Lloyd Hewitt articles

Lloyd Hewitt

Director Business Strategy Worldwide Public Sector Defense and Intelligence, Microsoft

Hewitt, as an experienced business leader, and former United Kingdom and Australian Defense Naval Officer has worked in both public and private sector industries. As Director, Worldwide Public Sector, he is responsible for Microsoft’s Defense Strategy where he relies on years of experience and intuitional knowledge of defense procedures and ecosystem. He is a vocal advocate for the adoption of cloud-based technologies to future defense missions.

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Published November 12, 2024

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Empowering defense operations with Microsoft AI

Read how AI and cloud computing enhance defense operations with real-time data processing, improved decision-making, and human-machine teaming.

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Published April 18, 2024

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Microsoft and partners: Securing the digital subsea environment through innovation

The domain of critical underwater infrastructure is a strategic and challenging environment that requires cloud-enabled innovative and interoperable capabilities to enhance data and network management for undersea operations.

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Published December 18, 2023

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5 reasons to move to hyperscale cloud now

As we delve deeper into technological advancements, the Microsoft Defense and Intelligence team understands that AI stands at the forefront, driving innovation and transformation across various sectors.

Published September 7, 2023

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Microsoft Defense and Intelligence: Unleashing the potential of the industrial metaverse

Microsoft aims to demystify the metaverse and share how the industrial metaverse embodies the confluence of many technologies—particularly to defense and intelligence organizations.

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Published January 17, 2023

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Microsoft for Defense and Intelligence: Secure the digital defense ecosystem and improve interoperability

Data security and resiliency are now being enhanced by the distribution of digital operations and data assets with Microsoft Azure.

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Published September 14, 2022

3 min read

Modern development methods for mission success

The Microsoft Global Defense and Intelligence team will be at the Atlantic Future Forum 2022 to discuss how the allied defense community can leverage commercial technology and modern development paradigms to support militaries and defense industrial base partners alike, in their capability lifecycle transformation goals.

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Published April 14, 2022

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Discover how interoperability enables cooperation at Eurosatory 2022

Cooperation is critical to the success of modern defense organizations. Even today, operations require a high degree of coordination across allied nations and their defense forces. As global threats evolve, the need for an integrated and coordinated response becomes increasingly vital. What helps ensure successful international cooperation? Interoperability.

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Published November 4, 2021

4 min read

Meeting the challenge of military readiness in a digital world

A changing geopolitical situation, new ways of warfare, increasing cyber threats, and the rise of space capabilities and 5G communication are transforming Defense organizations. That transformation has been given even more impetus by COVID-19, which forced many organizations to reconsider their operating paradigms.