Surat becomes a showcase city for Microsoft CityNext
As a new Smart City, citizens in Surat will be able to access real-time data on city services through a combination of cloud technology, mobile applications, data analytics and social networks.
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Microsoft accelerates telecom return on intelligence with a unified, trusted AI platform
AI is driving measurable ROI for telecoms, with Microsoft showcasing new capabilities and unified intelligence at MWC 2026.
Banking predictions for 2015: Increase in digital, big data goes mainstream, and increased actions taken to prevent cyber security attacks
The top business technology trends that will shape 2015 and which will be impacting the financial services industry moving forward.
Microsoft empowers government’s one step at a time with data analytics
Technology is providing the tools to help cities meet these challenges without having to invest in major upgrades. To do this, governments must realize the potential of Big Data and leverage the infrastructure and information that their cities already have in place.
Why do insurance carriers need to modernize?
Core modernization is fundamentally about helping insurance carriers get back to their core business, and many insurers are now re-evaluating their core IT to make sure it aligns with their current and future business priorities.
Transformation to digital health: What does the future hold?
At Microsoft, when we characterize the future, we see a mobile-first, cloud-first world. At our core, we are the productivity and platform company empowering organizations to do more and to achieve more in this mobile-first, cloud-first world.
Helping cities innovate through collaboration and cloud technology
At Microsoft, we believe the cloud is an enabler of innovation in cities and in governments.
Create innovative, transformative improvements with the Internet of (Your) Things
Microsoft and our partners believe IoT starts with your things; where “your things” are what matter most to you.
Glasgow City Council
With a population of approximately 600,000, Glasgow is Scotland's largest city and the commercial capital of the country. It is the UK's second largest retail centre and one of Europe's top 20 financial centres.
Open Data/Open Government- What Should Cities Really Focus On?
At the highest level, it is about government posting their data online for consumption, which leads to more transparency and more value to citizens and organizations.
Achieving resilience against modern cyberthreats
Our whitepaper explores how you can protect, detect, and defend against modern cyberthreats in your enterprise. As our use of mobile computing and social media grows, so does our exposure to risk.
Delivering transformative connected consumer experiences
In my last blog, I talked about how our hyper-connected world has changed how manufacturing employees need and expect to work. Now I want to focus on the consumer side of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Smart Home, and what that means for manufacturers.
Delivering transformative connected consumer experiences
In my last blog, I talked about how our hyper-connected world has changed how manufacturing employees need and expect to work.