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When schools have insight into which students are most at risk of dropping out, they can identify why students are struggling and get them the help they need. With insights from Azure Machine Learning, the Tacoma Public School District was able to increase graduation rates from just 55% to over 82%! Check out their inspiring story to learn how your business can help students achieve their goals with tools from Microsoft. View: Creating next-generation power management with Azure IoT

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Securing your systems with a data driven, human guided security approach allows you to detect and respond to attacks more quickly and accurately. This infographic outlines how the global network of real time threat intelligence from Microsoft continues to evolve, anticipate, and stay ahead of risks. View: Security Power

Microsoft has flipped the traditional sales model over the past few years, from inside sales teams supporting field sales teams to those inside teams now outnumbering their field counterparts. Today, more than 2,500 digital sellers serve customers from eight sales centers around the world. As more customers move to digital buying, the volume of leads generated has grown exponentially. To keep up, Microsoft Digital Sales turned to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales and Sales Insights to scale for increased demand, engage customers remotely, and increase seller productivity.Scaling for increased demandAs millennials move into the ranks of decision makers, they're expecting digital buying experiences. In response, inside selling increased 89 percent in just four years, according to a 2017 InsideSales.com study. That has resulted in more leads, more contacts, more activities, and more digital channels—and traditional tools and processes no longer meet these new challenges. Microsoft found th

Need help identifying and categorizing data? Want to respond effectively to security and compliance issues? This free e-book provides nonprofit leaders with advice on how Microsoft 365 can help with cloud security. Read More...

Nonprofit organizations often operate in a world of highly constrained resources. Doing more with less requires changing how you work. Microsoft is committed to helping you make a greater impact through digital transformation enabled by secure and trusted technology. This webinar walks you through how to move your data to Azure. Read More...

Microsoft's .NET Engineering Services team used GitHub and Azure pipelines for a DevOps overhaul from the ground up. Having code on GitHub enabled them to work together with more developers, while Azure pipelines gave them the reliability and scale they were looking for. Watch this video and see how open source makes sense. When you're ready to innovate, contact us to learn more.

Microsoft Teams helps companies improve access to information and free up workers to focus on high-value activities, thus reducing operating costs, accelerating time-to-market, and fostering greater innovation. View: Saving Money with Microsoft Teams

Windows Virtual Desktop provides versatility and adaptability for unique businesses. Learn how your business can leverage this program to assist and address specific needs. Subscribe now. View: End User Experience

Every day, BP manages the difficult business of finding, producing, marketing, and moving energy around the globe. Core to success is the modernization and digitization of the business, while being able to defend a vast digital perimeter against cyberattacks. This video shows how BP is migrating its work environment to Microsoft 365 Enterprise E5 to take advantage of a platform approach. Read More...

The American Red Cross deploys a suite of Microsoft products to streamline operations, allowing them to focus on their core mission of alleviating human suffering. From sharing information and organizing work in Teams, to coordinating with other relief agencies through Microsoft Power BI during a disaster, watch this video for the full story.

Microsoft Teams provides virtual solutions in response to an unexpected crisis. For three generations, the Bianchini family has been creating exceptional wines on their idyllic estate, maintaining the traditions of a historic estate while staying one step ahead of the latest developments in the world of wine. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic and trade shows postponed and international travel impossible, everything changed. The Ciacci winery responded by turning to Microsoft Teams. To keep the business thriving, they moved quickly to replace in-person gatherings with virtual wine tastings using Teams meetings. Family members also used Teams to work together and connect with partners and suppliers, making the adjustment a perfect balance of tradition and technology. Read More...

In the Fresno Unified School District, 78% of students are economically disadvantaged. But with learning tools from Microsoft Education, the playing field is leveled so that all students have access to the opportunities they deserve. With education tools available in Office 365, students can collaborate on shared projects and directly engage with their learning material. And when teachers can easily monitor student progress, they can provide extra assistance to students who need a little more help. With learning tools from Microsoft, students are empowered to take ownership of their education.

With  Microsoft, security can be simple once again.  Microsoft 365 provides an intelligent security hub that works seamlessly across platforms, going far beyond  Microsoft—to  Linux  and Mac, to  AWS  and beyond, so you can manage mission  critical workloads with  the right  tools at your fingertips. Play this video to learn more. 

In a world where remote work is more and more common, virtual meetings have become the norm. But technical problems, audio delays, and lack of personal interaction can dampen spirits and halt innovation. How can leaders better connect with their teams across a digital distance? Check out these five tips from Entrepreneur. Read More...

The Czech company ComAp makes control units for diesel, gas, dual fuel, and other kinds of power generators for clients all over the world. Its devices can be found in hospitals, banks, and data centers. Since its foundation in 1991, ComAp has put emphasis on readiness in providing services to its customers. The effort to be always there for its customers has become one of the company's essential values. For ComAp, digitalization of sales with Microsoft has enabled global consolidation and consistency throughout their offices.

With data growing increasingly valuable and harder to protect, Microsoft provides security solutions across identity and access management, information protection, threat protection and security management. Harness integrated, comprehensive security with Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection, Azure Security, and Azure Sentinel to identify and repel more threats than ever before and safeguard your organization, without sacrificing productivity.

Take an in-depth look at the 1:1 paradigm, a scenario in which schools are equipped to provide every student with a device to facilitate more connected and meaningful learning. Examine the detailed process of how today's schools are moving toward a future where every student has equal educational opportunities. View: The 1:1 hierarchy of needs: Building the foundation for future educational technology success

More organizations are using virtual environments to increase productivity and save money. Learn about the benefits of Windows Virtual Desktop below. View: Enabling your remote workforce infographic

As software customers become better informed through their own online research, sellers must adapt their sales practices to engage with them at the right time and with the right insights to deliver value. By adopting a relationship sales approach that encompasses social listening, customer research, and innovative technology, the Inside Sales team at Microsoft has undergone a digital transformation that drives better interactions and establishes a model from which both partners and customers benefit. Read More...

Read and share this e-Book to learn about building a strong and sustainable DevOps culture to get the most out of the platform. Read More...

Learn about the features and benefits of migrating to Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure. This video discusses key aspects such as preventing the loss of valuable data and getting the lowest cost of ownership.

With Microsoft, security can be simple once again. Microsoft 365 provides an intelligent security hub that works seamlessly across platforms, going far beyond Microsoft—to Linux and Mac, to AWS and beyond, so you can manage mission critical workloads with the right tools at your fingertips. Watch the video to learn more.

Since 2014, Real Madrid has been revolutionizing the world of sports with Microsoft as their Official Technology Partner. Their revolution puts the fan at the center of their strategy and seeks to know everything about them to be able to satisfy their needs in the best possible way. They involve great challenges and great benefits for all areas of the Club. Read More...

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HP Inc. handles 600 million technical support contacts each year and they want to make each one a satisfying experience for the customer. They built a virtual agent using the Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI solution for customer service to streamline the process. This video explains how.

Increase sales and adjust to fluctuations in demand by scaling sales resources and arming digital sellers with training/skilling and next best action enablement tools. Learn how Microsoft makes it possible. Subscribe now. View: Increase sales with AI-prioritized activities and cadences

Meals on Wheels serves and nourishes community members across the country. When Meals on Wheels in Greenville County wanted to reach more people in need, the organization's leaders knew they needed a way to keep company data safe and to improve communication among team members. With Microsoft 365 for Business, Meals on Wheels of Greenville transformed internal processes and went above and beyond the call to serve their community.

On GitHub, teams work together to secure the world's software at every step. This infographic highlights the four pillars of GitHub's approach to security. View: Securing software, together

The Bridgeport Public Schools are providing students with a solid and adaptable educational foundation by integrating technology into every aspect of the curriculum. By taking advantage of education tools included in Windows 10, teachers are giving students the skills to prosper in whatever career they choose. Check out this video to learn more about how this school district is setting the standard for technology success in the classroom.

Get all the tools and resources you need to migrate your apps, data, and infrastructure at your own pace with confidence. In the video below, learn how Windows Virtual Desktop expands capabilities with the best virtualized end-user experience.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, one of the largest premium wine companies in the United States, prides itself on superior consumer experiences. To unify its consumer data and provide opportunities for innovation, Ste. Michelle is deploying Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce across all its wine brands. The company is already seeing better mobile experiences, and it expects that by enhancing its omnichannel commerce platform, Ste. Michelle will increase sales and conversion rates, attract new business, and boost loyalty among existing consumers.

This infographic shows how your business can operate with more agility by using Teams. Think about the tools, files, and dashboards you already use. Many of them can be added right into Teams and can be found right in the Teams app store. Bring the apps and services you love into Teams to save time and increase efficiency. View: Integrate

When bringing two companies together through acquisitions, you are often bringing in a different culture with different technology. This can often make it difficult to efficiently collaborate. Sharing files and streamlining communication is a common problem. Two of the leading agency networks, McCann and MullenLowe, needed help to create a single platform which enabled their employees to work together through close collaboration. Microsoft Teams provided the solution they were looking for.

When bringing two companies together through acquisitions, you are often bringing in a different culture with different technology. This can often make it difficult to efficiently collaborate. Sharing files and streamlining communication is a common problem. Two of the leading agency networks, McCann and MullenLowe, needed help to create a single platform which enabled their employees to work together through close collaboration. Microsoft Teams provided the solution they were looking for.

Identify and repel more threats than ever before with Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection, Azure Security, and Azure Sentinel. Learn more about intelligent security solutions for your entire enterprise. View: Secure the future: Four key areas of intelligent security

Azure is a logical choice for Windows Server and SQL server workloads. This whitepaper examines how Azure supports applications that rely on SQL Server or Windows Server in four key areas: security, rapid innovation, hybrid solutions and cost advantage. View: Better on Azure: The benefits of using Azure for Windows Server and SQL Server workloads

This infographic provides 4 key themes for sales success, including building and strengthening relationships with key prospects and engaging with the whole buying committee. It also notes that success is all about scale and cross-platform is key. View: Themes for sales success

Stay up to date on the latest technological trends and learn how Windows Virtual Desktop helps employees virtually maximize their productivity and security. Subscribe here. View: Subscribe Now

With virtual meetings, your team can connect from across the globe. In this article, read 5 tips to help you ensure high productivity and efficiency during your virtual meetings. You'll also learn techniques for keeping cameras on, connecting with your people with empathy, asking if there's anything they need, ensuring there's space for attendees to share their thoughts, and setting an agenda with an outline. Read More...

Optimizing business processes to meet challenges is a driver for digital transformation in Houston. For the city, security, reliability, and resiliency are key. They need to ensure their systems and data are reliable so they can quickly recover from unexpected events. Microsoft solutions can help. Learn how in this video:

Optimizing business processes to meet challenges is a driver for digital transformation in Houston. For the city, security, reliability, and resiliency are key. They need to ensure their systems and data are reliable so they can quickly recover from unexpected events. Microsoft solutions can help. Learn how in this video:

Cerner's life blood is healthcare information—data that is subject to some of the most stringent security and privacy regulations in the world. Working at the intersection of healthcare and information technology, Cerner helps shape the industry by delivering solutions to providers—from physicians to integrated delivery networks and large hospital systems—that empower them to transform healthcare delivery. Cerner turned to Microsoft cloud technologies to meet their own high standards and to assure clients who have concerns about the use of public cloud services for processing and storing their health information. Read more here. Read More...

Cerner's life blood is healthcare information—data that is subject to some of the most stringent security and privacy regulations in the world. Working at the intersection of healthcare and information technology, Cerner helps shape the industry by delivering solutions to providers—from physicians to integrated delivery networks and large hospital systems—that empower them to transform healthcare delivery. Cerner turned to Microsoft cloud technologies to meet their own high standards and to assure clients who have concerns about the use of public cloud services for processing and storing their health information. Read more here. Read More...

Getting to a Zero Trust model can take years of effort and require collaboration across the enterprise. If you are committed to deploying a Zero Trust model, or even if you're just considering it, here are 10 tips to help make your journey a bit smoother. View: 10 tips for enabling Zero Trust security

Security is vital to DevOps. Microsoft DevOps with GitHub features a best-in-class Security Lab. The lab's mission to inspire and enable the community to secure the open-source software we all depend on. The lab finds vulnerabilities, empowers others, and fosters collaboration. Subscribe for more. View: Don't miss another post! Subscribe now!

Access to interactive learning tools provides students the unique opportunity to take ownership of their own education. This study examined the positive impact of the Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI) on the Fresno Unified School District. The PLI incorporates Microsoft Education technology to engage students in the material and to foster a culture of collaboration in the classroom. View: Enabling Analytics for Improvement: Lessons from year 2 of Fresno's Personalized Learning Initiative

Make-A-Wish continues to drive their mission regardless of the pandemic. Leveraging technology tools enabled their team to connect wish families with wish granters. Read More...

Make-A-Wish continues to drive their mission regardless of the pandemic. Leveraging technology tools enabled their team to connect wish families with wish granters. Read More...

When The Walsh Group—one of the largest construction contractors in the United States—moved to the cloud, it realized it needed better ways to manage who accesses its systems. The company set up identity as the control plane—with Microsoft Azure Active Directory at the center and a zero-trust security stance to better protect access to all its resources. Now, The Walsh Group CIO says the company leads the industry in securing access to its hybrid environment, giving it a competitive advantage. Read the article for more. View: Construction giant gains competitive edge with zero-trust approach to security

Using Microsoft Teams helps you save time by having all solutions in one place for improved collaboration and information sharing. Foster a collaborative environment and embrace the upside of teamwork - frictionless sharing that makes good ideas exceptional. View: Streamline solutions with Microsoft Teams

Oiselle needed to modernize and adapt their business processes to survive. This interview with Megan Murray, Director of Marketing, explores the ways Oiselle benefited from an agile, adaptable calendar and file-sharing system from Microsoft. Read More...

Customer experience is expected to overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator by 2020. Get ahead of the competition now by personalizing your organization's customer experience strategy. Read the Customer Centricity e-book to learn how to unify your siloed marketing, sales, and service data into a single, intelligent 360-degree customer view by adopting a customer data platform. View: Customer centricity: A key priority across all lines of business

Zero Trust is a journey, not a destination. Moving from an access model based on implicit trust to a Zero Trust model based on explicit verification requires careful planning and time. This eBook outlines the critical steps in the journey to Zero Trust for your nonprofit. View: How strong identity management provides a foundation for 'Zero Trust' security

Microsoft GitHub has created an innovative workflow for people involved in security to work together to write and maintain secure code. Security Lab is GitHub's meeting ground for security researchers and developers. The lab has a focus on open-source software and is raising the bar for competitors. Read more about GitHub's moves to fix system security through collaboration in this article from Forbes, then contact us to learn more. Read More...

Managing 40,000 students can be challenging, especially when students come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and have varying access to support outside of school. St. Lucie Public Schools, in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, is changing the narrative for their students by closely monitoring every student's progress to ensure that adequate support and educational opportunities are available to everyone. Check out this video to learn how one school district is empowering its students to succeed in school and the world beyond.

Use this guide to implement a quick, simple, and low-impact migration to Azure using your existing Windows Server expertise. Find tactical steps to help you implement your migration; key pointers to support a smooth transition with minimal impact to your nonprofit; and resources from Microsoft and Microsoft partners to understand the capabilities in Azure and opportunities available to you when you migrate your Windows Server workloads. View: Ultimate guide to Windows Server on Azure

For the 2018 racing season, NASCAR imposed new regulations on competitors, including limiting the number of team members allowed on the track during races. For legendary race team Hendrick Motorsports, this meant that many of the race-day crew would now need to perform their critical duties remotely from the team headquarters in Concord, NC. Hendrick Motorsports adjusted to the new regulations with technology, by making Microsoft Teams their new hub for all race communications and decision making.

Windows Virtual Desktop creates best-in-class productivity across various devices and platforms. In this video, learn what these features can do for you and how they are important in an ever-changing work environment.

Identify and repel more threats than ever before with Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection, Azure Security, and Azure Sentinel. Take a look to learn more about intelligent security solutions for your entire enterprise. View: Security intelligent infographic

It's crucial for your organization to build agile processes to keep up with change. Make sure you are ready with tips, updates, and insights from Microsoft. View: Subscribe now!

Moving Windows Server and SQL workloads to Azure provides flexible, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure. It also supports rapid innovation and digital transformation, freeing you to focus on your mission. This infographic presents the benefits of running Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure.  View: Unleashing innovation: Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure

How much is your patchwork of third-party security solutions actually costing you? This economic impact study examines the value of a single, integrated security system--Microsoft Office 365 Threat Intelligence. It also explores the benefits of a system that works to proactively identify and respond to threats across an entire organization. View: The total economic impact of Microsoft Office 365 threat intelligence

Microsoft 365 guards your data as a valuable asset. With security built-in, not bolted on, integration and deployment are simplified. Subscribe now to learn more. View: Largest and most trusted

The City of Corona, California, had an aging IT infrastructure that didn't adequately serve the government's or the public's needs. To address the issue, Corona deployed Microsoft 365, which includes Windows 10, Office 365, and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security. With its modern solutions in place, the city now resolves many IT issues in 10 to 20 minutes versus four days, saves up to $1,000 in IT maintenance per incident, and has a foundation for future improvements. Read more here. Read More...

Learn how to curate an end-to-end digital buying experience with AI insights. Subscribe now! View: Curate an end-to-end digital buying experience with AI-generated customer insights

To us, Advanced Threat Protection is a process that works to holistically safeguard your organization and your users from all angles. Check out this infographic to learn more about the various elements of Advanced Threat Protection, all working in concert to provide the best possible security strategy for your school while reducing complexity. View: Advanced threat protection: An integrated cybersecurity solution

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An organization's ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances has never been more critical. You need to ensure that your team stays productive and efficient through twists and turns. Building agile businesses from Microsoft can help. Learn how in this brief overview video.

Securely harness the power of the cloud with Azure Advanced Threat Protection. This infographic outlines how your organization can trust Azure Advanced Threat Protection as it provides real-time security at enterprise scale, detect threats quickly, and allows your organization to stay focused on what's important. View: Greater security at lower cost with the expertise and power of Microsoft Security solutions

DevOps is just the start. Top organizations know that transformation also depends on technology, talent, culture, and process. GitHub helps enterprises put them all to work—in one place. Check out these impact results by the numbers and see why GitHub is the best in open source. View: Transformation by the numbers

Detection and protection work hand-in-hand to keep malicious phishing and spoofing emails out of student and faculty inboxes. Check out this video to learn more about the specific strategies of each to identify and remove suspicious content where it could cause harm.

Detection and protection work hand-in-hand to keep malicious phishing and spoofing emails out of student and faculty inboxes. Check out this video to learn more about the specific strategies of each to identify and remove suspicious content where it could cause harm.

Detection and protection work hand-in-hand to keep malicious phishing and spoofing emails out of student and faculty inboxes. Check out this video to learn more about the specific strategies of each to identify and remove suspicious content where it could cause harm.

Securely harness the power of the cloud with Azure Advanced Threat Protection. This infographic outlines how your organization can trust Azure Advanced Threat Protection as it provides real-time security at enterprise scale, detect threats quickly, and allows your organization to stay focused on what's important. View: Securely harness the power of the cloud with Azure Advanced Threat Protection

This article describes various new features in Microsoft Teams, including enabling calls in separate windows and pinning meeting controls to the top of your screen. Read More...

With data growing increasingly valuable and harder to protect, Microsoft provides security solutions across identity and access management, information protection, threat protection and security management. Harness integrated, comprehensive security with Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection,  Azure Security, and Azure Sentinel to identify and repel more threats than ever before and safeguard your organization, without sacrificing productivity.

Modd.io is a Canadian startup that has created an innovative open source gaming platform written entirely in Node.js on the Azure platform. Using a proprietary visual scripting language, Modd.io allows individuals without an extensive background in coding to create and publish HTML5 multiplayer games. Its community of gamers can play user-generated games, even viewing and using shared source code in their own creations. Read on:

To best serve its clients, Grant Thornton must tie its extensive knowledge of macro-level economic and industry trends to the micro-level business needs, motivations, and challenges faced by individual executives within its client base. The global accounting and consulting firm does this by using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Microsoft Azure, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator to "connect the macro with the micro" and deliver that information quickly and accurately to geographically distributed team members. They also use Dynamics 365 Sales Insights to understand the health of client relationships and where new opportunities may lie, take actions based on those insights, close new opportunities faster, and win more deals.

Discover four key strategies for modernizing your business applications—rehost, refactor, rearchitect, and rebuild. In this infographic, you'll learn why and when to use these specific strategies. View: 4 strategies for modernizing your business applications

Dutch startup Tony's Chocolonely grew out of a journalist's exposé of child slave labor in the cocoa industry and his dream of making the chocolate trade slavery-free. The Amsterdam-based company grew quickly, but its original collaboration apps didn't support its international expansion or its work-life balance ideals. Teams enables Tony's Chocolonely workers to communicate on a personal level with their colleagues in Europe, America, and Africa. Adding telephony capabilities makes it even more powerful, with everything available in one single interface. Read More...