Microsoft Cloud

Microsoft’s $100B Azure Year Shows Enterprise AI Is Moving Beyond One Model

Microsoft’s FY26 results show Azure crossing $100 billion in annual revenue while Microsoft pushes multi-model AI, Copilot adoption, GitHub scale, and Dynamics 365 agentic workflows into one enterprise platform story.

Financial Management

Live Webinar: MCP and AI Agents in Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain

This webinar walks through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and shows how AI agents can securely read and act on data in Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain. Attendees see live demos of MCP-driven scenarios, learn practical design tips for safe automation, and get guidance on first steps to experiment with agentic AI in ERP without compromising data quality or auditability.

Financial Management

Linde Engineering Sharpens Project Financials with Dynamics 365

Linde Engineering partnered with Hitachi Solutions to deploy Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Project Operations, modernising how it manages project costs, billing, and revenue. By moving to a cloud-based, project-focused ERP, the engineering business gains clearer visibility into profitability across complex plant projects and a more controlled, consistent approach to financial management.

Digital Commerce

Fenwick Reimagines Department Store Retail with Dynamics 365

Fenwick, an iconic British department store, partnered with Hitachi Solutions to modernise its business using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce and Finance, creating a more connected digital retail experience. By integrating ecommerce, order management, customer data, and financial reporting on a single cloud platform, Fenwick now has better inventory visibility, a unified view of customers, and the agility to evolve its omnichannel offering.

Digital Commerce

END Clothing Elevates Omnichannel Retail with Dynamics 365

END Clothing partnered with Hitachi Solutions to replace legacy retail systems with a modern Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform spanning commerce, finance, and supply chain. The unified cloud solution supports omnichannel experiences across ecommerce and stores, improves stock visibility, and gives END faster, more accurate data to guide growth in luxury fashion retail.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Marabu Builds a Global ERP and CRM Platform on Dynamics 365

Marabu, a leading manufacturer of printing and hobby inks, partnered with Hitachi Solutions to replace fragmented legacy systems with a unified Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform for ERP and CRM. Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Finance, and Supply Chain are being rolled out across multiple countries, harmonising processes, improving data quality, and creating a scalable foundation for Marabu’s international growth.

CRM and Customer Experience

Clarion Housing Unifies Resident Services on Dynamics 365

Clarion Housing Group, the UK’s largest social housing provider, worked with Hitachi Solutions to consolidate more than 50 legacy systems into a single Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform for finance and customer engagement. The new cloud-based solution gives Clarion a unified view of residents, simplifies case management, and supports consistent, omnichannel services across its housing operations.

Financial Management

Plastic Energy’s Dynamics 365 Finance Transformation

Plastic Energy, a leader in advanced plastic recycling, partnered with Hitachi Solutions to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance as a cloud-based platform to support rapid global growth. Using Hitachi’s Essentials for Finance accelerator, the team delivered a multinational rollout across ten countries in nine months, enabling standardised processes, faster reporting, and better financial insight for its circular-economy operations.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Enabling The Royal Mint’s Sustainable Precious Metals Programme with Dynamics 365

The Royal Mint partnered with Hitachi Solutions to design and implement a new cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management platform to power its world-first Sustainable Precious Metals programme. The ERP solution tracks e-waste from intake through processing to finished products, supporting circular economy goals while improving agility, data management, and security.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Hitachi Solutions Named 2025 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Partner of the Year

Hitachi Solutions has been recognised as the 2025 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Partner of the Year, highlighting its leadership in delivering innovative ERP and finance transformations on the Microsoft cloud. This recognition showcases the company’s proven expertise in helping customers modernise financial operations, optimise business performance, and realise greater value from Dynamics 365 Finance.

Data and Data Management

Case study: Transforming data to drive resilience and trust with Microsoft

In this case study by EY, you can learn how the team used tools and apps from across the Microsoft ecosystem to support seamless data integration, to help achieve the goal of eventually moving toward a centralized system that offered a holistic view of the customer. This enabled Suzuki to continue developing a seamless, future-fit platform with a portfolio of business applications, including finance, supply chain, and human resources.

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Microsoft and Mercy reimagine healthcare operations with GenAI

Microsoft has entered a long-term collaboration with Mercy, leveraging GenAI and other digital technologies to give physicians, advance practice providers and nurses more time to care for patients and improve the patient experience.

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Fangtastic: Python in Excel to reshape visualizations for analysts

Microsoft has announced a significant evolution in the analytical capabilities within Excel by releasing a public preview of Python in Excel.

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Lifecycle Software dials into Microsoft to enhance mobile systems

Lifecycle Software has partnered with Microsoft to utilize Microsoft Azure for enhanced speed, resilience, and security in its Business Support Systems, enabling telecom operators to provide improved customer services and support growth.

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EY launches EY Retail Intelligence for Microsoft Cloud builds

EY has launched a new EY Retail Intelligence solution, that builds on the Microsoft Cloud and Cloud for Retail, to provide consumers with a seamless and streamlined shopping experience.

Microsoft Q1 reveals cloud wins amidst net income falls

Microsoft's first quarter 2023 financial results show an 11 percent revenue increase, to $50.1bn year on year. The net income for the technology giant, however, has fallen by 14 percent.

P&G and Microsoft to build future of digital manufacturing

Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) will leverage Microsoft Cloud to help create the future of digital manufacturing at P&G in a new multi-year collaboration with Microsoft.

Outdoor goods retailer Bradshaw Taylor chooses Microsoft Cloud

Bradshaw Taylor has adopted Microsoft Cloud and Dynamics 365 to streamline its operations across seven brands, enabling real-time order processing and improved customer service while providing a centralized platform for inventory and business data management.

Cloud strength fuels Microsoft in Q3

In Q3 2022, Microsoft reported an 18% revenue increase to $49.4 billion, driven by significant growth in Intelligent Cloud, Productivity and Business Processes, and More Personal Computing, with net income reaching $16.7 billion and a 25% increase in shareholder returns.