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How the NYC Department of Environmental Protection connects employees with Windows Virtual Desktop 

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection delivers over a billion gallons of water to 9.6 million New Yorkers every day. The agency is responsible for treating 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater every day and maintaining 14 plants, 96 pumping stations, and 7,500 miles of sewers across New York City. As COVID-19 derailed daily operations, the DEP leveraged Windows Virtual Desktop and its existing Microsoft Azure subscription to quickly stand up remote working environments for agency employees.

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The companies leading with AI are also leading with skilling 

Companies today are focused on keeping employees safe while trying to still meet the essential needs of their customers. But we know from our conversations with our customers and partners throughout the United States that business leaders are also beginning to think about how best to adapt and drive recovery as we emerge from this crisis.    The business world is changing at an extraordinary pace.

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Customer intimacy at a distance 

Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker defined intimacy as follows: “Intimacy means deeply knowing another person and feeling deeply known.”1 We may not be able to precisely define intimacy, but it’s a feeling we know when we experience it.

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Meet your next black swan with agility 

Characterized as a rare, “black swan” event, we are facing unprecedented disruption globally, and across all industries and markets. For now, businesses in the manufacturing sector are assessing and refocusing around a few key objectives to manage through the crisis: Safety, health, and immediate care of workforce. Assessment of impact to infrastructure, community, and business.

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Join the Livestream to Learn About DevOps Integrations and Security in Azure 

What is Azure DevOps? Azure helps developers and IT professionals streamline DevOps application workflows so that they can build better software for their customers over iterative timescales. This includes tools for full project visibility for team members, full-stack monitoring and alerts, multiple delivery pipelines, and automated development and testing capabilities through Visual Studio and GitHub.

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Innovating in a period of uncertainty 

As an on-going celebration of growth, innovation, and acceleration across the finance industry, this year’s  Money Management Institute Summit focused on The Value-Add Imperative — how financial service providers can go beyond their traditional services to positively impact the lives of their customers.