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New AI and mixed reality business applications for Dynamics 365

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Microsoft has announced the upcoming availability of new Dynamics 365 AI applications and their first mixed reality business applications.
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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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Ten new ways for everyone to achieve more in the modern workplace

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Microsoft is introducing new capabilities in Microsoft 365 that make it possible for every person to do their best work.
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New open data initiative from Microsoft, Adobe & SAP

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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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.
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Microsoft makes security offerings available to nation states and law enforcement

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Microsoft aims to empower IT to unlock the security capabilities of the intelligent cloud to tip the scales in the cyber war.
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Seeing past the complexity of a cloud-based future

Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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The complexity of cloud environments is making it increasingly difficult for IT teams to manage user experience and optimize digital performance.
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BlackBerry to roll out EoT platform by end of 2018

Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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BlackBerry has unveiled a new Enterprise of Things (EoT) platform that enables OEMs to produce 'things' with high levels of security and safety.
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Teraco: Digital transformation will be defined by the race to the edge

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Edge computing is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of choice within data centre circles at the moment – up there with AI, IoT, and gender imbalances.
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Azure platform exploited the most for DDoS attacks – report

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.
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Azure outage postmortem: Microsoft reveals what happened and why

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Headlines around the world have been shouting about Azure's outage - here's MIcrosoft's postmortem on the matter.
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Cloudera launches new data warehousing for hybrid cloud

Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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Cloudera analytics general manager Anupam Singh says hybrid is the new norm for data warehouses, leaving first-gen facilities behind.
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Service providers must act now to stay relevant in a cloud-first world

Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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Gartner says if the majority of providers don't act now, in five year's time 75 percent of today's IT service providers will become irrelevant.
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Interxion and Google partner to offer direct GCP connectivity

Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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Interxion is adding to its lineup of cloud providers with new dedicated access to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) across its Europe footprint.
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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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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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Sophos new server security offering defends 'cybercrime bullseye'

Mon, 23rd Jul 2018
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Sophos has launched Intercept X for Server, a new server security solution that uses deep learning to combat the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.
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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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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.