Microsoft launches Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative
By Ryan Noik 17 December 2019Recently, Microsoft launched the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of Microsoft software piracy in Africa’s emerging markets. FULL STORY >
Interview with Lionel Moyal: Succeeding in a digital era
By Ryan Noik 4 December 2019Lionel Moyal, the commercial partners lead at Microsoft South Africa explains why collaboration is critical to succeed in this digitally transforming world and the unfolding digital era. FULL STORY >
Vodacom and Microsoft partner up to simplify Xbox Store purchases
By Ryan Noik 2 December 2019Today, Vodacom and Microsoft announced a new partnership that should leave a smile on gamers’ and SMEs faces - and a chance to win an Xbox One X console. FULL STORY >
Microsoft LevelUp event highlights the importance of collaboration
By Ryan Noik 29 November 2019It would be easy to dismiss Microsoft’s Level Up conference, held this week in Bryanston for its Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) as just another partner event. Doing so, however, would be a grand mistake, because the event... FULL STORY >
Microsoft South Africa Top Employer nod shows the merits of cultural transformation
By Ryan Noik 22 November 2019Microsoft's Top Employer award has spurred some insights for businesses on what it takes to be successful in providing an award winning workplace. FULL STORY >
Industry Insight - Four steps to nurturing an AI-ready workforce
By Industry Contributor 21 November 2019Business leaders should take a page from companies further along the AI curve to access the skills needed for business transformation, says Lillian Barnard, the Managing Director at Microsoft South Africa. FULL STORY >
Industry Events: Microsoft Ignite 2019 - Delivering secure and intelligent tools and services for the enterprise
By Industry Contributor 6 November 2019Frank Shaw, Corporate Vice President, Communications, gives a glimpse into what Microsoft is unveiling this week in Orlando, at its Ignite 2019 event. FULL STORY >
Microsoft South Africa kicks Python support for Azure Functions into gear
By Staff Writer 10 October 2019Microsoft South Africa has announced that Python support for Azure Functions is now available locally and ready for production workloads. FULL STORY >
Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative: The impact on South Africa, and the continent, seven years on
By Press Release 8 October 2019It has been seven years since Microsoft first launched its 4Afrika Initiative – a continent-wide, multi-million dollar investment to accelerate digital transformation in Africa. FULL STORY >
Microsoft adds a few new luminaries to the sky
By Ryan Noik 27 September 2019At its glittering 2019 Partner of the Year Awards held this week in Houghton, Microsoft honored its partners with awards, thanks, praise - and for the winners, a star named after their company by NASA itself. FULL STORY >
Nedbank and Microsoft announce partnership
By Staff Writer 2 September 2019Microsoft and Nedbank have announced that the financial services provider has partnered with the tech giant to migrate components of its IT infrastructure to the cloud, making Nedbank the first bank in the country to run operations of this scale in the... FULL STORY >
The first Connected Things Forum revealed the potential of IoT in South Africa.
By Ryan Noik 27 August 2019The first Connected Things Forum revealed the potential of IoT in South Africa and offered a glimmer of hope to a struggling economy. FULL STORY >
Microsoft Office 365 available from SA datacentres to empower the modern workplace
By Ryan Noik 26 July 2019Microsoft South Africa has announced that Office 365 services are now available from its South African datacentre regions. FULL STORY >
South Africa forging ahead on AI - but work still needs to be done
By Ryan Noik 24 June 2019New report from Microsoft and EY finds South African companies are amongst top investors in AI, with 46% of companies piloting AI technologies FULL STORY >
Here's the innovation you didn't know you needed
By Staff Writer 24 May 2019In light of today's media day to highlight particular functionality aimed at improving user's lives, Microsoft unpacked a few innovations that users may not know are available to them. FULL STORY >
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