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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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Dell EMC continues to ramp up cloud-enabled portfolio

Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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It is boosting the cloud capabilities of platforms, infrastructure solutions, consumption model and services to help customers leverage multi-cloud st.
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EMEA leading global cloud adoption race – but it's not all good news

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A new report has revealed cloud adoption is rife in EMEA, but despite this, most organisations lack even the most basic security tools.
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'Fascinating' vendor cloud battle ongoing in healthy SaaS market

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It hasn't been around for long, but Synergy Research Group says the enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) can now be considered mature.
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AvePoint MD says Microsoft's record earnings due to focus on cloud

Tue, 14th Aug 2018
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With Azure's revenue surging 89 percent over the year, it's clear Microsoft is placing more emphasis on the cloud with DX a priority.
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Microsoft livestreams underwater life near Scotland data centre

Fri, 10th Aug 2018
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Microsoft announced that it had launched an underwater data centre in Scotland, but who knew that it would be so attractive to fish?.
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Santa Cruz Seaside Company modernises its data center with Cohesity

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Santa Cruz Seaside Company overhauls IT infrastructure with Cohesity, simplifying data management and backup processes for their iconic amusement park.
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Gartner - IaaS public cloud services market grew 29.5% in 2017

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Amazon is still on top, but Alibaba's investment strategy is giving the company huge potential for global growth.
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Datacom report revenue growth despite overall loss

Mon, 30th Jul 2018
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Datacom Group reports 9.3% revenue growth to NZ$1.27bn for FY2018, marking 20 years of continuous revenue growth.
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Battle in the cloud: AWS still on top but Google is starting to flex

Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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AWS remains the top cloud infrastructure provider, but rival Microsoft Azure is growing faster and closing the market share gap, according to Canalys.
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Competition's heating up: Google unveils hybrid cloud solution

Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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It's clear that this release from Google is part of an attempt to bolster its hybrid cloud strategy amidst fierce rivalry.
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Microsoft Cloud drives record fourth quarter results

Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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Microsoft reports impressive Q2 results with revenue of $30.1bn, up 17%, and operating income of $10.4bn, up 35%.
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Microsoft Dynamics inner circle expands with the addition of Empired

Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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Empired joins the elite 1% of Microsoft Dynamics partners, gaining exclusive executive support, as recognised at the annual Inspire conference in Las Vegas.
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AvantiGas opts for UK-based Six Degrees in multi-cloud transformation

Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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The deal will see Six Degrees building and hosting the international company's data and IT services on a multi-cloud platform across 16 countries.
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IBM and Commvault partner for simplified data protection

Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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IBM Business Resiliency Services will offer its customers the opportunity to deploy Commvault software on-premises, in the cloud, and in data centres.
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“Painful blindspot” addressed by ThousandEyes' new multi-cloud solution

Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The meteoric rise of multi-cloud environments has seen demand for more visibility, as well as a significant change in the traditional data centre.
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AWS top of all four regional public cloud markets around the world

Sat, 23rd Jun 2018
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Leading not just at a global level but also at a regional level, AWS is top of the North America, EMEA, APAC, and Latin America markets.
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Microsoft announces first cloud investment in Norway data centres

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Microsoft has made its first data centre investment in the Norway after revealing plans to add two cloud data centres to its Nordic footprint.
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HPE enables full software stack at the edge, announces increased storage offerings

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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The Edgeline solutions enable customers to run unmodified enterprise-class applications and management software from edge to cloud.
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“Unusual' growth in public cloud infrastructure market - here's why

Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Public cloud provider spending on data center infrastructure surged forward in 2018's first quarter, the highest growth figure seen in nine quarters.
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PCCW Global to offer automated provisioning & routing with acquisition

Wed, 30th May 2018
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PCCW Global acquires Console Connect, enhancing its global telcom network with advanced software-defined solutions.