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Palo Alto is calling it the 'fastest-ever next-generation firewall' with integrated cloud-based DNS Security service to stop attacks.

Its secure data analytics platform adds this plus other new capabilities for greater business insights and data visualisation.

Talend's Stitch Data Loader now supports Azure SQL Data Warehouse, offering a convenient way to import data into a cloud data warehouse in minutes.

Microsoft has unleashed a new healthcare bot that provides cloud-based conversational AI to help patients take healthcare into their own hands.

According to Canalys, spending grew by 46% in 4Q18 and AWS maintained dominance with nearly a third of the total.

According to IDC, 92% of organisations have adopted a cloud environment with 64% adopting a multi-cloud approach.

Canalys analysts say the huge growth in cloud services will be of benefit to channel partners with a number of incentives.

Last year saw almost manic growth in revenue for cloud providers as businesses continue to seek the benefits the services can provide.

The new group elevates a longstanding strategic alliance, expanding combined service capabilities, global scale and joint solution development.

Indium Software announced that it has enhanced its digital services capability by becoming a Microsoft Partner Network member with Silver Analytics Competency.

While the Big Four providers will have the lion's share, lock-in will be avoided through multi-cloud and cloud-native approaches.

Version 7.0 of the Varonis Data Security Platform features new cloud and threat detection and response capabilities.

The new capabilities supposedly deliver cost-effective data retention, easy cloud migration and data mobility.

Silver Peak is the only SD-WAN vendor to partner with all four leading public cloud providers – Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle.

This new ExpressRoute location will offer Perth organisations a direct and private connection to their Microsoft cloud services.

NetFoundry AppWANs can supposedly facilitate enterprise application deployment and operations, such as SAP on Azure.

While many companies had previously been afraid of making the move, new advances in cloud security have reduced the number of successful cyber attacks.

Amazon is rumoured to be buying Israeli cloud computing startup CloudEndure for USD $200 million, sparking intrigue in the tech community.

In 2019, hyperscale cloud giants like AWS, Microsoft, and Google will fiercely compete to dominate the lucrative hybrid cloud solutions market.

A10 Networks has launched its cloud-native app delivery solution on Microsoft Azure Marketplace, offering scalable, secure, and streamlined deployment.