Microsoft Azure stories - Page 96

Microsoft has released a technical preview for Skype for Business, offering new features for Office 365 enterprise customers.

Rhipe launches its Microsoft cloud solution provider offering plus services, extending cloud opportunities for its local partners.

Westcon New Zealand is ramping up its BlueSky cloud services with version 4 due soon, an expanded catalogue of vendors, and cloud financing coming.

Shavlik Protect now available on Microsoft Azure, allowing users to install patch management in under one minute.

As Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003 on 14 July, millions of systems remain at risk, posing 2015's biggest security threat.

MapR is taking Hadoop on demand to Microsoft Azure and says that means new growth and business opportunities for its channel partners.

Microsoft admits Windows 10 upgrades won't be a gold mine for resellers, but says there is money to be made outside of the actual upgrade.

Vector launches cloud link service to connect Kiwi enterprises to multiple data centres to access cloud applications.

Microsoft admits there's not a lot of money to be made in Windows 10 upgrades, but says resellers can still make plenty of money around the upgrade.

Microsoft showcased new Windows 10 devices at Computex 2015 and discussed its plans to have 1 billion devices running on Windows 10 in the next few years.

Intergen, Leapthought and VMob take glory at global Microsoft Partner Awards; Marker Metro and New Era among finalists.

UXC Eclipse's investment in Microsoft Dynamics is paying dividends, with the company inking $20 million of retail business in the past four months.

Microsoft has laid bare the security and data privacy of its Azure cloud platform in response to a due diligence framework from the NZ Government.

Virsae, the Auckland-based cloud services provider, is looking to raise $3 million from equity investors to accelerate growth internationally.

Synology has a strong focus and dedication to the SME space, with solutions that are reliable, cost-effective, user-friendly and scalable.

Gartner is urging buyers to be cautious as many service providers are shifting their strategies after failing to gain enough market traction.

Global interconnection company Equinix has today announced it has deployed Azure ExpressRoute into its Melbourne data centre, ME1.

NZ-based ticketing platform iTICKET is readying itself for a new phase of growth after migrateing to Microsoft's Azure datacentres in Australia.

In response to these growing challenges of a mobile first, cloud first world, Microsoft is more committed than ever to the millions of IT pros.

Australiasian Consumer Fraud Week starts today, with the aim of raising awareness about scammers and encouraging NZers to be smarter with their data.