Cloud Solutions for the Modern Business

Fluxys, a pioneer and driver for sustainable energy transition, knows all too well that without end-user adoption, even the most advanced technology can become nothing more than an expensive paperweight. Taking a people-first approach, Fluxys – together with their Microsoft partner – developed a digital coaching service to help users adapt to the new collaboration tools with ease and embrace the new hybrid workplace environment. Learn how to break down barriers in your organization to create a communication ecosystem where employees and clients understand the many features of Teams and are ready to fully implement its capabilities. Read More...

Building a more resilient digital workplace requires businesses to l embrace innovative technologies to drive business stability, customer satisfaction, employee experience and profits. A comprehensive digital strategy that considers potential uncertainties and emerging challenges helps identify process bottlenecks and technology gaps. Implementing configurable and global solutions can enable enterprises to achieve both the speed and agility required in the face of disruption. In this article from Lakshmi Raj, co-founder and co-CEO of Replicon, and a member of the Forbes Technology Council, learn three ways to future-proof your business. Click here. Read More...

Managers are at the forefront of making hybrid work, work. To do so, they need organizational and technological support to play this key role in fostering well-being, sustaining performance, and cultivating belonging in your organization. Previously, organizations could count on a full onboarding system, where many people contributed to the onboarding success of a new employee. In a hybrid environment, “the full-service concierge” is now your manager. Learn more about how digital employee experience platforms like Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva can empower your managers to lead the shift. Read More...

Transitioning from startup to growth, Rx.Health turned to Microsoft Azure as the foundational platform for its digital health unification solution. Rx.Health created a collection of digital health solutions that make care navigation, patient monitoring, and engagement faster and more automated than ever before—and on a much greater scale. Today, the company is realizing its goal of cost-effectively bringing more help to more people with Azure. Read more. Read More...

Did you know that, according to IDC, 88% of customers believe that Azure performs “extremely well” at providing hybrid cloud services? Maximize your technology investments and transition to the cloud at your own pace when you bring existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses to Azure, the trusted cloud for Windows Server. To make it even easier and more cost-effective, you’ll also get free migration tools and free cost optimization tools. Learn more. Read More...

In the era of the human-centered corporate culture shift, what key practices set certain companies apart from complete cultural collapse? Strong, highly functional cultures will succeed no matter when or where employees work. To do this, companies will need the right tools and technology to embrace asynchronous communication and collaboration, make communication boundaries clear to prevent employee burnout, and champion documentation and the production of artifacts. Let us show you how Microsoft Teams can help your company find alignment for sustained success. Read More...

Digitization is heavily transforming the financial services industry. The challenge for the industry is to not only react to the trend, but to actively shape its future. As an innovative market infrastructure provider, Deutsche Börse Group deals with a large amount of reference data, all while meeting necessary compliance and regulatory requirements. Deutsche Börse Group turned to Azure for the platform’s state-of-the-art data services, focus on security and regulatory compliance, seamless collaboration and guidance from Microsoft support teams, and Microsoft’s holistic enterprise scale ecosystem for all data management. Click here to read more. Read More...

According to a February 2020 overview by Forrester Research, the ability to programmatically create and manage infrastructure is nothing less than a game-changer. It also changes the roles of the people involved—most notably the admins. Customers who maintain Software Assurance can use the Azure Hybrid Benefit to decrease their costs. They can also manage their databases more efficiently for faster time-to-market. With many time-consuming manual tasks automated, database administrators (DBAs) and IT staff now have more time for higher business-value initiatives. See how when you sign up to say connected. Read More...

Hybrid work has changed the way we work, and Microsoft Teams is the tool that can help you make the most of it. Microsoft Teams provides an intuitive way to connect and work collaboratively, allowing people to interact regardless of where or when they work. Discover new and easier ways to create more immersive and engaging meetings by increasing your flexibility. Bring apps into meetings for real-time, multi-participant collaboration while maintaining Teams' security, familiarity, and capability. Sign up to stay connected. We’ll help you learn more about using Microsoft Teams. Read More...

For businesses of all sizes, technology resources are often strained, especially when it comes to managing risk and keeping systems secure and working during unforeseen incidents. The COVID-19 pandemic brought these limitations into clear focus. This is why companies are looking to the cloud more and more to maintain business operations and continue to grow, even during a disruption. Read more. Read More...

Future-proofing your business takes know-how and expertise. We’re here to help with resources at every stage of your cloud migration strategy and modernization journey. When you sign up for our mailing list, we’ll help you learn more about migrating to Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure, and so much more. Keep your apps updated and secure, and your virtualized workloads safe. Save money securing hardware, firmware, and operating system functionality. We’re here to help. Let’s stay connected! Read More...

Mondelēz International is the USD27-billion company behind Oreo cookies, Cadbury chocolate, and many other snack brands you know and love. To enable new business and product innovations, the company began a digital transformation journey in 2018, moving most of its IT assets to Microsoft Azure. Mondelēz improved its SAP application performance by up to 50%, halved its disaster recovery time, and boosted availability of key systems. It also used AI capabilities in Azure to improve its products and reduce product development time. Click here to read more. Read More...

The migration to cloud computing over the past few years has been a significant trend, and industry experts consider it a necessity to stay competitive. Moving to the cloud can create a host of benefits for companies, including slashed IT costs, more flexibility, increased efficiency, improved security, boosted performance, and the potential for innovation and developing new capabilities. Is it time for your company to make the move to the cloud? Click here to read more. Read More...

The landscape of what we call the office has changed. What does it mean for organizational leaders navigating the shift? How do they accommodate people’s needs meanwhile maintaining a culture of excellence? The fundamentals of what transforms a group of people into an outstanding team haven’t changed much over time. However, the tools we have at our disposal and the environment that these events transpire in have changed dramatically. Learn more as Microsoft CEO, Sadya Nadella, shares his key insights on the future of work. Read More...

Hybrid work has changed the way we work and communicate, and Microsoft Teams is the tool that can help you make the most of it. We understand that there is more to communicating than merely spoken word, which is why we use AI and machine learning in our strategy for continual improvement. Learn more about how Microsoft Teams can improve and enhance call quality and meeting experiences for your team. Read More...

Modernize your data when you migrate Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure. And with updated features – like Azure Automanage – you’ll want to migrate to achieve cost savings, faster backups, reduction in average data recovery time, and the ability to create and manage up to 1,000 load-balanced VMs in minutes. Click here to get the Windows Server Migration Guide and the Ultimate Guide to Windows Server on Azure when you download this infographic. Read More...

Is your virtual tropical beach backdrop or blurred background a distraction for others? Research consistently shows that human beings rely on subtle physical cues in our communication, which doesn’t stop just because we’re no longer in the same room. In fact, the better that technology can transmit those cues, the better we can communicate. Together mode in Microsoft Teams combines decades of research and product development to place all participants on a video call, together in a single virtual space. Allowing the special centers of the brain to function more naturally not only reduces video call fatigue, but improves overall communication and cohesion in a virtual setting. Learn more about how Microsoft Teams is consistently working at improving user experiences. Read More...

Businesses around the world trust Microsoft Azure to accelerate their digital transformation. Learn how Azure’s enterprise-grade infrastructure can help your company save money, innovate faster, protect your assets, and so much more. When you migrate to the cloud, you help make your business more resilient, agile, and innovative. See how. Read More...

As a species, our highly evolved brains respond to and process visual data better than any other type of stimulus. Subconsciously, we are constantly assessing and interpreting even the slightest social cues. Learn how Microsoft Teams makes even the most remote interactions a natural experience. Read More...

New Azure tools and feature updates for the developer community were unveiled at the Microsoft Build 2022 conference. These new tools help make cloud migration and modernization simple for companies and are aimed at making it easier for developers to create native apps for multiple platforms. There will also be a pause and resume function in Azure to schedule migration during non-peak periods. Click here to read about these new features, and more. Read More...