Microsoft Azure-powered Opti platform helps Atlanta prevent flooding
Atlanta is preventing flooding by using Microsoft’s cloud and CityNext partner Opti’s solution to control rain from actual clouds during severe storms.
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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.
3 ways AI can help retailers stay relevant
As the retail industry changes and competition grows across every channel, retailers are turning to new technologies to move their customer experience forward and maintain relevancy.
Join women rocking retail in The Girls’ Lounge at NRF 2019
Women have long been both the heart and spine of retail as consumers, first-line employees, designers, influencers, and leaders. But while women drive an estimated 70 to 80 percent of consumer spending and represent half of first-line employees, we only occupy 5.6 percent of S&P 500 retail company CEO positions.
Every immune system has a story to tell; the key is knowing how to listen
Learning how to listen to immune systems was the challenge that united Microsoft and Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies one year ago. We set out to completely transform the way we diagnose, monitor and treat disease by creating a universal blood test to scan the body for past and present signs of infections, cancers and autoimmune diseases.
How leading retailers put customers – and their data – at the center
Learn how Walmart, Gap, Nielson, and Fruit of the Loom are using data to optimize operations and frontline experiences.
Powering mobile fraud detection on Azure at scale
Technology decisions involving scalability require a modern cloud-based infrastructure to handle the ever-increasing volume. The Microsoft Azure platform is quickly becoming the trusted cloud for the banking industry.
4 reasons I can’t wait for NRF 2019
Sometimes it seems like we can barely go a week without reading a headline about a brick-and-mortar closure or missed profit expectations in the retail sector. While this might set off alarm bells for some, I’m feeling more optimistic about retail than ever, and I’ll tell you why. Shoppers are spending money in record amounts.
Customers love great service – AI can help you wow them
Artificial intelligence (AI) will completely transform customer service in the coming years—and retail businesses can benefit from this emerging technology more quickly than you might think.
Citizen-focused transformation: how to become a digital government
As governments prioritize digital transformation to focus more on citizens and improve services, they need a way to balance shrinking budgets and growing demands.
The fraud detection paradox—to tighten or loosen
Regulators are cracking down harder on banks through increased enforcement actions. But missed transactions can be catastrophic to a bank’s brand and bottom line.
IT security: How trust works in the automotive industry
Does my supplier or service provider have IT security under control? This is a justified question in the highly connected automotive industry. It is no longer possible to work without cloud and external access.
Retailers: Unlock new value and insights with AI
Smart retailers know that AI is key to staying relevant in an always-on marketplace. AI-enabled insights drive greater ROI by unlocking the power of data.