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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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QNAP releases HybridMount, a file-based cloud gateway

Fri, 29th Nov 2019
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QNAP has launched HybridMount, a cloud gateway application that integrates various public cloud services for seamless hybrid cloud storage on QNAP NAS devices.
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FusionLayer introduces cloud-native blueprint for DDI solutions

Wed, 27th Nov 2019
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FusionLayer unveils a cloud-native blueprint for upgrading legacy DDI systems, aiming to streamline enterprise network management and reduce costly downtimes.
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Microsoft & GBI sign deal to bring cloud adoption to Middle East

Mon, 11th Nov 2019
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Microsoft and Gulf Bridge International have partnered to bolster cloud adoption in the Middle East and Europe, enhancing connectivity and security.
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NVIDIA smashes MLPerf benchmarks for AI

Fri, 8th Nov 2019
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NVIDIA's Turing GPUs and Xavier SoCs top all five MLPerf AI inference benchmarks, showcasing unmatched performance from data centres to edge computing.
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SoftwareONE completes strategic acquisition of BNW Consulting

Thu, 7th Nov 2019
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SoftwareONE has strategically acquired BNW Consulting to enhance its SAP capabilities in public cloud hyperscalers, expanding its global technology services.
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AWS leads cloud race, but Microsoft & Google grow faster

Fri, 1st Nov 2019
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates the global cloud infrastructure services market, but Microsoft Azure is catching up, according to Canalys.
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Gartner names Veeam a leader in Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions

Wed, 23rd Oct 2019
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Veeam has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions, alongside Commvault, Veritas, Dell EMC, and IBM.
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Microsoft & SAP to accelerate SAP S/4HANA adoption on Azure

Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
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Microsoft partners with SAP to streamline SAP S/4HANA cloud migration on Azure, aiming to reduce costs and simplify transitions for enterprise customers.
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Versa Networks celebrates success milestones

Tue, 15th Oct 2019
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 Versa Networks is celebrating several success milestones, including industry awards, lucrative partnerships, and more than 1000 total customers to date.
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You're invited: VeeamON Virtual brings the conference to you

Mon, 14th Oct 2019
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Veeam's annual VeeamON conference goes virtual on 20 November, bringing top IT experts, 5,000 attendees, and exclusive sessions directly to your office.
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Thales: Organisations failing to protect sensitive data in the cloud

Wed, 9th Oct 2019
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A study by Thales and Ponemon Institute reveals 24% of Australian firms lack a security-focused approach to cloud data, risking compliance and consumer trust.
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Versa Networks matures into a major SD-WAN vendor

Wed, 9th Oct 2019
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Versa Networks, founded in 2012, has evolved into a major SD-WAN player, boasting 200,000 software licenses sold and 1,000 customers.
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Avaya makes contact-centre-as-a-service solution available on Azure

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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The service will launch in the first half of 2020, initially covering the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries before general worldwide availability.
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Mellanox embraces open source SONiC operating system

Thu, 3rd Oct 2019
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Mellanox becomes the first networking switch vendor to offer full-stack support for the open source SONiC OS, enhancing its OCP SmartNIC range.
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GlobalData reveals top 25 global companies by market capitalization

Wed, 2nd Oct 2019
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GlobalData's Q1 2019 report shows Microsoft and Apple leading in market capitalisation, with NVIDIA, Intuit, and VMware making significant gains.
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The key performance metrics to monitor for perfect server visibility

Fri, 27th Sep 2019
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Organisations need to have server monitoring tools that cover the right performance indicators that fit the applications they have running on their servers.
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Zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited in the wild

Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for the vulnerability discovered by Google researchers due to the report that it has been exploited in the wild.
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In-depth multi-cloud monitoring banishes blind spots

Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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AI-driven multi-cloud monitoring, such as Zoho's Site24x7, eliminates data blind spots in environments like Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon.
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NVIDIA's fascinating role in artificial intelligence

Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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NVIDIA's GPUs revolutionised AI by accelerating machine learning, first evident with AlexNet's win in 2012. Today, their technology powers key AI advancements.
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Dell EMC brings new range of PowerEdge servers to market

Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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Dell EMC launches new PowerEdge servers with AMD EPYC processors, enhancing performance for high-performance computing and multi-cloud management.