The future of agriculture: How technology can help revolutionize how we feed the world
There are tremendous opportunities to use today’s advancements in digital technology to help transform the agriculture industry.
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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.
The path to smarter cities
In order to help understand how utilities can aid in shaping cities of the future, Itron commissioned a global study of the utility industry.
Protecting law enforcement agencies from cyberattacks
Law enforcement agencies around the globe are increasingly falling victim to a diverse range of cyberattacks. Attackers with differing motives have defaced police department websites, used denial of service attacks to disrupt policing operations, stolen personal information about police officers and staff, and even encrypted police records, successfully demanding a ransom in bitcoins to decrypt the files.
The Internet of Things: It’s all about the data
The emerging Internet of Things brings the opportunity for local, regional, and national governments to discover relationships in seemingly unrelated data and proactively provide more efficient services to citizens - but the challenge is in managing the data, not the devices and sensors.
Governments worldwide embracing IoT
By connecting the people, processes, and assets already at work in government, the Internet of Things (IoT) can help governments tackle their most pressing problems.
Microsoft’s “intelligence-led, first response” approach featured at anti-terrorism conference
Our World Wide and Time Zone Public Safety and National Security (PSNS) representatives participated in a great PSNS event in Japan on October 14–16. The Japan subsidiary arranged for Microsoft to take part in the Special Equipment Exhibition and Conference for Anti-Terrorism (SEECAT) with our partners Genetec Japan and KAGA Solutions Network.
Microsoft HoloLens helps Volvo Cars explore immersive auto experiences for car buyers
Mixed reality technologies like HoloLens could someday change the way we all choose, configure, and buy our cars.
Microsoft’s Smart Energy Reference Architecture
Microsoft developed a reference architecture based on familiar, cost-effective Microsoft platforms that serve as the basis for development of the “integrated utility of the future.
3 ways your health organization can harness IoT — starting now
How can you start harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve patient care and satisfaction, efficiency, and the bottom line? In September, Microsoft announced the availability of the Azure IoT Suiteand a new Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Program, which can help you answer this question.
How to advance quality practices in the automotive industry: engaging the customer in a community
How engaging directly with customers can help automakers deliver personalized consumer experiences.
Beyond EMRs: What’s next for health IT?
In October, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. Titled “Memory. Mood. Movement,” and focusing on the future of neurosciences and the overall state of healthcare innovation, it was an incredible learning and sharing experience.
Toni Townes-Whitley on Empowering the Public Sector
Toni Townes-Whitley Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector and Industry As corporate vice president of Worldwide Public Sector at Microsoft, Toni Townes-Whitley is responsible for leading a team of over 2,000 sales professionals serving government, public safety, education, and non-privatized healthcare customers and partners in more than 100 countries worldwide.