Alameda County moving to an online permit system
The Alameda County Public Works Agency (PWA) moved its paper-based permitting process online using software from MaintStar, a Microsoft CityNext partner.
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Bridging the gap between AI and medicine: Claude in Microsoft Foundry advances capabilities for healthcare and life sciences customers
These enhancements offer advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and model intelligence purpose built for some of the industry’s most demanding real-world use cases.
A Strategic Approach to Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
Before embarking on your digital transformation, it’s critical to understand your objectives, adopt a holistic & realistic approach, & partner with the right advisor.
Building a better future for manufacturers: Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 is transforming the manufacturing industry. It is empowering manufacturers to be more cost-effective, and more environmentally sustainable.
Reducing Inventory Costs and Risk in Complex Supply Chains
Learn to manage inventory costs while juggling expanding product lines, rising raw material prices, direct-to-consumer shipping and shrinking product life-cycles.
Reduce costs and downtime for asset maintenance
Learn how manufacturers gain better efficiency improvements by increasing overall asset uptime, optimizing equipment maintenance and minimizing cost.
Improving the customer experience in B2B manufacturing
New digital technologies are transforming how business gets done. B2B manufacturers are innovating new customer experiences through digital transformation.
Reduce maintenance costs and improve utilization
Learn how IoT makes it possible to reduce unexpected downtime, prevent product defects and identify small errors that lead to our of tolerance products.
Microsoft Storytelling in the Digital Age
Stories we tell at Microsoft put people at the center and illuminate our mission in action. Our goal is to shine a light on our customers’ achievements.
Zero footprint, endless possibilities
Carl Zeiss AG has envisioned a future that empowers employees to do their best work. Learn more about the Zero Footprint project and their vision.
Keep up with the mobile worker—and help transform manufacturing
The mobile worker is essential to more competitive manufacturing. Here’s how going beyond mobile devices can empower global collaboration and ginormous productivity.
Optimize and innovate: How digital twins transform manufacturing
Digital twins combine real-time data with cloud analytics to simulate products, assets, and processes so manufacturers can optimize production—and innovation.
Connected cars: Revving up in-car customer experiences
Auto manufacturers use advanced navigation, entertainment and productivity solutions, predictive maintenance, and AI to create connected cars.