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Is modernizing #legacyapplications a major operational priority for your organization? If so, what are the biggest hurdles in advancing this goal?

The "2023 State of Goal Setting Report" from Forrester provides an in-depth look into how effective goal setting can improve your business. From enhancing employee satisfaction to fostering productivity, the benefits are significant. Understand how clear and focused goals can positively impact your organization's growth and employee experience. Download your complimentary copy of Forrester's report. View: 2023 State of Goal Setting Report

This eBook lays out the driving forces in the workplace for devices that improve employee product, protect PCs from malware, and unlock the full potential of AI. View: Surface for Business

Cloud is delivering growth for companies. However, companies risk losing control over cost, security, and management as usage expands. Here are ways to address this. Read More...

A team working for the Department of Interior's inspector general successfully cracked 1 in 5 active user passwords, a ratio that highlights traps in cybersecurity standards, Mike Kosask from LastPass writes. Read More...

Westpac, one of the largest banks in Australia, wanted to improve support for its more than 40,000 people, including its hybrid workforce, by transforming its IT environment. In 2023, the bank chose a solution based on Windows 11 Enterprise E5 and Microsoft cloud services which has since improved user experience for staff and supported secure flexible work that is inclusive of all work styles. Read the story. Read More...

Artificial intelligence may "totally (or nearly) remove all human touchpoints in the supply chain including 'back office' tasks," Morgan Stanley says. Read More...

In 2024, businesses will be faced with the task of reining in cloud spending while navigating evolving trends in AI, regulatory changes, and sustainability goals. Read More...

Achieving a culture of innovation in a tech team doesn't happen by chance; it takes deliberate, ongoing effort and support. Read More...

Help IT departments drive efficiency gains by expediting development so you can realize faster time to value on your investments.   With our expertise, you’ll receive curated and personalized guidance that fits your business and ensures your IT departments are optimizing automation efforts.    Check out this blog to understand more about how Power Platform is the right investment for your IT department.   #IT #lowcode #automation #PowerPlatform  Read More...

Power Platform allows all levels of users to participate in the creation of digital business solutions, elevating your IT department to administrators and accelerating the pace of development.    Copilot in Power Platform enables business users to accelerate development while getting the best use of the data in the apps that they already use.  Learn more on how investing in low code pays big with empowered IT.  #copilot #AI #lowcode #IT  Read More...

Cybercriminals have become exceptionally deft at leveraging social engineering tactics to breach cyber defenses and wreak havoc on organizations. Book a free consultation to discover how our newest cybersecurity solution mitigates the human error culprit. View: Leverage the right tech to mitigate human error

Windows 11 is designed with layers of security enabled by default, so you can focus on your work, not your security settings. Out-of-the-box features such as credential safeguards, malware shields, and application protection led to a reported 58% drop in security incidents View: Windows 11 Security Guide: Powerful Security by Design

The datasheet provides an excellent overview of the key features of the Surface Laptop as well as detailed specifications. View: Surface Laptop Flyer and Spec Sheet

When ChatGPT meets big data: How ChaosSearch is changing data analysis using AI - SiliconANGLE Read More...

When it comes to cybersecurity, users are not the enemy. With proper procedures and education, they can actually be part of the solution. Read More...

Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Salesforce are well-positioned to benefit from the mass adoption of generative AI. Read More...

In your experience with AI, have you seen a major issue vis a vis real time data; in other words, AI being influenced by irrelevant or inaccurate data? #realtimedata

The rise of remote work and hybrid work has increased the demand for systems that employees can access from anywhere. Check out the infographic to gain insight on how Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop enables secure and productive remote work on any device.

Service leaders face challenges trying to adapt to customer needs. This blog from Microsoft showcases how service leaders can utilize Dynamics 365's tools and strategies to meet evolving customer expectations and provides sthought leadership from industry experts. Read More...

LLMs are bringing AI to the mainstream, but how do companies bring contextualized and current data to their LLMs? Shaun Clowes of Confluent explores how data streaming platforms can help. Read More...

Multiple threat groups have employed the same criminal tool kit to target vulnerable systems. Read More...

CIOs can expect generative AI to supercharge legacy modernization and even influence geopolitics over the next few years. Read More...

A critical component of hybrid work leadership is finding the right balance between employee flexibility and productivity. Read More...

When Jaguar Land Rover was pursuing ways to harness technology, transform operations, and improve productivity, they turned to Microsoft Power Platform to lead the way. With low-code solutions their teams were empowered to design, develop, and deliver global results that streamlined manual processes and automated repetitive tasks. The impact—multiple solutions developed in-house that have revolutionized how the company thinks about automation.  Read on to explore how Power Platform can boost productivity and help turn your teams’ automation dreams into a streamlined reality. #automation  Read More...

With a robust suite of low code plug ins, Power Platform is primed to help our business step into the automation age. We understand the path forward and can walk you through a strategy that optimizes workflows while minimizing effort because the tools enabled with Microsoft are low-code and plug-in ready.  #automation #futureofwork #lowcode  Read More...

Industrial information as a service helps enterprises eliminate internal and external data silos to achieve a more efficient and sustainable value chain. Read More...

Citigroup hosted a CIO/CTO forum to gauge enterprise interest in adopting generative AI. Read More...

The Copilot feature in Power Platform unlocks low-code automation to ensure your data and business intelligence streams are optimized and working for you. Let us guide you through a library of pre-built plugins that – when strung together into dynamic workflows – can be quickly published to start having immediate impact on your users’ capabilities and customers’ experiences. Act now and experience an automated path to faster, smarter work. #automation #copilot #lowcode  Read More...

Are you ready to advance your business intelligence into the automation age? With Copilot in Power Platform, you have access to a library of pre-built plugins that can be strung together into dynamic workflows that can be quickly published to start having immediate impact on your user’s capabilities and customers’ experience. Act now and see how we can guide you through an automated way to faster, smarter work. #automation #copilot #lowcode  Read More...

Over the last year, threats to digital peace have reduced trust in technology and highlighted the urgent need for improved cyber defenses at all levels. In this fourth annual edition of the "Microsoft Digital Defense Report," explore insights on how the threat landscape has evolved and the shared opportunities and challenges we all face in securing a resilient online ecosystem. Download the report for a unique and in-depth perspective on cybersecurity threats, challenges and defenses. View: Microsoft Digital Defense Report

Washington doesn't have to restrict chip exports to control the technology's future development. Read More...

Has your organization experimented with using AI to improve certain processes? What were the results? We'd love to hear from you!

What is the one biggest cybersecurity challenge your organization faces? And why do you think it's so difficult to solve?

What aspects of #hybridwork would you say are working well for your organization? And where do you think is there room for improvement?

A look at some of the potential benefits of shifting compute-intensive tasks in medical imaging to the cloud, enabling remote calibration, cost reduction, and early disease detection. Read More...

As if the threat landscape wasn't already dangerous enough, corporate boards are falling short of institutionalizing effective cybersecurity governance. Important read: Read More...

Unpacking generative AI: Where hype meets reality in enterprise tech, as Supercloud 4 kicks off - SiliconANGLE Read More...

John P. Trougakos, a professor at the University of Toronto and a workplace productivity consultant, explained how to truly get hybrid work right. Read More...

Empowering departments to be catalysts for innovation is something that Spanish multi-energy company Repsol considers paramount to its success. To accomplish this, the company leaned on Microsoft’s low-code technology and Power Platform to launch an initiative that encourages app and solution development across its entire workforce.  Learn more about how empowering a community of citizen-developers enabled departments to be problem solvers at all levels.   #powerplatform #lowcode   Read More...

Employees are the most valuable asset your business has. We optimize Power Platform solutions to help your departments harness the power of employees to improve outcomes for your business. By giving your teams access to the right data, supporting easy-to-deploy solutions, and aligning strategies with connected data flows, you can harness departmental expertise while retaining IT control.   Read on to discover how we can help you unlock success through empowered data.   #data #powerplatform #lowcode  Read More...

Companies looking for solutions that incorporate existing data into Dataverse using Power Platform Dataflows can rely on us to help save time and empower departments right away.  With these low-code processes, you can build apps and create quick and easy visualizations of the data as well as manage data through long term storage functionality.   Check out this short video to understand how.  #dataverse #dataflows #lowcode #powerquery  Read More...

Without the qualification of tech debt, business decisions will be made based on the old, comfortable, current status quo. And systemic risk will increase. Read More...

Choose the right Microsoft 365 subscription for your business to get the most out of your Microsoft cloud service. Watch this short video for a 53-second demo of how the Microsoft 365 plan chooser guides you to a decision that's right for your small or medium business.

IBM's 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report — conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM— examines the root causes and both short-term and long-term consequences of data breaches. The report includes information from 553 organizations impacted by data breaches that occurred between March 2022 and March 2023 and explores the various factors and technologies that either limited or increased the costs of a breach. Download the report and learn what works, and doesn't, in preventing data breaches. View: IBM Security 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report

AI/ML's opaque processes challenge data quality and decision-making, emphasizing the need for understanding and control. Read More...

Data security is a constant concern of CISOs and business executives. To better understand the security issues, Microsoft partnered with the independent research agency Hypothesis Group to conduct a multinational survey involving more than 800 data security professionals. Our collaborative effort has resulted in the publication of the Data Security Index report, designed to offer valuable insights into current data security practices and trends. Moreover, it aims to identify practical opportunities for organizations to enhance their data security efforts. In this article, you'll learn some of the key findings from the report, including: - Data security incidents remain frequent - Vulnerabilities manifest in various dimensions due to a diverse set of factors - How a fragmented solution landscape can weaken an organization's data security posture Read More...

Learn from the inspiring success story of Zoellner Fensterbau, a manufacturing company that transformed operations with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Discover how the company streamlined production, enhanced collaboration and boosted productivity with the power of Microsoft's comprehensive suite of tools. Read More...

More than half of companies are remote or hybrid and have no plans to bring employees back to the office full-time. Read More...

The evolution of Kubernetes in enterprise IT: From day two operations to AI integration - SiliconANGLE Read More...

It's time to think about whether we need a new and improved approach to global cybersecurity. Read More...

Enterprises facing high cloud costs are taking a more balanced look at where workloads should reside and considering repatriation to a cloud in their own data center. Read More...

Tweet Email By Irana Wasti, chief product officer at BILL BPT From the news to social media to your favorite podcast, artificial intelligence (AI) is capturing headlines. You've probably heard about generative AI tools that can write articles, create plans and manipulate images, and as a business owner, you might be curious how this could... Read More...

There are numerous tactics leaders can introduce to their organizations to keep IT workers from calling it quits. Read More...

Separately, Wi-Fi and 5G are amazing technologies. When used together, they are unleashing incredible capabilities for enterprises, as in 1+1=3. Read More...