New Azure features and functionality for February 2022
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Transforming policing with AI: scale your impact with Microsoft
UK policing is undergoing rapid digital transformation, powered by AI. Discover how Microsoft and its software development partners are helping shape change through ethical, scalable and secure AI innovations.
How Hello Games is using Azure to bring No Man’s Sky to millions
Harvey Eagle spoke with Iain Brown, server and multiplayer lead for Hello Games, about how they are using Azure tools and services to run the incredibly popular No Man's Sky.
Joining the dots: What does sustainability mean for retailers?
What is sustainability? As a Global Sustainability Specialist for Microsoft with a passion for all things sustainable, it’s a question I get asked a lot. It’s also a question I like to ask others, and I’m always curious to hear the answer. Because that’s the thing about sustainability: it means different things to different people.
How far should AI lead your customer service journey?
In today’s environment, to meet customer expectations, organisations should equip themselves to deliver an ‘always-on’ service. Yet, the traditional service hours (9-to-5) are still common practice across industry. No longer do they need to be.
The rise of digital banking: where do we go from here?
Traditional banks have often relied on a strong brand reputation and financial products to attract and retain customers. But with a new wave of youthful and more digitally-savvy consumers emerging, simply being reputable may no longer be enough to stay competitive in this market.
A look at new Windows Server Hybrid certification
Hybrid is the end state I believe we’re all chasing, which means that all of your on-prem skills are valuable. But we as a community must ensure we’re maintaining well rounded skills.
Happy 20th Birthday, .NET!
Today marks 20 years since Visual Studio .NET launched and the first version of the .NET platform was released to the world.
How the healthcare sector is innovating
Whenever we set up at a large conference – as we did at Giant Health in London last month – we’re almost always buoyed by the reaction we receive. When it comes to mixed reality seeing is certainly believing.
6 reasons you should attend Azure Open Source Day
If you’re a professional developer, you might be interested in coming along to Azure Open Source Day on 15th February – and it’s free!.
How AI and collaboration are shaping a smarter future for anti-money laundering
Traditionally, banks have thought of anti-money laundering and know your customer (AML-KYC), fraud and cybercrime as three separate problem sets. They each have their own distinct teams with their own independent processes, tools and reporting structures. AML-KYC has been the primary focus for financial regulators.
Communities, sustainability, metaverse and the future of retail
It’s a fascinating time for retail in the UK. Retailers are learning how to adapt to this new world we’re in now. Shopping habits have changed, supply chains face emerging challenges, and whispers from the metaverse speak of brands positioning themselves in ways that would’ve seemed like science fiction less than a decade ago.
How to drive innovation and agility in financial services
I hear a lot of people talking about the journey to the cloud. But for me, the cloud isn’t a destination, it’s the enabler. The destination is agility. When we talk about app innovation, we’re talking about exploring new ways to become more agile as organisations.