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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.
Tap Into the Data Dividend to Compete In the Age of IoT
The technology marketplace is full of buzz today about big data and the Internet of Things, but the fact is, today’s more powerful sensors and devices, connected to back-end systems, analytics software and the cloud, are transforming industries, right now.
The era of ambient intelligence for cities
The best strategy for cities today is to begin to explore and experiment with the IoT—using vendors that you know and trust.
Reimagining Productivity in Manufacturing
Manufacturing Industry is undergoing significant transformation driven by consumers, connected experience, changing demographics and globalization among others.
Cities and sustainability – joining forces and expertise at Microsoft and around the world
Investing in information and data as a resource will allow cities to be able to service increasing populations more efficiently and with less waste.
Microsoft, Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software and ATK Aerospace To Share Mobility Progress at the JT Open International Conference
At the 2014 JT Open International Conference in Tokyo, Japan, I will have the pleasure of reporting the progress made by Siemens PLM and Microsoft to enable JT (ISO 14306:2012) for mobility business processes. To help bring this progress to life, I will have the privilege of sharing ATK Aerospace experience with Surface Pro and JT2Go for Windows 8 for shop floor processes where product manufacturing information (PMI) is essential.
Reinventing productivity in today’s manufacturing industry
In our mobile-first, cloud-first world we are always connected, always “on.” The pace of business is faster than ever before—and accelerating.
A simple approach to Connected Operations: The industrial Internet of Things, people and services
A complex manufacturing revolution is happening today. “Can systems for the Internet of Things (IoT) be simple?” is a question that I often get.
Cities & cybersecurity: Why trust Microsoft?
By 2020, it’s predicted that more than 50 billion objects—everything from built-in automobile sensors to health monitoring devices—will be part of the IoT.
The Internet of Things: Four ways manufacturers can drive the most business value
Across the globe every day, manufacturers are connecting their things and harnessing their data to create powerful new business value. Connecting devices to IT systems is only the first step. The real value lies in the data that is created by and transmitted from those devices as they interact with other devices and human beings, and the compelling business insights this data can enable.
How Microsoft cloud innovations accelerate adoption and business opportunities for manufacturers
As worldwide demand for cloud computing continues to rise, Microsoft is investing to meet this demand. At a recent event in San Francisco, our CEO Satya Nadella outlined how Microsoft is using Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics to deliver the most complete cloud for every business, industry and geography.
How automakers can compete on customer experience
We all know that competition in the automotive industry is fierce. By our research, around two-thirds of car buying activities is happening online before anyone puts a foot inside a dealership showroom.