Harnessing the power of data in the retail industry
With the retail industry evolving quickly as consumer demand for goods and services evolves, the question turns to what retailers can do to successfully compete in this dynamic marketplace.
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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.
2015: a year of transformation in industrial manufacturing
Today’s digital technologies are enabling industrial manufacturers to turn themselves into digital businesses. And they are embracing it.
Learn how to transform your city into a smart city
Smart City Expo World Congress featured a new integrated urban agenda covering sustainability, society, governance, and mobility, as well as the technologies – like the Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cloud computing – that underpin smart city solutions.
IoT in action: Technology-driven change that is driving new business value
Watch the on-demand replay of this webinar that explores how to create business value by using the power of IoT.
Azure Blockchain as a Service Update #2
We are moving fast; just one week after the last update, we're excited to release the Azure BaaS Update #2!.
Microsoft Innovation Center opens in Atlanta as part of CityNext alliance
The MIC will support Atlanta’s growing high-tech community by providing a comprehensive set of technology, tools and services to startups, governments, students and faculty.
Helping governments manage user identity
Last year, when the Internal Revenue Service began enabling taxpayers to download their tax transcripts, 17 million people took advantage of the service, reducing phone, email, and in-person requests by 40 percent. The new IRS service is a great example of the kinds of government initiatives that can improve citizen services while reducing costs.
Azure Blockchain as a Service update
Since the announcement of Azure Blockchain as a Service with our first offering of the Ethereum Platform with ConsenSys, the response from customers and partners has been overwhelming.
How can we close the gaps in mental healthcare with technology? Part 1
We have an abundance of technologies available to help people manage their physical health outside the four walls of a clinic or hospital—tools like health apps, wearable fitness devices, blood pressure monitors, and more. We have far fewer consumer digital tools available to help people manage their mental health.
Security at the center of mobile-first, cloud-first world
Recently I had the privilege of introducing our Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as he spoke to nearly a thousand government decision makers about a new approach to security for enterprise organizations of today. Satya shared how Microsoft’s built-in security technologies work in tandem with each other and those of the security ecosystem to deliver a holistic, agile, security platform for the enterprise.
Empowering connected communities of care for medically complex children
Children’s Specialized Hospital makes healthcare silos disappear and empowers patients’ families with award-winning app.
Creating safer communities with Windows 10
Microsoft has been working to design a complete set of solutions that help public safety organizations fulfill their missions of protecting citizens, and Windows 10 takes this ability to the next level by delivering the best Windows ever.