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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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HPE launches new Datacenter Care capabilities

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The company asserts the new capabilities will be delivered by HPE PointNext and will help businesses simplify complex IT environments.
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Cisco and AWS collaborate for hybrid cloud platform

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Cisco partners with AWS to offer a hybrid cloud platform, streamlining Kubernetes deployment across private data centers and AWS.
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Interview: Mobile Mentor's long term future with Microsoft

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Mobile Mentor is now a Microsoft Co-Sell Ready partner, bolstering global enterprise mobility with top-tier tech.
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Heat waste of Microsoft's submarine data centre not acceptable

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An expert has shared his findings into Microsoft's underwater data centre project, saying the waste heat is unacceptable for climate change.
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Why Cognizant is at the forefront of cloud migration

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Cognizant to migrate Orica's IT infrastructure to the cloud, enabling higher efficiency and cost optimization.
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Nadella confident future data centres will be underwater

Sat, 3rd Nov 2018
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In June this year Microsoft stretched the boundaries of data centres by dumping one in the sea and Nadella says there will be many more.
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Analysts say AWS dominance forced IBM's Red Hat acquisition

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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IBM bets big with a USD $34 billion takeover of Red Hat, spurred by AWS's cloud dominance and aiming to become the top hybrid cloud provider.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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IBM to spend $34b to acquire Red Hat

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IBM is set to acquire Red Hat for USD $34 billion, marking a transformative move in the cloud market, positioning IBM as the leading hybrid cloud provider.
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Big 5 cloud providers tighten stranglehold on market

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While the market is seeing strong growth, it's coming at the expense of small-to-medium sized cloud operators.
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Positive results for Microsoft, but Azure growth slows

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Microsoft has released its latest financial results, and albeit one disappointment it's good news for shareholders.
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Ditch the risk: How to deploy O365 without any 'oh no' moments

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Microsoft Office 365 risks can quickly turn O365 into an 'oh no' moment for businesses, employees, and customers.
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Microsoft's new project to bring gaming to the data centre

Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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Data centres could soon be the crutch for the army of Xbox One gamers around the world with Microsoft's latest venture, Project xCloud.
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Alibaba Cloud to close gap with rivals in APAC - GlobalData

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Alibaba Cloud has almost 50% of the infrastructure-as-a-service market share in China and its annual revenue grew 101% in FY18.
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HPE simplifies hybrid cloud data protection with new solutions

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HPE announced new hybrid cloud data protection and copy data management solutions for its intelligent storage portfolio.
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Overview of Microsoft's artificial intelligence strategy

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Microsoft's AI focus: strategy over product names, with a 8,000-strong engineering force shaping its core ethos.
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Why Microsoft is in the security business for all the right reasons

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Cloud security fears reverse as firms trust giants like Microsoft with data protection, leveraging AI & automation.
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How Microsoft aims to bring AI to the masses

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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At Ignite 2018, Microsoft unveiled initiatives to enhance cybersecurity and democratise AI. New tools aim to cut breaches thirtyfold and ease secure logins.
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New open data initiative from Microsoft, Adobe & SAP

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The three tech titans have made a major announcement reflecting their view of data inter-operability in the future.
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Azure used to 'learn' when epilepsy patients will have a seizure

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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A new project is using data analytics and machine learning to predict when a patient will have a seizure and warn them in advance.