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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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Visa expands AI commerce framework with new security protocols

Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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Visa has expanded its Intelligent Commerce framework in Asia Pacific, introducing new AI-driven payment security protocols for agentic commerce starting early 2026.
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Dynatrace expands AI cloud operations with new Azure integration

Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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Dynatrace unveils next-gen AI cloud operations, integrating directly with Microsoft Azure SRE Agent for smarter, automated issue detection and resolution.
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Phishing kits & steganography drive new wave of email threats

Fri, 14th Nov 2025
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Cybersecurity experts warn of rising email threats as phishing kits Tycoon 2FA and Cephas evolve, using steganography and code obfuscation to evade detection.
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MYOB appoints Paul Voges to lead enterprise division for growth

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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AI-fuelled data centre spend to hit USD $1 trillion by 2030

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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Fusion5 named global finalist for 2025 Dynamics 365 Service award

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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Dell boosts PowerProtect with new cyber resilience updates

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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Oracle expands AI, multi-cloud & local partnerships in ANZ

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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InfoSum unveils Beacons for secure AI-powered data collaboration

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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JupiterOne launches CCM platform with AI & graph modelling

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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Dell unveils PowerProtect upgrades for enhanced cyber resilience

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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Commvault unveils Unity platform for unified multi-cloud data protection

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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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.
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CNCF brings AI discipline to Kubernetes deployments

Wed, 12th Nov 2025
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The CNCF has launched a Certified Kubernetes AI Conformance Program to set open standards for deploying AI workloads across platforms.
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Atturra & EncompaaS partner to accelerate agentic AI adoption

Tue, 11th Nov 2025
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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.
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Crossplane graduates CNCF, ranking in top 10% of projects

Tue, 11th Nov 2025
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The graduation marks a milestone with widespread enterprise adoption and over 3,000 contributors supporting multi-cloud platform engineering.
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Is OpenAI planning an AI cloud to rival AWS, Azure & Google?

Mon, 10th Nov 2025
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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.
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Avanade unveils suite of Microsoft-powered tools for midmarket firms

Fri, 7th Nov 2025
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Avanade launches Microsoft-based tools to help midmarket firms optimise cloud costs, enhance security and improve customer experience with ready-to-deploy solutions.
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Why culture and collaboration matter more than ever in IT partnerships

Fri, 7th Nov 2025
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Australian MSP AC3 builds resilience through decades-long partnerships with vendors like Cisco and Microsoft, ensuring seamless, trusted IT services for clients.
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Cloud breaches driven by identity failures & process flaws

Thu, 6th Nov 2025
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ReliaQuest reveals identity compromises and process flaws, not zero-day exploits, drive most cloud breaches, with 99% of cloud identities still over-privileged.
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Microsoft apologises to New Zealand users over unclear 365 plans

Thu, 6th Nov 2025
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Microsoft apologises to New Zealand users for unclear communication on Microsoft 365 pricing and AI features, offering refunds for plan changes until end of 2025.