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Opinion stories

Pokémon Go is a reminder that online gaming infrastructure is hard to get right

Pokèmon Go's release has been epic, but it has highlighted the challenges of releasing games that are heavily reliant on online gaming infrastructure.

By Charlotte Palfrey • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jul 2016

Microsoft

Future-proofing business: The answers to your cloud questions

Dicker Data recently completed a telephone-based qualitative survey focused on gaining deeper insights into the impact of Cloud business in NZ.

By Lou Nunn • 5 min read • Tue, 12th Jul 2016

Global Stories

Opinion stories

Malware

Fake apps on Google Play tricked users into paying

Many malicious developers try to trick users into downloading their apps by creating the illusion of a useful application.

By Lukas Stefanko • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Microsoft

Facebook CIO says Microsoft 'got cool again'

Facebook's CIO praises Microsoft's resurgence at WPC, declaring it 'cool again' with robust Office 365 adoption.

By Richard Edwards • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Hyperscale

Expert insights: The true meaning of availability

The cloud storage industry approaches availability from the inside out, but factors that are out of our control may pose even greater problems.

By Jimmy Fitzgerald • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Cybersecurity

Have you met Delilah? The first Insider Threat Trojan

New Trojan, Delilah, recruits insiders through social engineering and extortion, using ransomware techniques. Insider threats set to increase.

By Avivah Litan • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Marketing Technologies

Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation

Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.

By Jennifer Polk • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Software Development

Microsoft WPC: New resources to help partners capitalise on the explosive demand

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.

By Gavriella Schuster • 6 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Microsoft

Microsoft WPC: CEO's mission to lighten the cognitive load for partners

Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, has outlined the new business opportunities for partners as organisations undergo digital transformation.

By Richard Edwards • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Hyperscale

AWS sets the path for practical multimodal IT

AWS is the biggest public cloud provider globally and it has grown from providing simple IaaS to a complex array of offerings.

By Roy Illsley • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Gaming

Early lessons from Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go has brought augmented reality to the masses, revealing the potential for brands to take advantage of the craze.

By David Yockelson • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Marketing Technologies

Microsoft: Nine tips for optimising your marketing strategy

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.

By Jennifer S Tomlinson • 6 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure Security options - give customers confidence in the cloud

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.

By Jason MacEntee • 7 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

DataCentre infrastructure

Microsoft recommends: Three tools for increasing cloud profitability

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.

By Microsoft Partner Network team • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Hybrid & Remote Work

Is office culture hurting your chance at success?

Could your office setting be stifling your potential? Tech startups champion the shift to remote work for greater success and productivity.

By Benjamin Brandall • 5 min read • Wed, 13th Jul 2016

Gaming

Pokemon Go is giving to society what other technology had taken away

Pokemon Go has rekindled human interaction and outdoor activity, reversing the isolation fostered by other technologies and reigniting community spirit.

By Jenny Sussin • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jul 2016