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• CCL-Revera wins advanced Microsoft and AWS accreditations

  Newly-merged CCL-Revera said it is moving quickly to increase its public cloud footprints with new accreditations and staff appointments.

• Kiwi ISV Black Pearl Mail makes Arizona home

  Black Pearl Mail has finalised the move of company headquarters from Wellington to Scottsdale, Arizona, as the ISV targets international expansion.

• Here’s why Microsoft raised the white flag on Edge

  Microsoft stunned most tech watchers several months ago when it announced it was abandoning 25 years of its go-it-alone browser strategy.

• Female leaders assume positions of tech power in NZ

  Three female leaders have assumed positions of power within the technology industry in 2019, following executive changes at Microsoft, Spark and IBM in New Zealand.

• Slack adds email, calendar and file integrations for Office 365

  Looking to bolster its ability to play well with rival software, Slack unveiled new integrations that make it easier for users to work with Microsoft's office suite.

• How to defer Windows 10 updates

  Windows 10 forces updates on home users, but Windows 10 Pro users can slow down feature upgrades if they want.

• Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The best hidden features

  Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, offers many smaller additions and changes you might miss. We've highlighted them here.

• Serverless in the cloud: AWS vs. Google Cloud vs. Microsoft Azure

  With AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Microsoft Azure Functions, a little bit of business logic can go a very long way

• Microsoft shrinks Windows 10's upgrade downtime

  Beginning with the upcoming spring update to the OS – likely to arrive in early April – users will find the upgrade process is faster.

• Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in

  With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.

• Microsoft turns up heat on Slack with Teams group chat update

  A Teams app directory is among the new features added to the company’s Office 365 group chat tool. Analysts say Microsoft is looking to match rivals like Slack in functionality.

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