In today’s competitive market, businesses must constantly evolve and adapt to stay ahead. New technology such as cloud, data analytics, and AI provides the tools businesses need to push their performance and results to the limit. No matter the size or sector of business, digital transformation ensures they have the tools they need to grow and thrive.
Microsoft works with partners and customers across many industries to support their digital transformation. Our technology can help reduce costs, increase efficiency, improve customer engagement and much more. From retail to manufacturing, healthcare to finance, every business can achieve more with the right technology behind them.
While the rapidly growing technology sector is creating 120,000 new jobs each year, the European Commission has warned that in 2020, there will be a shortage of 900,000 jobs in the technology field, due to differences in demands and available skill. These figures are a cause for concern, but we … Read more »
Quantum computing is a futuristic term that gets thrown around in Sci-Fi movies and novels, touting the promise of unimaginably powerful technology for the benefit of humanity – but it won’t be science fiction forever. Microsoft and Netherlands-based QuTech (part of TU Delft technology university) have started a long-term collaboration … Read more »
Global transport and logistics powerhouse Maersk has joined forces with Microsoft in a strategic move to revolutionise its supply-chain management and global trade. From its connected vessels to its transportation economics, the company is betting on Microsoft to fuel growth and power logistics globally. This agreement means that Microsoft has been … Read more »
UBS, the world’s largest wealth manager, is turning to Microsoft Azure cloud technology to reduce its dependency on legacy technology, while finding new ways to leverage digital channels, and rethink how its businesses and people work. “Tremendous transformation is taking place in the financial services industry, and technology is increasingly … Read more »
Adriatic Sailing, one of the leading charter companies in Croatia which offers yachts to customers wanting to explore the beauty of the Mediterranean, has embraced digital transformation and technology, increasing its productivity and accelerating its business processes. Previously, the Zagreb-based company had spent many hours a day processing large amounts … Read more »
Basel-based renewable energy provider IWB is embracing the benefits of digital transformation by adopting an innovative Microsoft Azure-powered IoT solution to improve the maintenance, costs and efficiency of its renewable energy stations in Europe. The company’s IoT project – Remote Diagnostic & Monitoring Center” (RDMC) – powered by Microsoft’s Azure … Read more »
From robots to cobots, Artificial Intelligence to Augmented Reality, analytics to machine learning – the fourth industrial revolution is upon us. Industry 4.0 is already creating incredible opportunities for manufacturers, employees and their customers. New technologies are enabling industry leaders to maximise resources, empower employees and even predict breakdowns before … Read more »
Microsoft’s Digital Difference event in New York saw more than a dozen companies discuss how embracing technology has transformed their businesses for the better, with Spain’s premier football division, La Liga, among them. Raúl González, La Liga Country Manager in the United States and his fellow executives shared their experience … Read more »
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”, wrote British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. While true, it’s important to look at specific examples of what technology can achieve, to drive home its benefits from the realm of fantasy, to reality. As the world’s largest industrial trade show Hannover … Read more »