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Explore the latest release plans for Microsoft Industry Clouds
New capabilities within the 2024 release wave 1 will be available from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024. This plan covers features for Microsoft Cloud for Retail, Azure Data Manager for Agriculture, Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, and Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit.
Microsoft and Cognite extend partnership to build industrial data operations platform on Microsoft Fabric and Azure OpenAI Service
Cognite and Microsoft are excited to announce an expansion of their strategic partnership to bring enterprise data operations to the generative AI era, from the shop floor all the way to the top floor.
Microsoft introduces new capabilities that help retailers bring AI to the shopper journey and enhance store associate experiences
Through new Microsoft Copilot capabilities in Microsoft products, copilot templates for building applications, and retail data solutions in Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft makes AI implementation more accessible to retailers of all sizes. Retailers can now more easily take the first steps with generative AI.
Microsoft Cloud for Retail unlocks a new level of productivity with AI
The latest Microsoft Cloud for Retail updates use AI to help retailers maximize their data, elevate shopper experience, and empower store associates. We’re excited to introduce copilot templates on Azure OpenAI Service. Leveraging the copilot templates, retailers can build experiences to gain a competitive edge while responding to their business’s evolving needs.
Accelerate automotive transformation with new solutions from Microsoft
In 2024, we are adding four new reference architectures to our industry portfolio. These new resources help our partner ecosystem support their customers in driving the future of mobility across research and development, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, marketing, sales, and aftersales.
Introducing Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Community portal and new Sustainability Manager features
We’re excited to share that we’ve launched the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Community portal, a place to connect and lean on each other’s experience. Keep reading to learn more about the new portal as well as the latest new features in Microsoft Sustainability Manager to help you accelerate progress.
Well-Architected for Industry: Optimize Microsoft Industry Clouds implementation
As part of our efforts to empower implementers to create reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions, we have introduced Well-Architected for Industry. The framework consists of five pillars of architectural excellence including reliability, cost optimization, operational excellence, performance efficiency, and security.
Maximize the value of your data with new Microsoft Sustainability Manager Intelligent insights
We’re excited to announce the availability of Microsoft Sustainability Manager Intelligent insights (preview), an AI-powered tool that empowers organizations to perform deeper analysis on their emissions data.
Introducing Copilot in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides, bringing generative AI in mixed reality to frontline workers
Today, we are announcing Copilot in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides, which combines the power of generative AI with Mixed Reality to help frontline workers complete complex tasks and resolve issues faster with less disruption to the flow of work.
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability: Run your carbon fee program with new capabilities
As organizations strive to achieve net zero carbon emissions, they need powerful tools and strategies to drive reductions faster. The new Carbon fee (preview) in Microsoft Sustainability Manager is one such capability.