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Microsoft Industry Blogs - Canada

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Media Sonar, the startup pursuing freedom, safety, and security for all 

Born in the Microsoft Cloud in 2014, Media Sonar is a fast-growing Canadian big data company making the world around us safer. How? By giving safety and security professionals a powerful analytics platform that helps them improve public safety, provide humanitarian support, and proactively assist people. Modern safety Today’s public safety and security professionals need

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Empowering Canada’s modern workforce through digital transformation 

Every day, I speak to leaders at organizations large and small about how they are using technology to create and collaborate. Many are excited about the future of work and understand the amazing potential of technology to help them innovate at every level, across every job function. Others worry about the cost of change – both on workers and in dollars – but all of them tell me designing the most productive work environment is a delicate balance of managing productivity tools and personalities.

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Unlocking innovation in Canada – the time to act is now! 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the defining technology of our time. Organizations that take advantage of all that it has to offer are arming themselves to compete now and in the future. A recent study of European leaders highlights how businesses that are actively implementing AI are more than twice as likely to be high-growth companies.

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Kodisoft revolutionizes the restaurant industry with Azure IoT Hub 

When Kodisoft came up with the idea for an interactive dining table, it was clear that the restaurant industry would never be the same. These multitouch, scratch-resistant, water-resistant smart tables bring the Internet of Things (IoT) to the dining experience. Customers can engage with the tables in an intuitive way to view the menu, place their orders, draw or take notes, and even play games together.

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Building Digital Resilience 

How can we protect ourselves in this new digital era? It’s a question that many businesses and governments are asking worldwide. In the digital world we live in today, there is a tremendous amount of opportunity.

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How can AI improve frontline healthcare? 

When ThoughtWire was founded in 2009, CEO Mike Monteith endeavoured to reduce the burden on healthcare providers. He knew through first-hand experience that the overload of information and on-the-job realities compromised the ability of practitioners to deliver the best possible care to patients. In the 10 years since its founding, ThoughtWire has worked to deliver on this promise, developing an advanced suite of operations performance management software that uses AI and machine learning to enable the frontlines of healthcare to act fast.

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Introducing the Microsoft Change Agents 

As part of our ongoing commitment to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, we’ve recently launched a new program called Microsoft Change Agents (#MSFTChangeAgents).

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Healthcare is sitting on a mountain of data, but how do we use it? 

We’ve seen some fantastic advancements in healthcare in Canada over the years. People are living longer and they’re getting the treatment they need. So why do we continue to experience long wait times in the Emergency Departments across Canada which lead to a “Crowding” or “Hallway Health” problem?