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• Microsoft's new mobile app enables Windows developers to test on iOS

  Mobile developers building apps for iOS and Android have some new tools from Microsoft designed to make their lives easier.

• Microsoft's new tools help devs manage cloud deployments on the go

  Microsoft is making it easier for developers to manage their cloud deployments on the go, using a new mobile app and browser-based command line.

• Microsoft takes its databases worldwide with Cosmos DB

  Developers will have an easier time scaling their applications to meet global needs with a database product Microsoft updated on Wednesday. Called Cosmos DB, the service lets developers store data that can be replicated across any of the company’s 34 Azure public cloud regions.

• Microsoft brings customization to its pre-built AI services

  Microsoft is doubling down on its cloud AI services for business customers with a fleet of new offerings aimed at helping businesses deal with video and supporting customers with unique problems not solved by Microsoft’s off-the-shelf cognitive services.

• MYOB shares hackathon survival guide

  Hackathons give staff the chance to think about innovation in a new way, says Keran McKenzie, MYOB futurist in residence.

• Agents of change - making a better world with IT

  Meet the winner and finalists for the best ICT-enabled community programme at the recent CIO100 awards.

• Microsoft finds another use for LinkedIn with CRM integration

  Microsoft is wielding LinkedIn against Salesforce in the battle for the CRM market. Starting Tuesday, salespeople will get LinkedIn Sales Navigator data alongside other information in the Dynamics 365 Sales dashboard.

• Microsoft commits to twice yearly updates to Windows 10, Office 365

  Microsoft is offering IT pros some new guidance on when they can expect major feature updates.

• Synack: Hackers wanted after firm gets $21.25M funding from Microsoft, HPE

  Synack gets $21.25 million in Series C funding from Microsoft, HPE and Singtel to hire more white-hat hackers and expand its territory.

• Microsoft to host education event May 2

  Microsoft is hosting an education-focused event in New York on May 2, where the tech titan is expected to reveal new software and hardware.

• Microsoft's new software tool helps enterprises evaluate cloud move

  IT professionals who want help getting a handle on a potential cloud migration have a new tool from Microsoft. The company released a new Cloud Migration Assessment on Wednesday, which walks customers through understanding what resources they currently use, and determine what a move to the cloud would cost.

• Digital equality for all? Apparently not, just ask Alexa

  We appear to be on the verge of segregating society into haves and have nots again, and arguably - on the basis of people’s accents. Just ask Alexa, posits Vaughan Robertson.
  

• Could Amazon become an enterprise collaboration contender?

  Amazon has a series of apps that compete with Office 365 and G Suite, but they currently aren’t packaged and sold as a collective portfolio. Here’s how Amazon could become a major player in business software.

• Microsoft acquires Deis to boost its Kubernetes chops

  Microsoft is acquiring Deis, a company that makes tools to work with the Kubernetes open-source container orchestration system. The deal, announced Monday, marks Microsoft’s continued interest in container orchestration.

• Office 365's deskless worker package expands with new features

  Microsoft is adding new capabilities to one of its cheapest enterprise plans for Office 365, in a push to capture a group of users traditionally underserved by the productivity suite.