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In pictures: Microsoft honours the NZ channel at partner awards

Microsoft NZ honoured its channel community at the 2013 Partner Awards that took place last evening in Auckland's Langham Hotel. A total of 22 awards were given out across four main categories including Cloud, Competency, Individual and Segment. Partners with strong Cloud solutions and projects dominated the event, including SoftSource, which picked up three awards, and Gen-i and IT Engine, which collected two awards each.Speaking at the event, Paul Muckleston, MD of Microsoft NZ, promised two Azure data centres in Australia soon for partners to tap into and provide computing power to their customers.

In pictures: Microsoft honours the NZ channel at partner awards
In pictures: Microsoft Cloud OS summit in Auckland

Microsoft recently brought together IT end-users and decision makers at the Cloud OS summit to highlight the company's efforts in the cloud and its Azure platform, among others.

In pictures: Microsoft Cloud OS summit in Auckland

News about azure

Company-X wows Microsoft with AI-powered medical diagnostic app

By Rob O'Neill | 29 July, 2021 09:58

A prototype app using Microsoft Azure's artificial intelligence to diagnose pneumonia has won its developer an international award.
Umbrellar scores advanced server migration to Azure endorsement from Microsoft

By Rob O'Neill | 28 July, 2021 07:31

Cloud solutions provider Umbrellar has joined The Instillery and CCL in being recognised as a leader in server migrations to Microsoft's Azure cloud.
CCL earns 'advanced service' badge for Windows and SQL server migration to Azure

By Rob O'Neill | 21 July, 2021 07:47

Spark-owned CCL has won a strategic "advanced specialisation" certification from Microsoft for Windows Server and SQL Server migration to Microsoft's Azure cloud service.
Microsoft NZ drops out of Asia-Pac to join Australia in new A/NZ region

By Rob O'Neill | 16 July, 2021 12:00

Microsoft has created a new A/NZ region to accelerate growth and offer more opportunities to customers and partners.
Aware Group keeps students in view at Lincoln University

By Leon Spencer | 28 June, 2021 15:57

Hamilton-based AI and IoT specialist Aware Group has built a tailor-made system for Canterbury’s Lincoln University aimed at helping to keep track of classroom occupancy in real-time.

Features about azure

Which Cloud hosting partner is most likely to win your business?

By James Henderson | 29 April, 2015 05:50

Which tech giant is most likely to win significant Cloud hosting projects? Amazon Web Services? Microsoft? IBM?
INSIGHT: Why businesses should consider moving to the Azure cloud

By James Henderson | 10 April, 2015 12:43

With Microsoft announcing the launch of Azure data centres in Australia, significant benefits may be realised for organisations considering moving to the cloud.
Australian firms embrace Microsoft Azure - are Kiwis next?

By James Henderson | 25 March, 2015 09:18

"Deploying our solutions with Microsoft allows us to build on that momentum with a trusted global partner."
Microsoft adopts first international cloud privacy standard - What does this mean for NZ?

By James Henderson | 23 February, 2015 06:41

Microsoft becomes first major cloud provider to adopt the world’s first international standard for cloud privacy, what does this mean for New Zealand businesses considering a move to the cloud?
INSIGHT: Hyperscale public Clouds: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

By James Henderson | 02 February, 2015 04:20

“Bigger players in the market are less willing to concede defeat to AWS and Azure. Such is the case with VMware and Google."