Demand continues to grow for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, and with good reason. Simplifying business applications, allowing customers to do more with their data (and more easily use that data), and AI, are key areas of focus. Additionally, Microsoft’s clear advantage is Azure. I expect Microsoft Business Applications + Azure Cloud to continue to serve as the foundation for companies looking to expedite their ambitions of transformation with data and AI.
Microsoft and Sony Teaming Up, Partnering on Cloud, Imaging
Microsoft and Sony teaming up on cloud gaming will allow them to fend off new players like Google Stadia by leveraging Azure and Sony’s imaging. A smart move by both companies, here’s why.
Zoom Earnings — Crushing It, But There Are Big Hurdles Ahead
Zoom’s growth should be commended, as for the simplicity that they have brought to point-to-point desktop and mobile video. But I think their next hurdle is a big one and it will lead to slowed growth and a requirement to build more 3rd party integrations, improve their hardware stack and look beyond video for their ecosystem.
Microsoft Oracle Partnership — Focused on Cloud Interoperability
The Microsoft Oracle partnership will provide provide improved cloud interoperability services and better user experience for customers.
Microsoft Will Make Its AI Search Code Available To Developers
Microsoft has made one of the most advanced AI tools available to anyone as an open-source project on GitHub. As a part of this project, Microsoft released examples of AI techniques they are using, along with a video about the company’s AI lab.
Microsoft London Store Opening in July 2019 — Why That Makes Perfect Sense
Microsoft London Store is scheduled to open in Oxford Circus in July 2019. Here’s why that’s a strategic brand-focused move.
Microsoft Beats Earnings Estimates – Eclipsing $1 Trillion Market Cap
Microsoft’s earnings report is in, beating analysts’ expectations on both earnings and revenue. Here’s why those numbers are so good.
Microsoft Partners With LaLiga to Reimagine the Fan Experience
I don’t gush often, but I have to confess, I am an all-out soccer junkie. Now, other than the fact that I have modestly insulted the world’s most popular sport by referring to it in “American,” let’s just say when I hear digital transformation and Soccer in the same sentence, my ears perk up. This passion that I have for …
Intelligent Tech Adoption Key to Saving Time and Increasing Productivity
Work smarter, not harder. It’s probably been a goal for most of us since we entered the job force. And technology—with nearly unlimited tools for automation, collaboration, and artificial intelligence—offers many potential solutions to the problem of overwork and overwhelm. But how do we know which tech will really help, and which will merely serve as a forward-thinking distraction? Turns …
The LinkedIn Microsoft Merger: How it Could Disrupt HR
On Monday morning, June 13th, the world woke up to the news that Microsoft had acquired LinkedIn. It was the third largest acquisition in the history of the tech industry. In layman’s terms? It was HUGE!!! When the world’s largest software maker snaps up the world’s largest professional recruiting social network, people sit-up and take notice. And many of those …