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In the News: Microsoft’s Canadian Cloud 

Microsoft Azure is available in 22 regions around the world. As recently announced, we plan to launch the Canadian cloud in Q2 of 2016. This local cloud will bring Azure customers enterprise-grade reliability and performance as well as data residency. As we prepare for the official launch, select Canadian customers are previewing the cloud. Make sure you stay on top of

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Bringing strategy to life: Canadian organizations at Envision 

On Day 2 of Envision, the strategic vision offered on day one by Satya and others has been illustrated by leaders driving transformation in their own organizations, particularly organizations with significant need for scaling to the cloud securely, such as those in the public sector. Adoption of Technology After a series of major acquisitions, Gibsons

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3 key business benefits of attending Microsoft Envision 

Microsoft kicked off Envision 2016 with a greatly-anticipated keynote from Satya Nadella. The theatre was packed and the excitement was palpable. “We’re going to spend the next three days having conversations about how technology shapes what we do as businesses and as a society,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. He remarked on the fact

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Top 3 Reasons Canadians are Attending Microsoft Envision 

Canadians landed in New Orleans to kick off Microsoft Envision with a reception hosted by us at the Ritz Carlton. Partners, Customers and the Microsoft team mingled with anticipation over the events to follow in coming days. Janet Kennedy, President of Microsoft in Canada set the tone for the evening as she welcomed Canadians to Envision. “It’s

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The Trusted Cloud: A Canadian Milestone 

Last year, Microsoft announced plans to launch two new Canadian datacenters. On March 14th, we celebrated a new milestone: select Microsoft Canadian customers and partners have begun an operational preview of Microsoft Azure cloud in local cloud regions. This milestone marks the start of a significant expansion of Microsoft’s trusted cloud services into Canada, and represents a major leap forward for

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Cloud Assurance for Executives 

The cloud offers municipalities the opportunity to transform their service delivery by simplifying engagement with constituents, increasing agility all while increasing overall efficiency.