Thursday 24 November 2022
Windows 365 – Hybrid Windows for a Hybrid World
Now any device can be a Cloud PC with Windows 365.
Windows 365 securely streams your desktop, apps, settings, and content from the Microsoft cloud to your devices to provide a personalized Windows experience. Hybrid Windows for a hybrid world.
Welcome to your Windows 365 Cloud PC.
Learn more.
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Let’s Stay Connected!
Make hybrid work, work. The next generation of Windows experiences from Windows 11 and Windows 365 combine the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of the PC.
Powerful for employees, consistent for IT, and secure for all, the new Windows does it all. From online meetings to document sharing to remote device set-up, your teams can work confidently anywhere, protected by the most secure Windows yet.
When you sign up for our mailing list, you’ll get even more information about how Windows 365 enables a variety of new scenarios for the new world of work. Let’s stay connected.
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Microsoft is Integrating its Windows 365 Cloud PCs into Windows 11
“Microsoft put PCs in the cloud with Windows 365, and now it’s integrating these Cloud PCs directly into Windows 11.”
This article from The Verge covers the latest updates in Windows, and how Windows 365 lets businesses access Cloud PCs from anywhere to stream a version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 inside a web browser.
Read more.
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Windows 365 Solves Hybrid Work Issues, Security Risks, Employee Burdens & Multiple License Purchases
Not all hybrid work solutions are created equal. It’s important to choose a solution that works with your business’s unique culture.
CyberAgent Inc., a Japan-based developer of media, advertising, and games, was ahead of its time, with employees working remotely pre-COVID-19. When the pandemic hit, nearly the entire company quickly implemented working from home through VPN. When that solution proved to be a challenge, they looked for a remote desktop tool.
They tested and adopted Windows 365 after only two months of testing.
Read more to see why.
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Managing Your Hybrid Work Scenarios
When it comes to onboarding your hybrid workforce – whether fully remote, hybrid, or contract – the next generation of Windows makes deploying and protecting endpoints simple and easy.
With built-in assist features, and the most advanced Microsoft Endpoint Manager yet, your team can focus on what matters: getting their job done.
Learn more.
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Let’s Stay Connected!
Make hybrid work, work. The next generation of Windows experiences from Windows 11 and Windows 365 combine the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of the PC.
Powerful for employees, consistent for IT, and secure for all, the new Windows does it all. From online meetings to document sharing to remote device set-up, your teams can work confidently anywhere, protected by the most secure Windows yet.
When you sign up for our mailing list, you’ll get even more information showing how Windows 365 enables a variety of new scenarios for the new world of work. Let’s stay connected.
Monday 7 November 2022
Reimagine Your Digital Endpoint Estate
What do your employees want in the workplace today? In a recent Work Trend Index survey, 51% said they want a job that gives them the option to be fully remote, but they prefer a hybrid experience.
Good news! Windows 11, while designed for hybrid work, works for all scenarios—whether remote, onsite, or hybrid. And they can even use their own device.
Learn more.
Wednesday 2 November 2022
The Cloud PC is the New Road to Virtual Desktops
According to Forbes, the Covid era has emphasized just how vulnerable we all are to massive business disruption. That, and the global transition to hybrid and work-from-anywhere work have changed the game.
VDI is no longer the standard for modern workforces. It’s time to move to Cloud PCs for in-office, completely remote, or hybrid models.
Read more.
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Orica Streamlines Provisioning and Efficiencies with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Orica, a multinational infrastructure and solutions provider that has supported mining customers for more than 140 years, was
an early cloud adopter, managing the ever-changing needs of a complex supply chain and customer demand for more sustainable mining technologies.
But they were looking for a single solution to not only facilitate endpoint management, but as part of a broader strategy to improve security.
They now have a unified platform that increases security, improves their customer experience, and saves time.
Read more.
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Modernize Endpoints: A Zero Trust Approach
The endpoint is the new workplace.
According to the 2022 Work Trend Index, more than 50% of hybrid employees are considering going fully remote in the next year. This means on-site tech support can no longer be your only option to resolve complex technical issues.
Learn more about how to start your journey to Zero Trust with the most advanced endpoint and identity management strategies from Windows.
Tuesday 25 October 2022
Let’s Stay Connected!
Make hybrid work, work. The next generation of Windows experiences from Windows 11 and Windows 365 combine the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of the PC.
Powerful for employees, consistent for IT, and secure for all, the intuitive, From online meetings to document sharing to remote device set-up, your teams can work confidently anywhere, protected by the most secure Windows yet.
When you sign up for our mailing list, you’ll get even more information showing how Windows 365 enables a variety of new scenarios for the new world of work. Let’s stay connected.
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Microsoft Boosts Hybrid Workforces with New Additions to Teams, Windows 365 and Viva
With new features for Microsoft 365 offerings--including Teams, Windows 365, and Viva--Microsoft provides solutions to new challenges in the world of hybrid work, including the need to balance employee demands for flexibility with businesses’ needs.
Microsoft is looking to help solve some of these challenges with the addition of more flexible collaborative tools.
Read more.
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Cybersecurity Company Uses Windows 11 Security Features to Transform Operations
When ITC Secure, an advisory-led cyber security services company, upgraded to Windows 11 Enterprise, it unlocked the security features needed to innovate its hybrid working environment.
The company transformed its security operations to an internationally distributed workforce that could draw on global insight. Now, ITC transfers these benefits to customers by delivering uninterrupted security services.
ITC has long been on the leading edge of security innovation and service delivery, using the latest Microsoft technologies to deliver tailored security solutions. They just upped their game.
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Save Time, Save Money
Save your business time, money, and stress. Take advantage of the NextGen Windows experiences designed for hybrid work.
With features like vendor license cost consolidation, reduced cost of risk, physical and T&E cost displacement, IT admin and deployment savings, and savings on automation and process improvements, transitioning to NextGen Windows can transform every area of your business.
Learn how.
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Exploring the Economic Benefits of Windows 365
According to a June 2022 economic validation by Tech Target’s Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), Windows 365 Cloud PCs can offer businesses significant savings and benefits.
ESG found that Windows 365 can provide a potential annual revenue increase of up to $14,013 per user. The move to Windows 365 can also drive an overall annual benefit of up $7,271 per user for small businesses and up to $6,765 per user for companies of 1,000 employees or more. And to support future growth, the shift can open new business opportunities.
See how Windows 365 can save your business money when you sign up to say connected.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Cloud PC Preps Accounting Firm Grant Thornton for Hybrid Future
While COVID-19 forced massive change – and many hiccups – for companies throughout the world, the 2020 tax season went off without a hitch for UK-based accounting and tax firm Grant Thornton. That’s in large part due to its early bet on SaaS, Microsoft Azure, and software-defined networking.
But Grant Thornton didn’t stop there. The accounting leader looked to push its desktop needs further into the cloud and accelerate a digital transformation to free up even more resources.
Windows 365 was the answer, and it’s been a game changer.
Read more.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Government IT Department Strengthens Connection with Remote Communities, Secures Hybrid Workplace
Located in the northernmost region of Canada, Nunavut covers one-fifth of the country and stretches across three time zones.
For the Government of Nunavut, internet connectivity is a lifeline to provide healthcare, education, housing and family, and financial and other services to their communities. They were looking for a secure and simple solution, with a familiar UI, that fit easily into their current processes and support structure.
The solution? Windows 365.
Read why Windows in the cloud was the right choice, and how the people of Nunavut are using it to improve their lives.
Thursday 29 September 2022
Let’s Stay Connected!
Make hybrid work, work. The next generation of Windows experiences from Windows 11 and Windows 365 combine the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of the PC.
Powerful for employees, consistent for IT, and secure for all, the new Windows does it all. From online meetings to document sharing to remote device set-up, your teams can work confidently anywhere, protected by the most secure Windows yet.
When you sign up for our mailing list, you’ll get even more information about how Windows 365 enables a variety of new scenarios for the new world of work. Let’s stay connected.
Tuesday 27 September 2022
Microsoft 365 Hybrid Windows for a Hybrid World of Work
Our work lives today are more flexible, but also more complex. So it makes sense that businesses want solutions that are streamlined across their IT infrastructure, and seamless and easy for their employees to use. The next generation of Windows is built to help businesses of all sizes accelerate their digital transformation. It’s hybrid Windows for a hybrid world. Learn more.
Wednesday 21 September 2022
The Digital Imperative for Every Organization
When it comes to getting ahead – and staying ahead – in today’s business environment, there are few things more urgent than digital transformation.
At the 2022 Inspire conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlighted the difference between organizations that thrive and those that get left behind. “Every organization in every industry will need to infuse technology into every business process and function so that they can do more with less,” Nadella says.
And no technology is better positioned than Windows to deliver on the power and promise of cloud technologies.
Read Satya Nadella’s keynote to learn about all the Microsoft technologies available to your business. We’re here to help you make hybrid work, work.
Cloud migration and modernization with Azure tools and resources
Discover why important businesses around the world trust Microsoft Azure to accelerate their digital transformation. In this brief video you will learn how, with Azure, you will pay less using enterprise grade infrastructure, innovate faster by modernizing your apps and data, protect your assets with trusted cloud security, and so much more.
By safely migrating to the cloud, your company can improve agility and reliability to effectively capitalize on new opportunities and overcome new challenges.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Ensure data security, optimize operational processes, and improve profitability
Modernize digital processes and stay relevant by using Windows Server and Azure SQL Server to ensure data security, optimize operational processes, and improve profitability. With Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure, you pay less and get more by running any part of your business in the cloud—on your terms and on your timeline. In modernizing and scaling with flexibility, you can migrate server apps to Azure and bridge existing infrastructure.
Sign up to say connected—we’ll help you keep your organization secure with up-to-date technology and continuous advancement.
Hybrid work takes off at United Airlines with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams
For United Airlines, “hybrid” work was a way of life for employees based around the globe. But collaborating meant relying on phones and lots of travel.
When COVID-19 changed airline travel overnight, United Airlines needed to find a way to take its bourgeoning hybrid culture to the next level.
Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 became the crucial collaboration tools United used to build a hybrid culture that reflects the flexible nature of their business.
Learn how these tools help United do more with less.
Thursday 15 September 2022
Let’s Stay Connected!
Make hybrid work, work. The next generation of Windows experiences from Windows 11 and Windows 365 combine the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of the PC.
Powerful for employees, consistent for IT, and secure for all, the intuitive next-generation Windows does it all. From online meetings to document sharing to remote device set-up, your teams can work confidently anywhere, protected by the most secure Windows yet.
When you sign up for our mailing list, you’ll get even more information about how Windows 365 enables a variety of new scenarios for the new world of work. Let’s stay connected.
8 top priorities for CIOs in 2022
IT leadership in 2022 will be unlike any other time in history. Changes in recent years have been dramatic, resulting in massive shifts in business and technology, resulting in the ‘hybrid’ business model as the new normal. Along with employee safety, cybersecurity, and customer expectations for quick service delivery, what should IT leaders be focusing on? Learn about CIOs' top priorities, including ideas about how to cope with Covid-19, reinforce privacy, upgrade talent recruitment and retention, and more.
Tuesday 13 September 2022
The Workplace in Transition
Hybrid work creates new opportunities – and new challenges. Windows is designed for the workplace of today, with greater organizational security, flexible and inclusive experiences, and easier device management.
And Windows 365, powering the world’s first cloud PC, offers a simple way to stream Windows experiences from the Microsoft cloud. This means an individual employee’s personal settings, apps, and content can be securely accessed on any device.
Learn more.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
PBSF combines medicine with cloud technology to treat newborns at high risk of neurological injury
Brazilian company Protecting Brains & Saving Futures (PBSF) has developed a system to monitor the brain activity in newborns who are at elevated risk of neurological injury. The technology relies on a central data hub populated with information from hospitals built on Microsoft Azure. The structure supports reliable storage of more than 200,000 hours of monitoring which allows for the analysis that has become essential for the development of fresh solutions. PBSF founder Gabriel Variane says this about the company’s partnership with Microsoft and its adoption of Azure: “We’ve always thought the cloud was the smartest model for us to provide our service, and this is proving to be true. Today we have one of the largest neonatal brain monitoring databases in the world
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Windows for business
Windows just keeps getting better for business, with new experiences designed for hybrid work and ready for you today.
As workplaces and world events continue to evolve, so do the needs of your employees and business. That’s why Windows 11 is designed to be the most flexible, secure, and productive solution for hybrid work. You can continue to count on Windows to move your business forward with cloud-powered technology and services that adapt and evolve to meet today’s challenges – and tomorrow’s.
Watch this video to learn more.
Monday 5 September 2022
Microsoft’s Work Trend Index
From when to go to the office to why work in the first place, employees have a new “worth it” equation. And there’s no going back. The pandemic brought many changes to the way we do business. Some things will return to "normal" but others never will. This report uncovers the latest trends about the future of work. #HybridWork or #RemoteWork? This is courtesy of Pratt Computing Technologies, Inc., a Certified Microsoft Partner that helps businesses #SMB and #Nonprofit maximize their use of #Microsoft365BusinessPremium. #MicrosoftTeams
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Run mission critical workloads in a cloud infrastructure with seamless hybrid capabilities
Windows Server and SQL Server have unbeatable offers, seamless hybrid capabilities, and unmatched security. Migrate your SQL Server workloads to the cloud to get the performance and security of SQL Server combined with the flexibility and hybrid connectivity of Azure. Run your applications and business-intelligence workloads on the same virtual machine or dedicated host, but with more management capabilities.
Sign up and stay connected. We’ll help you innovate with SQL Server on Azure.
Thursday 25 August 2022
SolarWinds extends its database performance product reach via Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Leaders of organizations understand that using Azure SQL Server enables the modernization of their digital processes. Case in point: SolarWinds, a leading provider of IT management software, is staying relevant in its database performance monitoring products by using the Microsoft® Azure® Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure.
In it, users with committed Azure spend can purchase SolarWinds database performance monitoring products. Organizations that take advantage of the offer can simplify the purchase, deployment, management, and renewal of SolarWinds database products to receive the in-depth performance and environmental data teams need to optimize the performance of Microsoft SQL Server and other leading database platforms running on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments.
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Microsoft Azure for Retail industry
Retailers are using Microsoft Azure to personalize customer experiences across all channels, empower employees, and keep supply chains more agile than ever. Companies are discovering new ways to use data to make better decisions and accelerate innovation thanks to Azure's predictive AI, machine learning, and analytics.
In a business world that demands flexibility and innovation, Microsoft Azure helps companies modernize digital processes and increase productivity. This video provides an overview of the value of Microsoft Azure's portfolio of services for the retail industry.
Tuesday 16 August 2022
How to replace an on-premises file server with Azure file shares
This video covers an end-to-end demo and description of the various Azure file share features that enable an IT admin to understand and configure identity-based authentication "AD authentication", networking, private endpoint, and other features of an Azure file share.
Tuesday 9 August 2022
What CEOs need to know about the cloud in 2021
While companies’ shift to the cloud has been gradual over the last decade, research shows that the pandemic has accelerated that move. Companies across all industries quickly learned they had to depend on cloud technologies to enable entire staffs to work from home, to ramp up digital commerce, and to provide telehealth, entertainment streaming, and more.
Despite the enthusiasm for what cloud can do, executives across the C-suite have concerns. CEOs must now evaluate a changing business for the longer term and tackle tough questions.
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Get industry-leading performance with SQL on Windows Server on Azure
Protect your apps, data, and IT workloads in Azure and get the benefit of the $1 billion investment in security Microsoft makes per year, resulting in faster performance and overall cost savings for SQL on Windows Server on Azure. You can easily migrate to Azure VMs and modernize with Azure Services such as Azure Arc, Windows Server on-premises, and Windows Admin Center. Take advantage of cloud innovations for on-premises workloads and the end-to-end hybrid infrastructure available that will help you take your organization to the next level.
Monday 1 August 2022
Azure, the trusted cloud for Windows Server
Azure is the best place to host Windows Server, as it provides a range of cloud services including analytics, storage, and networking. It offers native support for SQL, .NET, Remote Desktop Services, and other Windows Server workloads.
Upgrade digital processes and stay relevant by using Windows Server and Azure SQL Server. Save money with Azure Hybrid Benefit while staying complaint. Twenty years of Microsoft cloud innovation can’t be wrong.
Review the infographic for more modern benefits from Azure and Windows Server.
Thursday 28 July 2022
Update and protect applications with unmatched security and business continuity
One of the reasons why Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server are popular among businesses is because of their proven security and compliance capabilities. Azure not only improves performance, but also provides multiple layers of security, like the secure foundation of its physical data centers, operational best practices, and engineering processes that meet industry standard guidelines.
Sign up to say connected, we’ll help you learn more about migrating to Microsoft Windows SQL Server on Azure.
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Dairy company centralizes its data in Azure, gains flexibility and productivity
Swedish company Arla Foods is the fifth-largest dairy company in the world. In its pursuit of modern digital transformation, Arla’s Senior Manager developed a leadership team focused on centralizing data across the company, making data more accessible and analytics easier to understand. The team developed an architecture on Azure that would create one centralized location for data anywhere in the company for ingestion and consumption—a real benefit for reporting in Power BI.
Tuesday 19 July 2022
5 leading trends of database innovation: Cloud native, self-driving, and more
The pandemic forced the acceleration of the digitalization trend. As businesses and economies make the digital transformation, data and the ability to gain insights are at the heart of every successful organization.
Get briefed on the 5 top updates leaders are interested in surrounding database innovation—from online and batch workload integration (or HTAP) to newer multi-model advances in technology such as AI, IoT, and beyond.
Monday 18 July 2022
The Total Economic Impact™ Of Migration To Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Databases
According to a February 2020 Research Overview by Forrester Research, the infrastructure-as-code movement has emerged as the new management model. The ability to programmatically create and manage infrastructure alters the whole game of infrastructure. It also changes the roles of the people involved—most notably the admins.
Customers who maintain Software Assurance can use the Azure Hybrid Benefit to decrease their usage costs. They can also provision databases quickly for faster time-to-market and manage them more efficiently. With many time-consuming manual tasks automated or eliminated, database administrators (DBAs) and IT staff members see their roles transformed, and they have more time to apply to higher business-value initiatives.
Sign up to say connected—we’ll help you accelerate innovation with Azure SQL services.
Thursday 14 July 2022
Modernize and scale with flexibility by migrating server apps to Azure
Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server is easier to install and configure than other database management software. It doesn't require any special tools, and all updates are automatic. Migrating server apps to Azure enables scaling with flexibility, keeping databases secure (especially if using a Microsoft SQL Server database administration service).
With Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server, there's no need for another data storage from the same database. Data management is quick and easy, with minimal troubleshooting and maintenance.
Sign up to say connected. We’ll help you learn more about using Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server on Azure.
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Database-as-a-service: a vote for data democracy
The technology industry has gone to great lengths to provide abstraction layers for every user to store, analyze, access, and retrieve data residing in cloud-based data repositories inside dedicated datacenters.
Data democracy challenges the notion that every application requires its own database. It may make sense for data to be stored in silos, but they need to appear as one coherent source of information—and this is where cloud-based Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) comes into place.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Digital health provider creates a scalable platform with Azure
Rx.Health created a collection of digital health solutions that make care navigation, patient monitoring, and engagement faster and more automated than ever before—on a much greater scale. Starting with Microsoft FastTrack for Azure, it mapped out a scalable cloud plan that included an Azure Data Lake for AI modeling and a combination of Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB to track remote patient monitoring and patient engagement data across disparate sources. Now it’s realizing its goal of cost-effectively bringing more help to more people with Azure.
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Infrastructure migration best practices
Whether you are migrating or extending your Windows Server and SQL Server infrastructure to the cloud, a lift-and-shift approach can help simplify the process by moving your applications quickly without requiring major changes to their configuration. Learn about Microsoft Azure migration and what to expect from each of the three phases.
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Modernize as suas cargas de trabalho com funcionalidades novas e melhoradas no Azure
O Windows Server no Azure é resiliente, eficiente e escalável, para não mencionar a relação custo-eficácia. As características mais recentes do Azure incluem o Azure Automanage, que ajuda a simplificar a gestão das TI com operações otimizadas e automatizadas, bem como a capacidade de gerir os servidores Windows com o Windows Admin Center diretamente do Portal do Azure. Obtenha o Guia de Migração para Windows Server e o Guia Ultimate para o Windows Server no Azure ao fazer download desta infografia.
Five Ways To Reduce Your Cloud Security Blast Radius
Cybercriminals keep developing sophisticated methods for overriding cloud defenses and gaining access to sensitive information. Moreover, the complexity of cloud frameworks makes it extremely difficult to detect these problems in time. In most cases, cyber attackers are looking for flaws in the structure that will allow them to start mining data and wreaking havoc. With the right tools, technologies, and framework in place, it is possible to detect and mitigate the damage caused by an attack and shut it down.
Learn about five steps business leaders can take to help their organization reduce the risk of a cloud attack and minimize the damage if one occurs.
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Microsoft and VMware Team Up to Offer the Next Evolution of the Azure VMware Solution
The next evolution of Azure VMware Solution (AVS), built by Microsoft and endorsed by VMware, makes it easier than ever to move to the cloud with existing VMware technologies. Products are integrated with the Azure Portal, ensuring that customers can maintain their native VMware experience with the tools they know in Azure. Learn more about why CIOs and enterprise IT departments like the idea of enabling customers that want to be all native on one cloud while using their VMware compute platform.
Harness the power of the cloud and ground your security model strategy in Zero Trust
With 43 percent of cyberattacks targeting small and medium businesses, data security is a top priority. You can protect your data, systems, and employees with tooling from Microsoft Security and the solutions within Microsoft 365. Learn how to use Microsoft Security to implement a Zero Trust security model in your organization and significantly reduce data breach risks across all devices and from any location.
Subscribe and stay connected—we’ll help you understand how to modernize security and defend against threats with Microsoft Security.
Monday 20 June 2022
Modernize your VMware workloads with native Azure management, security, and services
Azure VMware Solution (AVS) is a Microsoft service, verified by VMware, which runs on Azure infrastructure. With AVS, you can take advantage of Azure as the best cloud for your Microsoft Windows and SQL Server workloads. Eliminate the hassles of procuring, deploying, and managing hardware infrastructure by running your workloads on fully managed, single tenant, bare-metal Azure infrastructure. Join the ranks of customers who trust Azure for their Windows Server and SQL Server workloads.
Sign up to learn how to seamlessly integrate your VMware environment with Azure.
O que os CEOs precisam de saber sobre a cloud em 2021
Embora a mudança das empresas para a cloud tenha sido gradual durante a última década, as pesquisas mostraram que a pandemia acelerou esse movimento. As empresas de todos os setores aprenderam rapidamente que tinham de depender de tecnologias de cloud para permitir que todo o pessoal trabalhasse a partir de casa, para aumentar o comércio digital, e para prestar serviços de telesaúde, streaming de entretenimento, e muito mais.
Apesar do entusiasmo pelo que a cloud pode fazer, os executivos em toda a série C têm preocupações. Os CEOs têm agora de avaliar um negócio em mudança a longo prazo e enfrentar questões difíceis.
PROTORIA effectively modernizes its IT infrastructure with Microsoft Azure
Today’s security solutions begin in the cloud. PROTORIA, Samsung's retail service provider in Ukraine, reviewed its digital assets and applied a layered approach to update its long-term strategy as part of managing its multichannel retail challenges. Read about how they landed on Microsoft Azure and the tooling solutions within Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Power BI that helped them save 20% on costs each year, not to mention helping establish threat protection, protect critical data, and manage access with full control.
Are you ready to modernize and migrate to the cloud? We’re here to help you manage the tools to develop and launch successful security-focused solutions.
Friday 17 June 2022
Putting customers at the center of the OEM supply chain
This report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Microsoft, discusses the upside of supply chain digital transformation. Benefits include improved ability to meet strategic objectives and compete in a fast-changing global landscape.
Thursday 16 June 2022
Hybrid work and the Great Resignation lead to cybersecurity concerns
When employees leave an organization and take company data with them, they pose an increasingly serious insider security threat. Outgoing employees can compromise company data and intellectual property.
Businesses are concerned that the Great Resignation is a facilitator for departing employees to unintentionally or intentionally expose, leak, or exfiltrate intellectual property, which has created major challenges in keeping sensitive data safe.
One way to fight this is by implementing additional training to make a business workforce aware of the security hazards of hybrid work. But is that enough? Learn about what technology business leaders are saying.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
VMware: Networking Portfolio Review
VMware is a pioneer in virtual machines (VMs) with products that tie together applications, servers, and containers spread out over the cloud. The VMware networking portfolio includes the NSX Cloud product, which networks hybrid and public cloud resources with a cloud-native tool—supported by Microsoft Azure. Another product—the NSX Advance Load Balancer—provides an application to centralize visibility into loads across cloud resources. Specifically, it provides analytics across on-premises data centers and public clouds—also including Azure. Learn more about why executives trust VMware and its partners to provide training, sales support, implementation assistance, and the network design support needed for their organization’s migration journey to the cloud.
The Resilient Supply Chain: Trusted, Sustainable, Intelligent
In this eBook, learn how to improve your organization’s service resilience and profitability by planning and implementing a more resilient supply chain. Discover how you can mitigate the challenges facing supply chains by leveraging the power of cloud technologies.
The Resilient Supply Chain: Trusted, Sustainable, Intelligent
In this eBook, learn how to improve your organization’s service resilience and profitability by planning and implementing a more resilient supply chain. Discover how you can mitigate the challenges facing supply chains by leveraging the power of cloud technologies.
SIEM and XDR Your ally against ransomware I
Today’s volume of security signals is overwhelming. Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) tool; Microsoft 365 Defender provides extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities for end-user environments (email, documents, identity, apps, and endpoints); and Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides XDR capabilities for infrastructure and multi-cloud platforms including virtual machines, databases, containers, and IoT. Together, they can secure your end users and multi-cloud infrastructure.
Sign up to stay connected. We’ll help you navigate the world of threat protection and help you get the tools and intelligence in the hands of the right people.
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Obtenha um desempenho de líder do setor com o SQL no Windows Server no Azure
Proteja as suas aplicações, dados e cargas de trabalho de TI no Azure e obtenha o benefício do investimento de mil milhões de dólares em segurança que a Microsoft faz por ano, resultando num desempenho mais rápido e na poupança global de custos para SQL no Windows Server do Azure. Pode migrar facilmente para VMs do Azure e modernizar-se com os serviços do Azure, como Azure Arc, Windows Server no local e Windows Admin Center. Aproveite as inovações na cloud para cargas de trabalho no local e a infraestrutura híbrida de completa e disponível, que o ajudará a levar a sua organização ao próximo nível.
SIEM and XDR Your ally against ransomware II
Many businesses are not yet protecting their cloud assets to the same extent that their on-premises assets are protected. On top of that, hiring security talent is a challenge. Microsoft has a unique approach to threat protection that empowers organizations to get ahead of today’s complex threat landscape using an integrated security information and event management (SIEM) and extended detection and response (XDR) toolset. This infographic illustrates how to empower defenders to hunt and resolve critical threats faster.
Sign up to stay connected. We’ll help you combine SIEM and XDR to increase efficiency and effectiveness while securing your digital estate.
Monday 13 June 2022
5 Reasons to Migrate using Azure VMware Solution Part II
Azure VMware Solution (AVS) is a partnership between Microsoft and VMware that supports scale, automation, and fast provisioning for your VMware workloads on global Azure infrastructure. Review an infographic that explains why AVS is Azure. Learn about the solution’s cost-effective strategies for migration, and how with platform symmetry, you have the control to transform at your pace. Research included provides convincing data points about cost-savings with AVS.
Kennametal embraces Microsoft cloud strategy to drive business innovation
This customer story demonstrates how Microsoft equipped Kennametal with the technology and tools needed to become a cloud-first company. Leveraging Azure and Dynamics 365, Kennametal reduced costs, increased productivity, and empowered workers to deliver superior results.
Sunday 12 June 2022
Azure, a cloud fidedigna para o Windows Server
O Azure é o melhor local para alojar o Windows Server, uma vez que oferece uma gama de serviços na cloud como análise, armazenamento e ligação em rede. Proporciona um suporte nativo para SQL, .NET, Serviços de Ambiente de Trabalho Remoto e outras cargas de trabalho do Windows Server.
Atualize processos digitais e mantenha-se relevante com o Windows Server e o SQL Server do Azure. Poupe dinheiro com o Azure Hybrid Benefit enquanto se mantém disponível. Vinte anos de inovação na cloud da Microsoft não podem estar errados.
Consulte a infografia para conhecer mais benefícios modernos do Azure e do Windows Server.
Friday 10 June 2022
Factory of the future: Achieving digital excellence in manufacturing, today
“Industry 4.0” is the term coined to describe the rise of automation and data exchange in manufacturing, technology, and it has transcended the factory floor to now include the entire manufacturing process. In this eBook, explore how to optimize your digital operations with business solutions for intelligent factories.
Thursday 9 June 2022
Azure Sentinel Technical Playbook for MSSPs
Azure Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event manager platform with built-in AI to assist with data analysis.
It collects data from all sources, including users, applications, servers, and devices running on-premises or in the cloud, and allows you to reason over millions of records in real time. It comes with built-in connectors that make integrating popular security solutions a breeze.
This e-book offers an answer to the question about how and why an organization should set up Azure Sentinel as a managed security services provider.
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7 requirements for the digital workplace in 2021 and beyond
Digital collaboration is here to stay. For years, employees have been collaborating using digital tools such as Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint. But due to recent events like the pandemic and employees demanding flexibility, organizations across the globe and a range of industries are choosing virtualization with Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) to “future-proof” their businesses.
Sign up to download the full e-book "7 requirements for the digital workplace in 2021 and beyond" and explore the digital workplace of today and tomorrow.
Microsoft Azure Arc: Enabling management & data services outside Azure infrastructure
Microsoft Azure Arc is a set of software technologies that is designed to help companies meet their governance challenges and make Azure services available everywhere across their diverse and sometimes sprawling infrastructures. With Azure Arc, familiar Azure tools, technologies, and methods can be used across environments, including environments with limited or no connectivity to Azure.
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Wednesday 8 June 2022
Atualize e proteja aplicações com segurança e continuidade empresarial de vanguarda.
Uma das razões pelas quais o Microsoft Windows Server e o SQL Server são populares entre as empresas são as suas capacidades comprovadas de segurança e conformidade. O Azure não só melhora o desempenho, como também proporciona múltiplos níveis de segurança, como a fundação segura dos seus centros de dados físicos, melhores práticas operacionais e processos de engenharia que cumprem as diretrizes padrão do setor.
Inscreva-se para ficar conectado e ajudaremos a que saiba mais sobre a migração para o Microsoft Windows e o SQL Server no Azure.
Meeting You Where You Are A pragmatic take on the journey to the cloud.pdf
Pressure to accelerate big decisions and investments around digital transformation is at an all time high. To ease the transition and make it work for organizations in every stage of cloud migration, Microsoft has partnered with VMware. Azure VMware Solution (AVS) helps benefit mutual customers to efficiently and cost-effectively move existing VMware apps to Azure. This E-book takes you through specific, realistic ways to accelerate your cloud journey.
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Bridgewater invests in secure remote work with a Zero Trust security model using Microsoft 365
The Zero Trust model assumes security breach and verifies each request as though it originates from an open network, instead of assuming everything behind the corporate firewall is safe. Its framework (using Microsoft 365) enables work from anywhere, providing the agility needed to meet modern-day employee and client standards.
Just ask the technology leaders at Bridgewater Associates, a premier global asset management firm, who reevaluated its security perimeter to support a mobile workforce, share data with partners and vendors, and access data in the cloud.
Ready to unleash collaboration with security controls in place? We’re here to help you get a Zero Trust strategy put into place.
Telstra eyes monitoring and securing its hybrid cloud with Azure Arc
Telstra is creating a highly secure infrastructure that’s fully connected under a single control plane. Data security and regulatory compliance are at the forefront of its mission, as it builds and architects applications in a connected cloud.
In moving its on-premises datacenters and consolidating them in the cloud, and also leaning on edge computing and various cloud platforms to deliver distributed telecommunications services, Telstra is relying on the adaptability and control of Microsoft Azure Arc to implement a single control plane across all platforms. This helps Telstra on its mission to grow its service offerings as Australia’s leading telecommunications company.
Tuesday 7 June 2022
Investors Bank seamlessly transforms its data center using Azure VMware Solution
In 2019, Investors Bank launched a three-year technology transformation project. The bank needed a platform and infrastructure to support its customer experience team's digital-first, omnichannel strategy. After research and training, they partnered with Microsoft and implemented Azure VMware Solution (AVS), which allowed them to run VMware workloads natively on Azure—accelerating innovation. Previously, they didn’t have the ability to scale up or down to prove or disprove a technology, but AVS helped seamlessly migrate its data center to new virtual machines in private clouds without having to expend resources.
Industry 4.0: IoT key to building agile factories of the future
This blog outlines how to utilize IoT solutions to build smart, agile factories that meet and overcome modern challenges. Learn how to drive operational efficiency, improve product quality, and increase uptime and availability.
SIEM and XDR Your ally against ransomware I
Today’s volume of security signals is overwhelming. Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) tool; Microsoft 365 Defender provides extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities for end-user environments (email, documents, identity, apps, and endpoints); and Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides XDR capabilities for infrastructure and multi-cloud platforms including virtual machines, databases, containers, and IoT. Together, they can secure your end users and multi-cloud infrastructure.
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New York City Department of Environmental Protection enables remote work in day
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)—responsible for moving a billion gallons of fresh water in each day while taking storm and wastewater out—used Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop to shift roughly 2,000 employees to remote work in a matter of days.
The move proved 90% faster than using traditional VPN connections, which it favored in the past. The choice paid off with faster connection speeds, more robust scalability, and multifactor authentication with access to both cloud and on-premises applications.
Monday 6 June 2022
Uma empresa de laticínios centraliza os dados no Azure, ganha produtividade
A empresa sueca Arla Foods é a quinta maior empresa de laticínios do mundo. Na sua procura da transformação digital moderna, o Diretor Sénior da Arla desenvolveu uma equipa de liderança assente na centralização de dados em toda a empresa, tornando os dados mais acessíveis e as análises mais fáceis de compreender. A equipa desenvolveu uma arquitetura no Azure que criaria um local centralizado para os dados em qualquer parte da empresa para ingestão e consumo, um benefício real para a elaboração de relatórios no Power BI.
Top 5 Reasons to Migrate with Azure VMware Solution Part I
Azure is the best cloud for your VMware workloads. Review an infographic that illustrates how the partnership between Microsoft and VMware enables a seamless move from your datacenter to Azure, including specifics about data consolidation, application modernization, fast provisioning, and more. And, as a bonus, see a handful of research points about how organizations are replacing legacy applications with new cloud-native applications. You’ll also find a link to more information about the Azure Hybrid Benefit—a plan to save you money by using your existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses on the cloud.
Jabil creates the factory of the future with predictive analytics
In their pursuit of digital transformation, Jabil leveraged predictive analytics and real-time manufacturing to optimize processes and create an agile factory. In this customer story, learn about the specific ways they applied Microsoft tools and solutions to create their factory of the future.
Friday 3 June 2022
HP uses artificial intelligence to transform its customer support experience
Learn how HP used the Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI solution to build a virtual agent and improve their customer experience by delivering better contact center support. This AI solution can help customers solve common problems via virtual assistant, provide support staff with instant access to a wealth of troubleshooting information, and gain deeper insights for the company into common customer issues.
Thursday 2 June 2022
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Connect sales, service, and operations using Power Platform
This video highlights how Power Platform can help accelerate B2B manufacturing sales by connecting sales, service, and operations. Learn how Microsoft’s Power Platform and Common Data Model can increase the lifetime value of customer relationships.
What Does Modernization Mean To CIOs?
When it comes to updating business processes to make them cloud-ready, CIOs expect an expensive, time-consuming, and dangerous adventure. But how clear is the true concept of modernization?
Modernization allows technology leaders to concentrate on the company's core service while also assisting with business growth and strategy across departments. Because of their importance to business, companies should take advantage of the opportunity to reevaluate and update inefficient processes when modernizing their systems. IT leaders are constantly looking to achieve transformational results while spending more time assessing new, more efficient work processes.
In this article, you'll learn what modernization means for CIOs who want to improve their businesse
Fostering a Culture of Belonging in the Hybrid Workplace
Driven by the pandemic and technology that reduces the limitations of remote work, company culture is no longer confined to the four walls of the office. But that doesn’t mean that work culture has disappeared. Organizations are now faced with creating strong connections with remote workers.
Learn about the three major challenges leaders need to address so workers feel engaged, productive, and inspired.
Azure Arc brings the best of public cloud to on-premises, hybrid, and multicloud
Azure Arc is the Microsoft hybrid and multicloud platform that seamlessly extends the capabilities of the Azure public cloud to on-premises data centers, edge locations, and any public cloud. Customers with investments in Azure can centrally manage and govern infrastructure running in varied environments.
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is expanding its capabilities to support non-Azure resources running outside of the public cloud—and Azure Arc is the glue binding these external sources to ARM.
Monday 30 May 2022
Microsoft Wants to Control VMware Infrastructure with Azure Arc
Working efficiently is all about keeping things simple and under control. That is why Microsoft is enabling VMware virtual machines (VMs) to be managed in the same way that Azure is managed in the cloud, by automating the deployment and management of its VMs. Learn why leaders are excited about how Microsoft is transforming Azure Arc into a universal control plane that can orchestrate servers, Kubernetes clusters, database services, application services, and even VM management platforms such as vCenter running in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
5 principais inovações de bases de dados: Nativo da cloud, autoconduzido e mais
A pandemia forçou a aceleração da tendência para a digitalização. Como as empresas e as economias fazem a transformação digital, os dados e a capacidade de adquirir conhecimentos estão no centro de qualquer organização de sucesso.
Informe-se sobre as 5 principais atualizações em que os líderes estão interessados em relação à inovação das bases de dados, desde a integração online e em lote (ou HTAP) até aos mais recentes avanços multimodelo em tecnologia como a IA, IoT, e mais.
Connected sales and service with Microsoft Dynamics 365
In this video, discover how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service empowers manufacturers to improve customer engagement and profit margin, create accurate and tailored solutions for each customer, and automate the configuration, pricing, and quoting process for their sales teams to create accurate, personalized solutions.
Sunday 29 May 2022
O Impacto Total Económico™ da Migração de bases de dados geridas pelo SQL
De acordo com uma visão geral da pesquisa de fevereiro de 2020 da Forrester Research, o movimento da infraestrutura como código surgiu como o novo modelo de gestão. A capacidade de criar e gerir infraestruturas de forma programática altera todo o percurso das infraestruturas. Altera também os papéis das pessoas envolvidas, sobretudo dos administradores.
Os clientes que mantêm o Software Assurance podem utilizar o Azure Hybrid Benefit para diminuir os seus custos de utilização. Podem também fornecer bases de dados rapidamente para uma colocação no mercado mais rápido e geri-las de forma mais eficiente. Com muitas das tarefas manuais demoradas estando automatizadas ou eliminadas, os administradores de bases de dados (DBAs) e o pessoal de TI ficam com as suas funções transformadas, e têm mais tempo para se dedicarem a iniciativas de maior valor comercial.
Inscreva-se para ficar conectado: vamos ajudá-lo a acelerar a inovação com os serviços SQL do Azure.
Friday 27 May 2022
Digitally transform your field service: 5 case studies from manufacturing
In five case studies, this eBook explains how cloud technologies can drive revenue growth, optimize processes, increase productivity, and improve customer experiences. Learn how tools like IoT, AR, and Dynamics 365 Field Service can provide transformative data insights.
Thursday 26 May 2022
Manage digital threat landscapes with comprehensive security, compliance, and identity management
Today’s volume of security signals is overwhelming. To navigate a shifting world, organizations need end-to-end security solutions that can identify sophisticated attacks and keep data, systems, and employees safe. Microsoft Security solutions provide protection across all cloud platforms, endpoints, and devices by combining security, compliance, identity, and management capabilities.
Thank you for signing up for our mailing list to stay connected—we can help you learn more about how to modernize security and defend against threats with Microsoft Security.
Quickly deploy virtual desktops and apps to enable secure remote work
Set up Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop in minutes to enable secure remote work. Provide the familiarity and compatibility of Microsoft Windows with the scalable multi-session experience for your end users—and save costs by using existing eligible Windows licenses. Help keep your applications and data secure and compliant with built-in security that can proactively detect threats and take remedial action.
Manage your end-to-end Azure Virtual Desktop deployment alongside other Azure services within the Azure portal.
Sign up to stay connected, and provide your employees with the best virtualized experience.
Cloud PaaS experience for data workloads on-premises, in multicloud, and at the edge
Easily organize and govern Windows, Linux, SQL Server, and Kubernetes clusters across data centers, the edge, and multicloud environments right from Azure.
Sign up to stay connected! We’ll help you accelerate innovation with Azure Arc.
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Get scale, automation, and fast provisioning for VMware workloads on global Azure infrastructure
Azure VMware Solution (AVS) is a Microsoft service, verified by VMware, which runs on Azure infrastructure. It is the way in which you can easily move your VMware workloads to Azure—increasing productivity and provisioning cycles. Enhance your workloads with the full range of Azure compute, monitor, backup, database, IoT, and AI services. Azure is the cloud of choice for Windows Server and SQL Server for a reason. On Azure, you can benefit from intelligent security, seamless hybrid capabilities, and unique cost-cutting options.
Sign up to learn how to seamlessly integrate your VMware environment with Azure.
Modernize e dimensione com flexibilidade migrando aplicações do servidor para o Azure
A instalação e configuração do Microsoft Windows Server e SQL Server é mais fácil do que em qualquer outro software de gestão de bases de dados. Não requer quaisquer ferramentas especiais e todas as atualizações são automáticas. A migração de aplicações de servidor para o Azure permite escalar com flexibilidade, mantendo as bases de dados seguras (especialmente se utilizar um serviço de administração de bases de dados SQL Server da Microsoft).
Com o Microsoft Windows Server e o SQL Server, não há necessidade de outro armazenamento de dados a partir da mesma base de dados. A gestão de dados é rápida e fácil, com necessidade mínima de resolução de problemas e manutenção.
Inscreva-se para ficar conectado. Ajudaremos a que saiba mais sobre o Windows Server e o SQL Server no Azure da Microsoft.
Tuesday 24 May 2022
A base de dados como um serviço: um voto a favor da democracia de dados
O setor da tecnologia tem feito grandes esforços para fornecer camadas de abstração a cada utilizador para armazenar, analisar, aceder e recuperar dados residentes em repositórios de dados baseados na cloud dentro de centros de dados dedicados.
A democracia de dados desafia a noção de que cada aplicação requer a sua própria base de dados. Pode fazer sentido que os dados sejam armazenados em silos, mas precisam de aparecer como uma fonte coerente de informação e é aqui que a Base de Dados como Serviço (DBaaS) entra em funcionamento.
Smart-building sweet spot: connecting building data with service technicians
In this customer story, learn how MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 Connected Field Service and Azure IoT services to respond proactively to potential problems and fix them before they cause disruptions. Dynamics 365 gives their workforce the tools to work more efficiently and improve customer satisfaction.
eToro implements Zero Trust using Microsoft security, identity, and compliance solutions
Adopting modern security is often a layered approach.
For eToro, a multi-asset investment platform with over 17 million registered users, making the shift from an on-premises security focus to a Zero Trust outlook was a massive undertaking. The company’s adoption of Microsoft multi-layered security has not only simplified threat detection and cleanup, but it has also increased employee mobility and reduced operating costs.
Ready to get control over your endpoints and expand organizational opportunities? We’re here to help you get started. Microsoft security tooling can cater to your organization’s unique needs and timeline.
FIS spearheads a digital transformation using Azure Virtual Desktop
As part of a larger digital transformation effort, financial services provider FIS was already moving its workforce to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop when COVID-19 forced the company to hasten their adoption. Within a week of deployment, FIS had about 6,000 users with around 1,500 concurrent Azure Virtual Desktop instances. Each environment can be tailored, which especially helps in-house developers gain quick access to the specialized tools they need.
Staff can be onboarded and offboarded quickly without having to configure or decommission hardware, or even visit the office. Contingent staff receive temporary, project-specific access to everything they need for their assigned tasks. Management of security and privacy are simplified, and access to virtual resources can be monitored and audited by a centralized administration team.
EY extends app management and security beyond the cloud with Azure Arc
As a global leader in strategy, taxes, and consulting, EY has a cloud-first strategy for its global data centers.
Using Microsoft Azure Arc, EY is able to run data systems on-premises and in all its different clouds from a single pane of management—in full accordance with compliance and regulatory requirements.
Azure Arc helps EY automate its operations— no small challenge in dealing with a hybridcloud
Monday 23 May 2022
University of Miami Gains Flexibility and Disaster Recovery Resiliency with Azure VMware Solution
The University of Miami's IT team turned to Microsoft Azure about seven years ago for a cloud-based approach to disaster recovery—especially relevant since the university is home to one of the leading oceanographic institutions in the nation, including two U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research laboratories.
By 2019, the university was well-positioned to continue operating email and other mission-critical systems in the event of a natural disaster or other disruption. The cost savings for VMware licensing alone (up to six figures) were significant, as was the elimination of the need for networking equipment, storage hardware, and professional services for deployment.
They have been able to demonstrate their resiliency, invested over the years using Azure’s native platform and Azure VMware Solution (AVS), making them much more agile to support the university's evolving infrastructure needs.
Fornecedor de saúde digital cria uma plataforma escalável com o Azure
A Rx.Health criou uma coleção de soluções digitais de saúde que tornam a navegação de cuidados, a monitorização de pacientes e o envolvimento mais rápidos e automatizados do que nunca, numa escala muito maior. Começou com Microsoft FastTrack para Azure, mapeando um plano de cloud escalável que incluía um Azure Data Lake para modelação de IA e uma combinação do Microsoft SQL Server 2019 e da Azure Cosmos DB API para MongoDB, para rastrear a monitorização remota dos pacientes e os dados de envolvimento de pacientes através de fontes díspares. Agora está a concretizar o seu objetivo de levar mais ajuda a mais pessoas com o Azure, de forma rentável.
Five ways to know you are ready for connected field service
This blog post by Microsoft details benefits of connected field service and outlines five ways to tell when a company is ready to equip their organization with connected field service.
Friday 20 May 2022
Four key topics to enable your intelligent manufacturing transformation
This guide outlines practical ways manufacturers are using intelligent technologies to innovate and adapt to new changes. Learn how to optimize your factories, equip your workforce, and draw insights with AI to succeed in a digital manufacturing environment.
Thursday 19 May 2022
Five Best Practices for Cloud Security
Cloud security is a fundamentally new landscape for many companies. While many of the security principles remain the same as on-premises, the implementation is often quite different. This overview provides a snapshot of five best practices for cloud security: identity and access control; security posture management; apps and data security; threat protection; and network security.
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Savvy SMB Leader’s ERP Buyers Guide
When everything is moving so fast, and you are constrained by time and resources, it can be difficult to stop and think about the business systems that your operations rely on. Business continuity and success depend on effective operations, productivity, quality, speed, and the customer experience that you deliver.
Connect your data across all lines of business in your organization—from financials to sales, services to projects, and even across warehousing, supply chain, and manufacturing. A modern solution can enable real-time data access, visibility, and insights across your entire company.
Sign up to stay in touch and download the e-book “Savvy SMB Leader’s ERP Buyers Guide.” When it’s time to digitally reimagine your business and gain the competitive edge you need, we can help.
Essential Key Performance Indicators for Small and Mid-Size Business
Industries, customers, and markets change. Even where and how we work is changing rapidly. As are, no doubt, your business strategies, goals, objectives, services, and products. The ability to quickly diversify, scale, and change your business models is a competitive advantage in any market.
Understanding your customers’ opinions, attitudes, and emotional connections to your brand is called brand sentiment. This leading indicator can help inform how you’re doing in terms of your customer experience, product quality, price competitiveness, and loyalty.
Sign up to stay in touch and download the e-book “Essential Key Performance Indicators for Small and Mid-Size Business.” See how easily and accurately you can measure business outcomes from brand sentiment, and let us know when you’re ready to make a change.
Wednesday 18 May 2022
What is Azure VMware Solution
If you want to understand why Azure is the best cloud for your VMware workloads, you must first understand what this Microsoft solution entails. Review the infographic and get a bulleted explanation of how the Microsoft and VMware partnership works to run your VMware workloads natively on Azure. Understand what leveraging a TOGETHER strategy means, common use cases, and the process by which you can migrate and extend VMware workloads to the cloud.
Faster together: How citizens plus pros are reshaping app dev with low code
In this digital briefing, learn how IT teams are embracing citizen development within their organizations. Join the excitement surrounding low-code solutions among IT staff and explore best practices for creating teams that encourage collaboration between citizen and professional developers. Start your app journey here.
Perform better—continuous optimization and visibility drive performance
The world is moving faster than ever, and your organization cannot be left behind. Learn how you can adapt to these changes with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, which delivers new insights across your company and facilitates process optimization—all of which help your business grow .
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Monday 2 May 2022
4 reasons small businesses should innovate with Power Apps
This infographic demonstrates how Microsoft Power Apps can help businesses empower their workforce, save money building apps, simplify the development process, and scale quickly without compromising quality or security. Learn more:
RACQ transforms customer experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) in Australia replaced a 22-year-old legacy platform with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. This new pipeline delivers streamlined processes and a digital feedback loop with a single source of insights for staff responding to member inquiries.
The result? More engaged workers and better service for its 1.7 million members, leading to improved satisfaction.
Sunday 1 May 2022
Build applications without breaking the bank
This brief video shows how Microsoft Power Apps can engage employees, improve efficiencies, and solve unique business challenges, all while saving money. Cut down on maintenance costs with the fully managed platform and discover the impressive ROI numbers for further savings.
Scale: grow your apps as you grow your business
This brief video shows you how Microsoft Power Apps helps your business, developing at scale with quality and security. Whether your business needs a thousand apps or just a few, Power Apps capabilities enable you with agility and speed. Learn more here:
Wednesday 27 April 2022
How Low-Code Platforms Let Developers Drive Business Innovation
Watch this webinar to learn how low-code platforms like Microsoft Power Apps empower all developers to unleash innovation and drive growth. Discover how to engage and leverage your team in a pro developer scarcity climate. Microsoft and Forrester Research speakers lead the discussion. Sign up here.
What is digital transformation? A necessary disruption
Digital transformation, accelerated during the pandemic, is redefining the way companies use technology, people, and processes to apply new business models and discover new revenue streams—while striving to meet constant changes in customer expectations surrounding products and services.
The digital transformation consists of five basic steps, starting with the alignment of objectives with business goals.
Emerging technology and revamped processes are important for digital transformation—but nothing is more important than having staff with the right sets of skills. From software engineers to data scientists and UX designers, each plays a key role in the success of digital transformation within a company.
Review the five steps for digital transformation, find real-world examples, and see which pitfalls you’ll need to avoid.
How SMEs can cure their fear of digital transformation
There’s a perception that digital transformation is hard. Businesses resisting it are typically concerned about costs or lack of in-house knowledge. However, those who explore digital transformation quickly discover that these fears are unfounded.
To achieve the benefits of digital transformation, you need to set goals and think of costs as investments. You also need to measure
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Leonard Cheshire supports people to live, learn, and work independently with the help of PA and D365
Leonard Cheshire is a major nonprofit that is removing barriers to independent living, learning, and working for people with disabilities. Using Microsoft Power Apps, the organization is building a complete, cohesive platform for modern, streamlined operations. After many years of disparate technologies, Leonard Cheshire staff now work on a common platform with a single view of the information they need. See their success story here:
Introduction to Power Apps
Discover Microsoft Power Apps and what the platform can do for you. Explore the different type of apps you can develop for different business needs and learn which one is right for you. Read a customer success story and watch a video to get started. Check out the manual here:
Monday 25 April 2022
Cloud-Migration hat für Unternehmen trotz Sicherheitsbedenken höchste Priorität
Fakt: 7 von 10 IT-Führungskräften glauben, dass die Cloud-Migration bei der zukunftssicheren digitalen Infrastruktur Priorität hat. Fakt ist auch: 37 % der Unternehmen planen, geschäftskritische Anwendungen im Zeitraum 2020-21 in die Cloud zu verlagern. Und fast die Hälfte (47 %) der IT-Infrastruktur weltweit befindet sich trotz anhaltender Sicherheitsbedenken bereits in der Cloud. Die Zunahme der Anzahl von Benutzergeräten und Cloud-Ressourcen bedeutet, dass Unternehmen sich verteilter Sicherheitsrisiken wie DDoS-Angriffen bewusst sein müssen. Aus diesem Grund legen digitale Führungskräfte der Verbesserung der Cybersicherheit ihres Unternehmens Priorität.
Sunday 24 April 2022
Aufbau einer widerstandsfähigen Organisation durch integrierte Cloud-basierte IT
Die Ergebnisse einer doppelblinden Online-Umfrage unter 500 IT-Entscheidungsträgern, die für Geräte-, Produktivitäts-, Kollaborations- und Endpunktverwaltungstools verantwortlich sind, zeigten eine Effizienzsteigerung und trieben das Geschäftswachstum durch die Nutzung des Organisationswissens zur Bereitstellung umfassender Einblicke an.
Erfahren Sie in dieser Fallstudie mehr über die drei allgemeinen Phasen der Einführung von Microsoft 365 in Bezug auf den Ansatz der IT-Geräteverwaltung Ihres Unternehmens.
Abonnieren Sie, um in Verbindung zu bleiben. Wir helfen Ihnen, die Widerstandsfähigkeit Ihres Unternehmens aktiv mitzugestalten.
Tuesday 19 April 2022
So gestalten Sie Ihre Cloud-Migrationsstrategie richtig
Branchenführer arbeiten hart daran, mit digitalen Neulingen zu konkurrieren, die ihr Geschäft ausschließlich in der Cloud entwickeln. Die Geschäftsinfrastruktur ist komplexer geworden, und um auf dem neuesten Stand zu bleiben, digitalisieren Unternehmen ihren Betrieb – und suchen nach Agilität und Erkenntnissen aus Daten und Analysen.
IT-Geschäftspartner müssen den ROI des Wechsels vom „Eigentum“ zur „Miete“ der Infrastruktur nachweisen. Es ist jetzt wichtig, die Leistung über verschiedene Cloud-Frameworks hinweg mit Tools zu überwachen, die Daten von jedem Standort sammeln und korrelieren. Führungskräfte wissen, dass es eine
Strategie vor, während und nach der Migration gibt, um den Wechsel erfolgreich zu gestalten.
Monday 18 April 2022
Special Olympics-Leiter bauen mit MS Teams eine Community auf und gestalten Zukunft
Als Grace, eine Special Olympics-Athletin und Global Youth Leader aus Neuseeland, erfuhr, dass eine Freundin von ihr aufgrund von Transportproblemen einen lang ersehnten Wettkampf verpassen musste, war ihre Antwort, eine App zu entwickeln, die sicherstellte, dass andere Athleten nicht laufen würden in ähnliche Probleme. Sie tat sich mit Jack, einem anderen globalen Jugendleiter, zusammen, und die beiden arbeiteten an einem Projekt, das Special Olympics-Athleten mit Transportmitteln verbinden sollte.
Als COVID-19 drohte, die Dynamik des Projekts zu blockieren, wandte sich das Duo schnell an Microsoft Teams, um zusammenzuarbeiten und ihre App weiterzuentwickeln, um sicherzustellen, dass ihre integrative Initiative keinen Schlag verpasst. Teams ermöglichten es ihnen, über Kontinente hinweg zu kommunizieren und mit ihren Plänen auf Kurs zu bleiben.
Tuesday 1 March 2022
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Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure
Data is being generated at an exponential speed. Organizations all over the world are migrating their infrastructure to the cloud. Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure teaches all that you need to extract useful insights by analyzing your big data. This e-book covers the power of data with big data analytics, the Internet of Things, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and DataOps. It also delves into data analytics by studying a use case that focuses on creating actionable insights for a company from its near-real-time data. With this e-book, you will gain a solid understanding of data analytics on Azure and its practical implementation.
Helsanas goes digital and improves customer experiences with Microsoft technologies
When analyzing what steps to take with digital transformation, Helsana—one of the largest health insurance companies in Switzerland—decided to focus on rethinking its interactions with customers. However, siloed information and disjointed customer touchpoints were preventing the insurer from seeing the complete picture of its customers' journeys.
In this video, you'll learn how Helsana utilized Microsoft Dynamics 365 to empower its customer service and sales teams with on-point customer insights that enabled tailored offers and services. You'll also see how Microsoft Azure allowed for an increasingly secure and flexible environment that fostered innovation and improved Helsana's ability to dynamically react to new challenges.
Law firm runs better with server on Azure
Why run Windows Server on Azure? Ellen Kirby, senior manager of Technical Operations and senior enterprise architect at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, talks about the benefits of running the law firm's Windows Servers on Azure and about leveraging Windows Admin Center for better management and automation.
Monday 28 February 2022
Empowering a Frontline Worker
This three-minute video outlines a day in the life of a retail associate using Microsoft 365 to make his job easier. This associate is able to use Teams, swap shifts, communicate with the manager, and more. See examples of how these solutions could be right for your organization.
Blazing-fast, always-ready Surface Pro X
Choose to work today with a device designed for tomorrow. Go beyond expectations with blazing-fast, always-ready Surface Pro X.
• Reliable, secure, and always-connected blazing-fast 4G+ LTE¹
• Your ideas take center stage on the brilliant, virtually edge-to-edge 13" touchscreen.
• Better human connections on video with AI-powered Eye Contact.
Stay one step ahead with our ultra-thin 2-in-1 that delivers the performance, battery life, and the essential tools you rely on.
Contact us to learn more about Surface Pro X for Business.
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Wednesday 23 February 2022
Power Your Day
Spanish Red Cross—integrated data and Power BI
Learn how the Spanish Red Cross is leveraging Microsoft technology to unite data sources, drive insights, and forecast demand for critical humanitarian services.
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Qantas Airways uses Microsoft 365 to better connect airline personnel and people on the move
"A modern workplace allows people to do their best work anywhere, anyplace, anytime," says Susan Doniz, Qantas Group CIO. When Qantas airlines wanted to collapse the distances between employees and enable teams to deliver great customer experiences, they turned to Microsoft 365. See the story here.
Analytics in a Day virtual workshop
This webinar series covers the concepts, strategies, and advantages for the modernization of a nonprofit organization's entire data estate. Subjects include data warehousing, reporting, analytics, Machine Learning/AI, and more. Join Stephen Green as he covers some of the most popular subjects for nonprofit organizations' digital transformation.
Get up and running quickly with Microsoft Surface
Today's workforce needs the flexibility to be productive from anywhere. Every employee has different technology needs. Find the right Surface device for each one—and save time with smart, secure deployment and management options.
With this guide, you'll learn about the three stages when choosing the right Surface device.
What users need from their device
How to deploy the devices
How to manage apps, data, and settings
Download your free guide.
GEICO turbocharges insurance innovation with Microsoft Cloud
Insurance customers want the ability to buy and be serviced from anywhere, at any time. To meet this desire, GEICO decided to focus on two key aspects: abandoning its legacy infrastructure and focusing on digital transformation from a customer engagement perspective.
Watch this video to learn how GEICO evolved from a traditional, silo-based infrastructure to an integrated, automated, and collaborative model. This transition allowed for increased flexibility and productivity thanks to a DevOps approach using Microsoft Azure.
Systems Imagination uses SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters to deliver cutting-edge medical insights
Systems Imagination uses big data to discover new tiers of medical insights unobtainable through conventional means. In order to gain the distributed computing power it needed, the company adopted Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters. Now, it delivers results based on petabytes of data to its customers within hours while simultaneously keeping operating costs low.
Monday 21 February 2022
Empowering Frontline Workers drives impact
Frontline Workers form the backbone of many of the world's largest industries. Organizations that empower their Frontline Workers reap the benefits: 83% see higher levels of customer satisfaction, 82% see increased job satisfaction among employees, and more! See all the benefits in this stats-driven infographic.
Style and productivity go great together with Surface Laptop Go
Surface Laptop Go is the lightest Surface Laptop that powers your essential everyday experiences. Make an impact and an impression with a balance of performance, battery life, and beauty that helps you get your job done.
Let Surface Laptop Go be the balance between what you do and how you do it.
• Support for those essential, everyday tasks. With features like the 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor to the Fingerprint Power Button for bio-metric sign-in, you and your team can get to work fast and from anywhere.
• Design aesthetics that reflect your style. Enjoy a look and feel that is an extension of your distinctive approach to work.
• Clear business value for you and your team. Save time and money with streamlined deployment, modern device management, and built-in, cloud-powered security.
If this sounds like something your team could use, let's set up a time for you to take a closer look at the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go.
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Wednesday 16 February 2022
Bulk up your business. Subscribe now.
While there are multiple ways to distinguish yourself from your competitors, one sure way to set yourself apart is to create and deliver personalized experiences to both existing and prospective customers, tailored to their unique needs and preferences. One sure way to accomplish this is with Dynamics 365. Subscribe today, and stay informed on how Dynamics 365, along with other leading Microsoft solutions, can help elevate and transform your engagements with both current and future customers.
eBook: The ultimate guide to Windows Server 2019
Take full advantage of your on-premises investments with Windows Server 2019. Learn how to extend your on-premises environments to the cloud with the Windows Server 2019 advanced hybrid capabilities. Additionally, learn how to add additional security layers and update your applications and infrastructure when you connect to the cloud.
Explore the diverse portfolio of Surface devices
Empower your workforce in the office, the field, at home, and on the road. Microsoft Surface for Business devices and accessories offer a smarter, more seamless way to get work done in any kind of environment.
The Microsoft Surface for Business Look Book provides a deeper dive into the Surface suite of powerful, performance-driven solutions. Discover laptops, 2-in-1 devices, and modern accessories that enable your team to connect, collaborate, and work securely from anywhere.
Download your free copy of the Microsoft Surface for Business Look Book to get started.
Empower the workers who engage customers first
Learn more about Frontline Workers—those who engage customers first—and how they can drive transformation in your organization with the right solutions from Microsoft. Subscribe now.
Tuesday 15 February 2022
In an era of distractions, Microsoft wants AI to be your coworker
This article highlights the difficulty in remaining focused in today's technology-distracted environment. Explore how Microsoft is using AI to empower people to focus on the task on hand, despite information overload.
Microsoft Analytics and AI
Microsoft Analytics and AI provides endless possibilities for growth, innovation, forecasting, and opportunities to differentiate and personalize donor and constituent engagements. Find the many values and opportunities for employing analytics and AI in this one-page overview.
Analytics & AI solution
This video is a quick introduction to Microsoft Analytics and AI, explaining how to expand the reach of your data insights and gain increasing levels of efficiency and personalization. By harnessing the power of Microsoft Analytics, you can inform and drive intelligent automation through AI and machine learning.
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24 Hour Fitness personalizes member services using Dynamics 365
Just as every person's fitness goals are different, so too are the individual paths to achieving those goals. But when it comes to creating customized experiences for its 4+ million members across the U.S., 24 Hour Fitness realized there was only one sure path to success: Microsoft Dynamics 365. In the crowded wellness industry, 24 Hour Fitness distinguishes itself through both its innovative approach to fitness and its personalized approach to member service. Today, the company is applying data analytics to member marketing by connecting Dynamics 365 with Adobe Experience Cloud hosted on Microsoft Azure to personalize marketing messages to millions of members at its 400+ health clubs. Watch this video to see how 24 Hour Fitness is connecting marketing and sales data to reach people in exciting new ways, attract record numbers of members, and ultimately help more people attain their fitness goals.
Monday 14 February 2022
Solution overview video
Learn about the features and benefits of migrating to Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure. This video discusses key aspects such as preventing the loss of valuable data and getting the lowest cost of ownership.
Solution overview video
Frontline Workers are frequently the first to engage customers, the first to represent your brand, and the first to see your products in action. It's crucial that this workforce has the modern tools and devices they need to increase productivity, streamline communication, and do their jobs successfully. This video provides an overview to the solutions Microsoft offers to empower your team.
Wednesday 9 February 2022
Innovate Infographic
Moving Windows Server and SQL workloads to Azure provides flexible, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure. It also supports rapid innovation and digital transformation, freeing you to innovate. This infographic presents the benefits of running Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure.
Bring teams together with Microsoft Surface Hub 2S
The past year has completely changed the workplace. As organizations evolve and adapt, the hybrid working model has emerged as an innovative approach. A successful hybrid work environment bridges the digital and physical divide for better teamwork with an inclusive, agile, and secure solution.
Inclusivity: Dissolve physical boundaries
Virtual meeting experiences should be engaging and make all participants feel connected, whether they are sitting a few feet or hundreds of miles apart.
Agility: Give everyone a front-row seat
The ability to meet in different workspaces and locations with real-time file sharing and collaboration is paramount. Agility makes time together-virtual or physical-more productive.
Security: Protect people and their ideas
No matter the workplace, data should always be securely protected, and employees should rest-assured that their well-being is a top priority.
Read more about how Surface Hub 2S can help bring your teams together in a hybrid workplace.
2 Steps to Improve Business Decisions Using Data and Analytics
More than ever before, business leaders are integrating their data and analytics teams into their larger business decision making. Learn how to improve decision making at your organization and get the most out of your data and analytics program by doing the same. Read 2 Steps to Improve Business Decisions Using Data and Analytics, a report from Gartner, for the latest research on how to evaluate decision making processes across your organization—and how to improve them with data and analytics.
Download the report to:
Understand the full capabilities of your existing or potential data and analytics teams.
See how to evaluate your current business decision making process to understand the potential roles for data and analytics.
Learn how you can reengineer your current decision-making processes to best integrate your existing data and analytics team.
View: 2 Steps to Improve Business Decisions Using Data and Analytics
Alcoa puts Frontline Workers at the center of its digital transformation
Alcoa, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a global leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminum production with locations in 10 countries. Alcoa deployed Microsoft 365 to improve communication and processes as part of the company's priority to reduce complexity. Employees at the company's Iceland facility embraced Microsoft Teams, using it to access business information from any location and on their own mobile devices. Alcoa uses Teams and Microsoft 365 to become more operator-centric with solutions that enable their employees in Iceland to manage schedules efficiently, streamline processes, and improve communication.
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Empower IT and data professionals to achieve more with all their data
Move your legacy data warehouse to a cloud solution and delegate tasks like infrastructure maintenance and platform upgrades. Migrate to Azure Synapse—a limitless analytics service with unmatched time to insight that accelerates the delivery of BI, AI, and intelligent applications.
In this white paper, see strategies for migrating your legacy data warehouses to the cloud. And get a three-step technical overview of the process—from preparing to migrate to gaining insights from analytics.
View: Empower IT and data professionals to achieve more with all their data
Follow these 8 CRM implementation best practices
When it comes to choosing a customer relationship management (CRM) system for your business, your options have never been more abundant. Established vendors are releasing new features and functionality at an impressive pace, while new vendors are entering the market just as quickly.
Solutions range from systems designed for large enterprises and SMBs to decentralized mobile workforces, and everything in between. All of this choice is giving rise to two very important questions: how to you determine which CRM solution is right for your business, and more important, how do you get business users to make the most out of the system—and out of your investment? In her article for CIO magazine entitled "8 CRM implementation best practices," author Jennifer Lonoff Schiff addresses those questions and CRM in general, distilling feedback from CRM vendors, users, and experts into eight suggestions for maximizing the effectiveness of a customer relationship management system. Read the full article to learn what these experts and industry insiders had to say.
Surface Hub 2S 85": Collaborate together, wherever you work
Building the AI-Powered Organization
In this Harvard Business Review, authors share the powerful impact of using artificial intelligence to drive decision making within organizations. Unlocking this opportunity stretches beyond unlocking the data but shifting the way organizations adopt the information to make decisions. It can even shake up the organization's culture of top-down decision making.
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