life

Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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With travel comes the requirement for flights, rental cars, and hotels. Behind all of that is a Kiwi success story by the name of Serko.
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Global data centers - ranked

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Data centers are now a cornerstone of the information economy, with USD$100 billion having been poured into the asset class over the past decade.
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Auxilion launches new cybersecurity risk assessment service

Tue, 9th Jul 2019
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Auxilion rolls out Ireland's first MS Certified Cyber Risk Service, aiming to shield firms in the digital era.
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Microsoft HoloLens 2 more 'immersive' than ever

Mon, 25th Feb 2019
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The original HoloLens was released in 2016 but since then, mixed reality has come a long way, according to Microsoft's Julia White.
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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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Azure platform exploited the most for DDoS attacks – report

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.
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Microsoft licenses proprietary DXC module for Dynamics

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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DXC Technology's Enterprise Credit Management module has been licensed for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.
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Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric rollout reaches Australia

Thu, 10th May 2018
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Equinix is set to launch its Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric (ECX Fabric) in Melbourne and Sydney, after its recent expansion into Japan.
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Equinix continues global expansion with Microsoft collaboration

Tue, 8th May 2018
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The interconnection and data centre company has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to provide direct connectivity to twenty cities globally.
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Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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DXC Technology acquires reseller, MSP to expand global reach

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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According to DXC Eclipse, the additions of Sable37 and eBECS represent a key part of its strategy to lead the Microsoft partner marketplace.
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Submarine cable boom fueled by new tech, soaring demand

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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The international capacity deployed by companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon rose 14-fold between 2012-2016.
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Is Microsoft opening data centres in Germany? Here's what we know

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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Reports have emerged stating Microsoft to be investing more than €100 million in two data centres in Germany, but the company remains non-committal.
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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 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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Microsoft buys all power from Irish wind farm for 15 years to power cloud

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Microsoft is buying every single kilowatt of energy that is produced from GE's new 37 megawatt wind farm in Ireland to support growing cloud demand.
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Bot services market worth US$1,783.9m by 2022 – APAC the driver

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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​A new research report from MarketsandMarkets has forecast very positive times ahead for the bot services market, with APAC leading the way.
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Freshworks makes new position to bring in ex Akamai managing director

Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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​Freshworks has announced the appointment of SIdharth Malik to the specially created position of chief revenue officer.
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