Boosting IT capacity
Dell helps Canadian SaaS provider Distributech/InvestorCom to increase IT availability, improve disaster recovery, enhance data security and reduce costs.
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Kognitiv Spark uses Microsoft HoloLens to empower field workers
Kognitiv Spark, located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is empowering industrial workers to achieve more through mixed and augmented reality. Using Microsoft HoloLens, along with artificial intelligence, Azure IoT Hub and Azure Custom Vision Services, the proprietary platform, RemoteSpark, brings expert help to field workers when they need it the most.
The oil price rollercoaster keeps us guessing – how to navigate the route
A loss of over $500 billion in the last five years – this was outlined by global oil majors including Shell, Chevron and Total this year in Davos at the World Economic Forum. Phew, what a statement! Cost overruns and delays were the main reason why oil majors generated less cash than shareholders expected when oil was over $100 per barrel.
CTO of world’s leading chemical company talks ‘business-centered technology’
Wiebe van der Horst runs IT at BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, like a collaborative team – which is likely one of the reasons he was named Germany’s CIO of the Year in 2014. Van der Horst believes “IT is not about technology, it’s about generating business value” and adopting Office 365 has been a “paradigm shift” in how the company works.
The edge of intelligence
In 2008, there were already more ‘things’ connected to the internet than people. By 2020, the amount of internet-connected things will reach 50 billion, with US$19 trillion in profits and cost savings coming from the IoT over the next decade, according to Cisco Systems. Among these connected devices are smart meters, which are projected to reach an installation base of nearly 800 million globally by 2020.
Icertis Named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner
certis Contract Management (ICM) provides customers with a robust set of capabilities to manage sell-side, buy-side, and corporate contracts on a single platform. Delivered on the cloud, ICM is a truly modern system, built for today's agile enterprise - easy to use, highly configurable, and quick to deploy. Its rich analytics and the reporting features of the product help managers quantify contractual performance, increase negotiation intelligence, and uncover hidden value in contracts.
Microsoft Business Analytics Accelerator for Telecommunications
The Microsoft Business Analytics Accelerator for Telecommunications is a TM Forum Frameworx conformant pre-packaged business analytics solution for the telecommunications industry.
Gaming Technologies Inspire Life Sciences
Researchers in health and life sciences always look for ways to better analyze and track patient’s movement patterns, provide effective rehabilitation programs that improve motor impairments and alleviate medical challenges concerning many diseases.
Idea to app in six weeks with cloud
Western Power wanted to better inform their customers concerning upcoming maintenance and upgrade work as well as provide better information about storms and other unplanned outage situations. While Western Power does not generate or retail electricity, they build, maintain and operate the electricity network in the south west corner of Western Australia covering 255,000 square
Azure Machine Learning helping the smart grid become smarter
We just published a new case study where partner eSmart Systems helps Utilities keep the lights on with an automated energy management system based on Microsoft cloud services, including Azure Machine Learning (ML).
Elevating water conscious with IoT and the cloud at the city of Breda
One of the foundations of modern society is its ability to deliver clean water and sanitation deposal.
Keeping threats at bay
How Microsoft changed its approach to security to protect an increasingly mobile workforce. Today’s modern workplace is changing and Microsoft is no exception. Our employees collaborate around the world from almost any location; our people have a robust lives and fully embrace the work-from-anywhere philosophy. Accordingly, the Microsoft IT organization has had to make a
Cybersecurity & Privacy: Managing enterprise risk
[inlinevideo header=”Cybersecurity & Privacy: Managing enterprise risk” description=”” videoimage=”http://az370354.vo.msecnd.net/wordpress/2015/12/11.jpg” video=”http://az370354.vo.msecnd.net/videos/Enterprise_Perspectives-Security_and_Privacy_In_the_Cloud.mp4″] Today, security and privacy are no longer just IT issues. As many high-profile security breaches have recently taught us, the implications of a security incident can reach far beyond the costs to eliminate the problem. These issues can damage the trust you have earned from