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Reboot your business server and reap the benefits
DataCentre infrastructure

Reboot your business server and reap the benefits

NZ firms ditch onsite servers for Azure cloud, unlocking new uses for old spaces - from min-bars to dance-floors.

By Ashton Young • 1 min read • Wed, 25th Nov 2015
Zespri migrates to Azure, sings its praises
Public Cloud

Zespri migrates to Azure, sings its praises

In a bid to highlight the benefits of moving computer infrastructure to the cloud, Microsoft has begun the 'Server Room Reboot' initiative.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Nov 2015
iQualify: Disrupting tertiary education from the inside
EduTech

iQualify: Disrupting tertiary education from the inside

Open Polytechnic has launched iQualify, a platform that enables courseware designers to create online educational content.

By Dave Moskovitz • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Nov 2015
Lightning Labs and Microsoft offer up $20m in cloud credits
Microsoft

Lightning Labs and Microsoft offer up $20m in cloud credits

Startups making it into Lightning Lab programmes receive an open cheque worth more than $500,000 each to use on Microsoft's Azure platform.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Nov 2015
Windows 10 enterprise ready with new update
Microsoft

Windows 10 enterprise ready with new update

Microsoft says its new Windows 10 update means the company 'can confidently recommend Windows 10 deployment to whole organisations'.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Nov 2015

Global Stories

Microsoft Azure stories

Vendors up their game with acquisitions, partnerships, cloud and data
Virtualisation

Vendors up their game with acquisitions, partnerships, cloud and data

This year will see some big changes taking place in the world of IT as vendors and customers work to stay ahead against stiff competition.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016
IBM looks to clamp down on payment fraud
Public Cloud

IBM looks to clamp down on payment fraud

IBM acquires IRIS Analytics to help combat payment fraud. Only 16% of banks can currently detect fraud in real-time.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jan 2016
Blackboard brings the power of predictive analytics to teachers
Data Analytics

Blackboard brings the power of predictive analytics to teachers

Blackboard's latest update to Moodlerooms brings new features and predictive analytics to enhance the teaching and learning experience.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jan 2016
AWS to open India, South Korea data centers
Hyperscale

AWS to open India, South Korea data centers

AWS is planning data centers in South Korea and India next year, with the Indian market heating up with Microsoft and IBM also opening centers there.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
HPE tackles cloud sprawl with new cloud service broker
Virtualisation

HPE tackles cloud sprawl with new cloud service broker

HPE launches solution for managing cloud chaos, offering streamlined control over diverse cloud environments beginning 2016.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015
Trend Micro security solution integrated with Microsoft Azure
Public Cloud

Trend Micro security solution integrated with Microsoft Azure

Trend Micro integrates Deep Security with Microsoft Azure Security Centre for easy management and protection of workloads.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2015
HPE teams up with Microsoft Azure for public cloud
Public Cloud

HPE teams up with Microsoft Azure for public cloud

HPE is partnering up with Microsoft, with Azure becoming HPE's 'preferred cloud alternative', helping fill the void left by Helion Public Cloud.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 26th Nov 2015
EMC ups storage and data protection features for hybrid cloud
Microsoft

EMC ups storage and data protection features for hybrid cloud

EMC introduces integrated and extended cloud capabilities across its entire storage and data protection portfolio.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Nov 2015
Datacom scores Tier 1 Microsoft CSP status
Unified Communications

Datacom scores Tier 1 Microsoft CSP status

Datacom has joined nine other companies in gaining Tier 1 status in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider program.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Nov 2015
NextDC offers ExpressRoute to Office 365
Hyperscale

NextDC offers ExpressRoute to Office 365

NextDC is making private high-speed connections to Microsoft Office 365, via ExpressRoute, available through its AxonVN virtual exchange.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 17th Nov 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Microsoft Azure stories

Datacom, DiData among players joining Data#3 in Microsoft 1-Tier CSP
Microsoft

Datacom, DiData among players joining Data#3 in Microsoft 1-Tier CSP

Microsoft has expanded its 1-Tier Cloud Solution Provider Program, with a raft of new companies joining Data#3 in the elite status.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Nov 2015
Windows 10 now enterprise ready; Cortana says g'day
Microsoft

Windows 10 now enterprise ready; Cortana says g'day

Microsoft says its new Windows 10 update means it can now 'confidently recommend Windows 10 deployment to whole organisations'.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Nov 2015