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Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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marketing
Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.
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Microsoft WPC: New resources to help partners capitalise on the explosive demand

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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software development
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microsoft
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cloud services
To put it simply, the greater cloud market is changing how business gets done, and it presents a huge opportunity for our partners, says Microsoft.
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Microsoft WPC: CEO's mission to lighten the cognitive load for partners

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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microsoft
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wpc
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Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, has outlined the new business opportunities for partners as organisations undergo digital transformation.
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AWS sets the path for practical multimodal IT

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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iaas
AWS is the biggest public cloud provider globally and it has grown from providing simple IaaS to a complex array of offerings.
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Early lessons from Pokemon Go

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
Pokemon Go has brought augmented reality to the masses, revealing the potential for brands to take advantage of the craze.
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Microsoft: Nine tips for optimising your marketing strategy

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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martech
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partner programmes
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microsoft
Whether June 30 represented the end of your fiscal year (like Microsoft) or the middle of it, now is the time to evaluate your marketing strategy.
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Microsoft Azure Security options - give customers confidence in the cloud

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
No area in Microsoft is growing faster or with more options than Azure, and no topic seems to be of more customer concern than cloud security.
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Microsoft recommends: Three tools for increasing cloud profitability

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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microsoft
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opinion
No matter what type of partner you are, to claim a piece of that $500B pie, you need to stay up to date with cloud knowledge and tools.
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Pokémon Go is a reminder that online gaming infrastructure is hard to get right

Wed, 13th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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nintendo
Pokèmon Go's release has been epic, but it has highlighted the challenges of releasing games that are heavily reliant on online gaming infrastructure.
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Is office culture hurting your chance at success?

Wed, 13th Jul 2016
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hybrid & remote work
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productivity
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wfh
Could your office setting be stifling your potential? Tech startups champion the shift to remote work for greater success and productivity.
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Pokemon Go is giving to society what other technology had taken away

Wed, 13th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
Pokemon Go has rekindled human interaction and outdoor activity, reversing the isolation fostered by other technologies and reigniting community spirit.
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Why enhanced video will prove to be much more than a gimmick

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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social media
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ovum
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opinion
An new area of innovation is set to rise and rise in importance, especially for video - this is the ability to enhance content.
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Future-proofing business: The answers to your cloud questions

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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microsoft
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cloud services
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dicker data
Dicker Data recently completed a telephone-based qualitative survey focused on gaining deeper insights into the impact of Cloud business in NZ.
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Digital transformation within Microsoft IT

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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digital transformation
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microsoft
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What are Microsoft's four pillars of digital transformation and how can IT deliver on them? Jim DuBois shares his insights.
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Rise in mobile enterprise apps meets developers lacking skill

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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crm
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martech
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mobile apps
Businesses aspire to leverage mobile apps, yet grapple with a dearth of skilled developers for true digital transformation.
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Is the gap between education technology suppliers and end users increasing?

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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edutech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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microsoft
EdTech innovation surges, yet end users struggle to keep pace in an ever-evolving, crowded digital learning landscape.
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Ransomware: First files … now complete devices

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Recently, a particular type of malware, has become increasingly troublesome for both businesses and home users. It is is known as ransomware.
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Are security monitoring alerts becoming obsolete?

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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data protection
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ueba
Most SOCs today work by putting their first level analysts – the most junior analysts, usually assigned to be the 24×7 eyes on console.
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Data leak dangers: Know your weak spots

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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cisco
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data leak
Data leaks and breaches are alarmingly common, but there are still many misconceptions as to how and why they happen.
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Types of VPN networks and how they work: Do you know which kind to use?

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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vpns
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wireless networks
No doubt you are already aware of the importance of using VPN networks to guarantee the privacy of your information.