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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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Snowflake unveils new AI-powered data tools & expands platform

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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Snowflake launches AI-enhanced data tools and expands its platform with Horizon Catalog, Openflow, and Snowflake Postgres for secure, integrated data management.
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Celonis reveals customers have unlocked USD $8.1 billion using Enterprise AI

Tue, 4th Nov 2025
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Celonis customers have unlocked USD $8.1 billion in value using Enterprise AI and Process Intelligence, with over 300 achieving more than USD $1 million each.
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Avalara launches Avi AI agents for secure automated tax compliance

Tue, 4th Nov 2025
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Avalara unveils Avi, a network of AI agents offering secure, automated tax compliance with human oversight and enterprise-grade security.
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Unlocking the productivity dividend of digital government for New Zealand

Tue, 4th Nov 2025
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New Zealand's digital government ranking slips from ninth to sixteenth; accelerating cloud adoption could save billions and boost AI productivity by 2035.
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More than a buzzword: How strategic partnerships power real digital transformation

Mon, 3rd Nov 2025
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Interactive and Microsoft's enduring partnership drives real digital transformation, helping businesses innovate and modernise with trusted, collaborative solutions.
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Personalised internal emails drive sharp rise in phishing risk

Fri, 31st Oct 2025
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KnowBe4 research shows personalised phishing emails mimicking HR or IT cause highest employee click rates, exploiting trust in internal communications.
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AvePoint expands Azure protection with IAMCP partnership & new features

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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AvePoint enhances Azure data protection, partners globally with IAMCP, and boosts cloud marketplace integration to support rising demand in AI security services.
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Confluent unveils Tableflow for real-time analytics with Delta Lake

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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Confluent's Tableflow now integrates with Delta Lake and Databricks Unity Catalog, enabling real-time analytics and AI with governed data across multicloud environments.
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Confluent launches advanced Streaming Agents to boost AI agility

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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Confluent unveils advanced Streaming Agents, enabling faster, real-time AI agent development with minimal coding and enhanced observability for enterprises.
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Canon Business Services ANZ boosts sales team with six new hires

Wed, 29th Oct 2025
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Canon Business Services ANZ expands its sales team with six hires to boost support and growth across Australia and New Zealand's technology sectors.
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DoiT acquires CloudWize to boost multi-cloud security and consolidate risk

Mon, 27th Oct 2025
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DoiT has acquired CloudWize for $250m, enhancing its Cloud Intelligence platform with advanced multi-cloud security and compliance features.
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Arinco integrates D6 Consulting to expand AI transformation focus

Mon, 27th Oct 2025
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Arinco has integrated D6 Consulting, forming an AI Transformation practice to boost business consulting and program delivery across Australia and New Zealand.
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Responsive unveils AI agents & no-code tools in latest release

Fri, 24th Oct 2025
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Responsive's Fall 2025 Release launches AI agents and no-code tools to help global enterprises boost sales with smarter, data-driven insights and faster responses.
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Versa & Microsoft enhance SASE with automated SD-WAN integration

Fri, 24th Oct 2025
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Versa has launched automated integration of its Secure SD-WAN with Microsoft Entra Internet Access, simplifying secure networking for branch offices and enhancing SASE solutions.
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Insight expands APAC cyber security with planned Sekuro acquisition

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Insight Enterprises plans to acquire Australian cyber security firm Sekuro, boosting its APAC capabilities amid a 38% rise in regional data breaches in 2024.
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Simbian debuts AI Threat Hunt Agent with Microsoft Sentinel link

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Simbian launches AI Threat Hunt Agent integrating with Microsoft Sentinel data lake, boosting threat hunting for Microsoft 365 E5 users.
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Cyware & Microsoft partner to streamline threat intelligence sharing

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Cyware partners with Microsoft to enable seamless bi-directional threat intelligence sharing between Cyware and Microsoft Sentinel, enhancing security operations.
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Defakto raises $30.75 million to secure non-human identities

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Defakto has raised $30.75 million to develop a platform securing non-human identities across enterprises, tackling risks from static credentials and AI agents.
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Rubrik unveils Agent Cloud to govern & remediate AI agent risks

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Rubrik launches Agent Cloud, a platform enabling enterprises to monitor, govern and remediate risks from AI agents, enhancing control and security in AI adoption.
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AWS outage sparks global disruption across banking & services

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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An AWS outage on 20 October 2025 caused global disruption, hitting platforms like Amazon, Snapchat, Coinbase, HMRC and Lloyds Bank, affecting millions worldwide.