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Alibaba Cloud to close gap with rivals in APAC - GlobalData

Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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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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Epicor releases new version of Dealer Portal

Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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Key enhancements include the launch of Epicor Dealer Network Portal and the availability of the Epicor Kinetic Design Framework.
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“Tell me why I'm wrong!” - Verykios' (frank) view of the channel

Sun, 7th Oct 2018
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Nick Verykios has been managing director of Arrow ECS ANZ for coming up 15 years. He has insightful and incisive things to say about the channel.
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Palo Alto Networks to expand cloud security capabilities with RedLock acquisition

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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The acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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HPE simplifies hybrid cloud data protection with new solutions

Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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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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Ping Identity providing second-factor authentication for Microsoft Azure

Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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The solution gives users the freedom to put MFA everywhere it is needed for employees, partners and customers.
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Owning up to cloud security - who is responsible?

Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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With almost a third of Australian businesses now using cloud services, who takes responsibility for data security remains a contentious issue.
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Flexera acquires multi-cloud management provider, RightScale

Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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Flexera has acquired multi-cloud management leader RightScale, bolstering its technology asset management offering.
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All the MS Teams news from Ignite

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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Teams is undergoing a major overhaul with new features, integrations and capabilities. Plus a new Teams certification and improved developer tools.
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Microsoft unveils Cortana development kit for enterprises

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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Microsoft has introduced the Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise, aiming to revolutionise workforce productivity with customisable AI assistance.
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Overview of Microsoft's artificial intelligence strategy

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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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

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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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

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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Orange reveals goal to become global player in multi-cloud services

Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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Fresh off its acquisition of Basefarm, the France-based integrated comms provider is looking to make waves around the world in multi-cloud services.
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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.