Microsoft is stepping up its cloud computing game after acquiring GreenButton, a New Zealand-based startup that uses its Azure platform and has an existing relationship with the Redmond company. The deal was first_revealed on a New Zealand government website, which shows that Microsoft is now the company sole shareholder, and Microsoft has since confirmed the deal to TNW and it has been officially announced on its blog._The_value of the deal has not been made public. GreenButton_provides_‘on-demand’ cloud solutions, based around a_high-intensity cloud burst technology — for example,_customers can use its products to run high performance computer, or big data analytics_in...

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