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Empowering the public sector 

At Microsoft, our major focus is on using technology to enable individuals and organizations around the world to achieve more. Our solutions for the public sector are designed to empower and inspire our customers, allowing them to address challenges, increase competitiveness, and realize dreams. My new blog intends to start a dialogue and share new

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Six reasons why governments should upgrade to Windows 10 

Since Microsoft released Windows 10 earlier this year, users have been implementing it in spades. To date, there have been more than 110 million activations of our new operating system, including 12 million business PCs, and we expect many more to follow with our recent first major update.

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Try cloud solutions for government 

Designed for the U.S. government from the ground up, our complete cloud solution allows you to select the best tools to solve your unique problems, whether you’re a large agency or a small town government. Plus, our massive global investment in datacenters, and dedication to U.S. federal and state policies, mandates, and compliance, means we’ve got you covered.

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Learn how to transform your city into a smart city 

Smart City Expo World Congress featured a new integrated urban agenda covering sustainability, society, governance, and mobility, as well as the technologies – like the Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cloud computing – that underpin smart city solutions.

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Helping governments manage user identity 

Last year, when the Internal Revenue Service began enabling taxpayers to download their tax transcripts, 17 million people took advantage of the service, reducing phone, email, and in-person requests by 40 percent. The new IRS service is a great example of the kinds of government initiatives that can improve citizen services while reducing costs.

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Security at the center of mobile-first, cloud-first world 

Recently I had the privilege of introducing our Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as he spoke to nearly a thousand government decision makers about a new approach to security for enterprise organizations of today. Satya shared how Microsoft’s built-in security technologies work in tandem with each other and those of the security ecosystem to deliver a holistic, agile, security platform for the enterprise.