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Microsoft stories - Page 18

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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Tenable hires Microsoft veteran Vlad Korsunsky as CTO

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Tenable names Microsoft veteran Vlad Korsunsky CTO and Israel chief to drive its AI-led exposure management and security platform strategy.
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GitHub cuts Actions runner prices, adds new usage fee

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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GitHub will cut Actions hosted runner prices by up to 39% from 2026 while adding a new USD $0.002-a-minute fee for self-hosted use.
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Atturra caps 2025 with major APAC tech awards haul

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Atturra closes 2025 with a sweep of APAC tech and industry awards, cementing its rise as a regional IT services heavyweight.
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10ZiG unveils secure browser for Zero Trust endpoints

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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10ZiG launches a Chromium-based secure browser for Zero Trust thin and zero clients, promising tighter, centrally managed web access.
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Nutanix unveils sovereign cloud push for secure AI

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Nutanix launches distributed sovereign cloud upgrades to secure AI and Kubernetes workloads across dark sites, public clouds and on-premise.
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Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Hitachi Vantara's VSP One platform is named a GigaOm primary storage Leader again, praised for AI-era cyber resilience and hybrid cloud support.
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Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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VyOS says the age of the central office is over, pitching a universal software network layer for cloud, remote work and AI-era traffic.
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Aryaka predicts AI-led overhaul of SASE & enterprise security

Mon, 15th Dec 2025
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Aryaka predicts AI will force SASE convergence, spark 2026 'AI firewall' wave and push CIOs towards unified, cost-cutting security platforms.
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Cyber leaders warn resilience gap as boards eye 2026

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Cyber chiefs warn a widening gap between cyber plans and real resilience as boards eye 2026 with only marginal spend increases.
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Proofpoint named Leader in Gartner 2025 email security

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Proofpoint crowned a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Email Security, topping rivals on Ability to Execute for a second year.
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AI shifts cybersecurity priorities amid rising threats

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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AI-fuelled cyberattacks are forcing more than a third of organisations to rewrite security strategies as identity threats and audits surge.
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Watch out for these eight trends to impact cybersecurity teams in 2026

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Cybersecurity teams face digital border taxes, AI-first clouds, agentic AI threats and the end of VPNs as 2026 reshapes digital risk.
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Cohesity honours global & APAC partners for cyber resilience

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Cohesity has honoured global and APAC partners including NVIDIA, AWS and NCS for driving AI-led data security and cyber resilience.
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Microsoft patches Windows zero-day & risky Office flaws

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Microsoft fixes a Windows zero-day used in attacks and Office flaws that can execute code when emails are merely received or previewed.
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Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.
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Proofpoint seals USD $1.8bn Hornetsecurity deal

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Proofpoint completes USD $1.8bn Hornetsecurity takeover, bolstering its European footprint and push into MSPs and smaller businesses.
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Exclusive: Inside Commvault's Cloud Unity launch with APAC leaders

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Commvault launched its Unity platform to simplify and secure data recovery across hybrid environments, offering unified cyber resilience and faster recovery times.
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Exclusive: Yealink's Jeremy Chen on expanding into Australian retail

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Yealink partners with Officeworks to launch enterprise-grade headsets in Australia, catering to hybrid workers seeking advanced communication tech.
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AI delivers returns for wealth managers, FNZ study finds

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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AI has gone mainstream in wealth management, with most firms reporting positive returns and faster payoffs from early adoption, FNZ study shows.
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Keeper Security named Overall Leader in non-human identity management

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Keeper Security named Overall Leader in non-human identity management, praised for securing machine identities across cloud-native and hybrid environments.