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The world is changing and Canadians want more from their governments, both in terms of the services they provide and their ability to help our great country achieve its potential on the global stage.\u00a0 Realizing that potential while addressing significant internal cost pressures, providing modern integrated services and investing in an economy of the future is no small task and requires fresh new approaches.<\/p>\n

Imagine if there was a service in Canada that was more secure than any individual government\u2019s current computing environment; had enough capacity to accommodate the entire Canadian market\u2019s demand; and could enable global scale scenarios that no single government organization could sustainably fund by themselves \u2026 in a matter of minutes?<\/p>\n

Imagine no more \u2026 that service is called Microsoft Azure and it is enabling global scale, 4th<\/sup> industrial revolution scenarios across Canada today.<\/p>\n

One of the most dramatic world-impacting scenarios today is being led by\u00a0NAV\u00a0Canada<\/a>. \u00a0The\u00a0Aireon\u00a0system relies on\u00a0Microsoft Azure as the backbone for an Internet of Things (IoT)\u00a0project that connects the world\u2019s aircraft to a global satellite network for safer air travel, lower costs and a cleaner environment thanks to optimized flight routes and lower fuel emissions.<\/p>\n

The sheer scale of\u00a0NAV\u00a0Canada’s vision made Azure an obvious choice. “Microsoft Azure allows\u00a0Aireon\u00a0to scale its capacity essentially at the flip of a switch,”<\/em> says Claudio\u00a0Silvestri, Vice-President and CIO. “Aireon\u00a0doesn’t just need hosted services. They need enterprise-class, cloud-based services.”<\/em> NAV Canada knows that they can move boldly and with confidence because their future compute and storage demands are covered, regardless of scale.<\/p>\n

Modern, integrated government services are being delivered today by the City of Brampton<\/a>, Ontario. Running a municipality involves a lot of moving parts including: a large, distributed workforce;\u00a0enormous\u00a0amounts of information; and a day-to-day responsibility to provide a broad range of public services to more than half a million residents.<\/p>\n

Peter Simmons, Brampton’s Chief Corporate Services Officer, sums it up: “The city has a highly mobile workforce. In many cases, the individuals that work inside enforcement, parks, road maintenance\u2026 they need access to information at a moment’s notice, at their fingertips, where they can assess the situation.”<\/em>
\nAll those moving parts rely on vast amounts of data. \u00a0For most municipalities,\u00a0budget constraints would make the computing power required to orchestrate these services cost prohibitive. \u00a0Azure not only makes this capability affordable, it also provides industry-leading security to protect the city\u2019s key systems and information assets from hostile actors.<\/p>\n

These and many other customer stories are what make Azure a transformational capability for Canada\u2019s public sector, and its why more than half of our customers have already started to move to the cloud.<\/p>\n

Whether the goal is economic growth, broader social inclusion, sustainability or improved governance, Azure makes it possible for\u00a0Canada’s public sector to achieve excellence in service delivery and reach its potential on the global stage.<\/p>\n

To learn more about how Azure can help to advance Canada’s public sector priorities, please visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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