Microsoft stories
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.
MYOB appoints Paul Voges to lead enterprise division for growth
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MYOB has appointed Paul Voges to lead its Enterprise Division, aiming to grow its cloud ERP platform among mid-sized businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
AI-fuelled data centre spend to hit USD $1 trillion by 2030
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AI-driven investments will push annual data centre IT and facility spending to USD $1 trillion by 2030, up from USD $290 billion in 2024.
Fusion5 named global finalist for 2025 Dynamics 365 Service award
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Fusion5 is a global finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Service Partner of the Year Award, recognised for rapid AI-driven customer service solutions.
Dell boosts PowerProtect with new cyber resilience updates
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Dell Technologies upgrades its PowerProtect portfolio with new features to strengthen cyber resilience across cloud, edge, and hybrid environments for organisations.
Australian IT firms win top Asia Pacific innovation awards
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Australian IT firms Precision IT, ASI and Fuse Technology have won top Asia Pacific awards for growth, sustainability and digital innovation at Ingram Micro's 2025 summit.
Willow named finalist for Microsoft education award for AI use
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Willow is a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award, recognised for using AI to optimise campus operations and sustainability.
Oracle expands AI, multi-cloud & local partnerships in ANZ
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Oracle is broadening its AI and multi-cloud partnerships in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on data sovereignty and sector-specific cloud solutions.
InfoSum unveils Beacons for secure AI-powered data collaboration
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InfoSum launches Beacons, a secure AI-ready platform enabling cross-cloud data collaboration with no data movement, adopted by Disney and WPP Media.
JupiterOne launches CCM platform with AI & graph modelling
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JupiterOne launches a graph-based continuous controls monitoring platform using AI to ensure real-time security compliance across multi-cloud and legacy systems.
Dell unveils PowerProtect upgrades for enhanced cyber resilience
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Dell upgrades its PowerProtect portfolio with new appliances and cloud features to boost cyber resilience and simplify data backup across edge, core, and cloud.
Commvault unveils Unity platform for unified multi-cloud data protection
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Commvault launches the Cloud Unity platform, offering centralised, AI-driven data protection across multi-cloud, on-premises, and edge environments for cost efficiency.
Borderless CS launches managed cyber security for healthcare
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Borderless CS has launched managed cybersecurity services for healthcare, offering 24/7 threat monitoring and compliance support to protect patient data and systems.
Microsoft publishes 66 new vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday
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Microsoft releases 66 new vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday, including a critical, exploited zero-day affecting most Microsoft software assets.
Holding Redlich adopts AI drafting tool to boost legal efficiency
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Holding Redlich has adopted the AI-powered Lexis Create+ within Microsoft 365, boosting legal drafting speed while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
CNCF brings AI discipline to Kubernetes deployments
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The CNCF has launched a Certified Kubernetes AI Conformance Program to set open standards for deploying AI workloads across platforms.
AI data centre boom sparks nuclear revival
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Microsoft's deal to restart Three Mile Island’s nuclear reactor marks a revival driven by soaring AI data centre energy demands and sustainability goals.
Atturra & EncompaaS partner to accelerate agentic AI adoption
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Atturra and EncompaaS partner to help Australian and NZ firms adopt agentic AI by combining data-prep tech with consulting for real-world deployments.
Crossplane graduates CNCF, ranking in top 10% of projects
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The graduation marks a milestone with widespread enterprise adoption and over 3,000 contributors supporting multi-cloud platform engineering.
Iran-linked cyber spies blend tactics to target US policy experts
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Iran-linked cyber spies have combined tactics from multiple hacking groups in a new phishing campaign targeting US experts on Iranian politics and the IRGC.
Is OpenAI planning an AI cloud to rival AWS, Azure & Google?
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signalled plans to launch an AI cloud platform, aiming to rival AWS, Azure and Google Cloud in offering computing power.