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The Metaverse – saving the world, one avatar at a time?

The metaverse: an alternate digital world that changes the face of work, or simply a nuisance to the environment? With the introduction of the metaverse, people all over the world can explore this new type of virtual reality all via a digital oasis. This brave new world will likely come powered by AI, cloud, web3 and Big Data.

Microsoft in supply chain first for disruptive decade

The Microsoft Supply Chain Platform, which bundles together AI, collaboration, low-code, security and SaaS apps, is not a scare tactic. As Redmond tells ERP Today, supply chain disruption is the new status quo.

Adobe has already doomed the metaverse

Pantone blues and Figma fallout: Adobe, not Meta, is the metaverse's biggest threat.

UiPath targets midmarket with Neostella partnership

Enterprise automation vendor, UiPath, has announced an enhanced diamond partnership with Neostella, to provide flexible automation investment and usage models for midmarket businesses.

Microsoft Azure to power Lakeba marketplace

Microsoft has entered into a strategic partnership with global venture catalyst firm Lakeba to boost the scalability and security of its technology-led businesses.

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.

Scott Guthrie, executive vice president, Cloud and AI, Microsoft | Microsoft and UBS

UBS takes to the cloud with Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. and UBS have strengthened their cloud capabilities with a partnership expansion, to accelerate UBS’s public cloud footprint over the next five years.

Microsoft taps SAP, artsy AI for Ignite 2022

Microsoft Ignite 2022 kicked off on Wednesday 12th, not with a bang, nor a flash but a zettabyte-sized program of announcements aimed at helping them achieve their goal of empowering their customers to do more with less.

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Capgemini and Microsoft collab with cloud-native digital twin solution

Capgemini and Microsoft are collaborating to deliver a first-of-its-kind, cloud-native, serverless Azure-based digital twin platform, called Reflect IoD.

Microsoft further wraps up in Kyndryl

Kyndryl and Microsoft have expanded their global strategic partnership to help customers expand and increase access to valuable mainframe data.

FSIs have embraced cloud – but what’s next in the name of security?

Banks have embraced digital as a transformational advantage, to meet the demands of customers seeking seamless, reliable and “always-on” solutions.

UiPath named Microsoft partner at FORWARD 5

UiPath announces new Microsoft partnership and additional software enhancements at its FORWARD 5 conference in Las Vegas. Key UiPath platform offerings such as Automation Cloud, Process Mining and Test Manager are now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

Netflix and chill on the Mega-Deal?

The recent spate of Microsoft mega-deals looks to be over in the current market.

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Microsoft predicts upbeat 2023 with latest earnings

Microsoft reported Q4 2022 revenue of $51.9bn, a 12% increase year-over-year but below Wall Street expectations, while predicting strong double-digit growth for the coming fiscal year driven by cloud computing, despite challenges from macroeconomic factors and market conditions.

Accelerating Oracle modernization with Tricentis solutions

Microsoft inspires with cloud sovereignty and AI

Microsoft Inspire 2022 saw Redmond introduce a series of updates, new partner opportunities and changes at the virtual event.

Sage and Microsoft expand partnership to simplify workflows

Sage has expanded its partnership with Microsoft with new plans to integrate Microsoft Business Products, including Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams, as embedded services in Sage products and the Sage Digital Network.

SAP moves first to control costs in wake of economic uncertainty

A certain existential crisis of the employee sort has been spreading across enterprise as of late. Microsoft announced small layoffs as part of a business realignment this week, while a staff-wide email on Tuesday from Google's CEO warned employees of consolidation due to the “uncertain global economic outlook.”

Windows incompatibility poses a dual threat to enterprise

The end of Internet Explorer grabbed a lot of tech news headlines. But another interesting nugget of Microsoft-related news went under the radar recently.

Microsoft announces Viva Sales

Microsoft has introduced Viva Sales, an AI-driven application designed to enhance sellers' customer engagement by integrating insights from Microsoft 365 and Teams, streamlining workflows, and providing personalized recommendations to expedite deal closures.

Microsoft and SAP continue 25 year innovation partnership

Microsoft and SAP continue to advance our partnership by deepening our commitment to each other’s platform. Microsoft will be the first public cloud provider to adopt the RISE with SAP solution internally to transform some of its large SAP ERP deployments.

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.

NatWest teams up with Accenture and Microsoft to improve customer engagement

NatWest is collaborating with Accenture and Microsoft to develop a unified customer engagement platform that will streamline its legacy systems into a single digital interface, enhancing customer service efficiency and enabling staff to focus on delivering personalized support in light of the increasing demand for digital banking.

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.

Kraft Heinz and Microsoft join forces to accelerate supply chain transformation

The Kraft Heinz Company (Kraft Heinz) and Microsoft are joining forces to develop solutions designed to accelerate the consumer goods giant’s transformation and enable a more resilient supply chain.

Microsoft transforms social care services for Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Council is partnering with Microsoft to transform its social care services by utilizing Dynamics 365 to centralize data and workflows for better case management and predictive care.

Boeing cloud mega-deal takes flight

Boeing has strengthened its strategic partnerships with AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft in a cloud mega-deal that will reduce the company’s reliance on on-premises systems and provide employees with connected digital solutions.

IAMCP launches Digital Transformation Ready

A rewarding career begins with one opportunity. Are you ready to find yours? The International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) recently launched Digital Transformation Ready - a complimentary program that gives you world-class training in Microsoft Business Applications.

Celonis buys PAF to sharpen execution management

Celonis has announced the acquisition of PAF, a provider of process mining technology for Microsoft Power BI.

Cloud healthcare and the data state of play

Big Tech is muscling in on health big time: look no further than recent acquisitions such as the Microsoft-Nuance and Oracle-Cerner mega-deals.

Microsoft and SAP share the love in new mega deal

Microsoft has chosen RISE with SAP on Microsoft Cloud, making it the first public cloud provider to adopt the solution. Microsoft and SAP have a long track record of collaboration and the Redmond giant has run large parts of its internal operations on SAP ERP for decades. However, the announcement that Microsoft has signed up to RISE with SAP to deploy S/4HANA Cloud (private edition) is still a huge endorsement of SAP’s cloud credentials - considering Microsoft has its own cloud ERP solution in the form of Dynamics 365.