3 top areas for cloud investment
As governments worldwide become cloud-first environments, they’re wondering where to place their bets for fastest impact. Here are the top three areas.
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Unify. Simplify. Scale: Microsoft Dragon Copilot meets the moment at HIMSS 2026
At HIMSS 2026, Microsoft Dragon Copilot advances unified AI workflows to help clinicians reduce complexity and stay focused on patients.
Microsoft Latin America Streamlines Sales Tracking with Dynamic Dashboard Solution
The Latin America marketing team for Microsoft Office implemented a dynamic dashboard solution to visualize sales performance from a variety of perspectives. Built on Microsoft Visio Professional 2013, the solution combines data from multiple sources and publishes visualizations of it through Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.
Microsoft Dynamics: Empowering Retailers to Engage with their Customers
Retailers need to ask whether or not these latest marketing innovations are addressing what they really need.
Mobile + In-Store Experience: Better Together
A seamless customer experience is crucial in retail. Today, retail stores are full of diverse technologies waiting for consumers to access them.
The cloud – not a trend but an enabler of 2015 city tech trends
What better way to begin 2015 than to look at the top 10 technology forecast for local governments.
Enabling a continuous and seamless auto buying experience
I was fortunate to be invited by one of our customers to discuss what it means to enable great auto buying experiences while walking around – and climbing over – the new structure for a brand new auto dealership property being constructed here in Seattle.
Supporting law enforcement resources with predictive policing
Police departments are well aware that the mere presence of a uniformed officer or marked patrol car is a deterrent to many kinds of criminal activity, but getting police in the right places before a crime occurs has always been a challenge. Tight budgets often make it difficult to put more officers on the streets, but by applying more powerful analytics to existing data, law enforcement agencies can improve their understanding of crime and make better use of their resources through predictive policing.
Winvision innovates its way to higher quality care for healthier citizens
A software developer and systems integrator based in Utrecht, Netherlands, Winvision recently launched WinCare, a cloud enabled and mobile solution that promises to transform the delivery of youth care across municipalities.
Dynamics CRM Online Government available to all U.S. Government customers
Delivering business applications and improving citizen services with the help of Dynamics CRM Online Government.
The anatomy of innovation: Created by cities for cities
City Anatomy establishes a common language or foundation to talk about three key city systems: structure, society, and information.
The Big Shift: Transforming the automotive value chain in a connected world
With an always-on connection, consumer expectations have drastically changed when it comes to their vehicle—from their shopping and ownership experiences to the very essence of the automobile as it becomes an extension to their digitally-connected lifestyle.
Connected product innovation: The answer to modernizing product design and development
Designing for customers’ needs has always been a priority for product-driven enterprises, but it’s much easier said than done, and especially so in today’s digitally-connected world. Customers have more information, more options, and evolving behaviors about what they buy—and how. Consumers expect innovative solutions rather than just clever or well-designed products.