| | | | | | | | | | | Customer-submitted story: MyWorkDrive | MyWorkDrive.com relies on Azure to provide the infrastructure for its cloud-based file access as a service offering. MyWorkDrive provides enterprise cloud file sharing services for Windows networks. Businesses use MyWorkDrive to access, share, and collaborate on work files using their lightning-fast web file manager, mapped drive client, or mobile devices. Leveraging MyWorkDrive’s Azure infrastructure, companies can securely edit and share documents in real-time using Office Online while keeping their files stored on Windows file servers on premises or in their own Azure subscription. MyWorkDrive’s service on Azure is growing fast, and is being adopted by an increasing number of enterprises.
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| | | On demand: Microsoft Build 2017 | | Missed Microsoft Build 2017? Experience our premier event for the developer community on demand. Learn how Microsoft innovation across artificial intelligence (AI) and the cloud creates unlimited opportunity for every person and organization to digitally transform. Gain insights through real-life customer scenarios into how Azure is scaling for the future of cloud development with new Azure Internet of Things (IoT) and compute features, FPGA-based configurable cloud, and serverless solutions. Discover how we’re enabling developers to create cutting edge, intelligent apps for every platform and device so you can reach as many of your customers as possible. Watch the highlights reel, keynotes, and sessions, and read Scott Guthrie’s blog post. |
| | | Get started with Azure | Haven’t tried Azure yet or need help getting started? Watch a short overview of Azure, then sign up and deploy your first Azure solution.
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| | | | See what’s next for Azure at Microsoft Ignite |
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| | | | Learn how data can transform the way you work |
The Microsoft Data Insights Summit is back June 12 and 13, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. The event is designed to help you identify deeper insights, make better sense of your data, and take action to transform your business. You'll have direct access to the engineers behind our business intelligence tools—so ask your toughest questions and learn best practices. Discover the latest trends, tools, and product road maps at hands-on workshops, keynotes, speaker sessions, and more. Register today. | | |
| Learn how to get the most out of your Azure trial |
Deploying applications to the cloud is only part of the challenge our customers face. Learn how the Azure support team is ahead of the curve in support of third-party and open source solutions. Sign up for one of our webinars. | | |
| Cloud Cover: Deep Learning with Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit |
| Case study: Determination sets 8-year-old on path to save Microsoft millions of dollars |
Rick Ochs, a service engineering manager in Microsoft IT, turned his lifelong dream of working at Microsoft into reality at an early age, and then quickly found a way to help the company save millions of dollars. Read the blog post on IT Showcase.
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| Case study: Migrating a critical high-performance platform to Azure with zero downtime |
Microsoft IT migrated more than 120 TB of data to Azure and reduced our server footprint from 175 to 110 physical servers—with no downtime for all 54 onboarded applications. Read more about our strategy for determining what to move and when on IT Showcase.
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| Case study: Azure HDInsight improves performance of big data tax system and cuts costs |
The volume of complex tax data handled by the Microsoft Finance team is expected to grow from 6 terabytes to 100 terabytes within a few years. With Azure HDInsight, we’re preparing to take it on. Read more on IT Showcase.
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| Case study: Using Azure AD Privileged Identity Management for elevated access |
Azure gives Microsoft IT just-in-time access for privileged roles while mitigating the risks of elevated access. Learn how we’re using Azure Active Directory (AD) Privileged Identity Management to improve monitoring and maintain access to data and services. Read more on IT Showcase.
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| Y Combinator startup LogDNA makes the switch from AWS to Azure |
With billions of events and terabytes processed every day, Y Combinator startup LogDNA is making data logging easy, thanks to machine learning. Learn how they worked with Microsoft for startups to accelerate their growth and scale globally.
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| 12 US Imagine Cup teams use Azure to show the world what they’ve got |
Watch the US Imagine Cup student tech competition on demand, hosted by Sabrina from YouTube’s Nerdy & Quirky. Check out all the tips, info, and pitch training that the competitors received and apply it to your projects or startups. And watch to see the winner announcement of our teams that will advance to the World Finals for the chance at $100,000 USD. | | |
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| | |  | | | Cloud-based speech recognition software helps physicians deliver best possible care |
Nuance Communications provides businesses and consumers with technologies such as speech recognition, computer-assisted physician documentation, and computer-assisted clinical documentation improvement. Its solutions help more than 500,000 clinicians capture and communicate more than 300 million patient stories each year. Nuance offers its flagship Dragon Medical One health care application through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model and hosts it in Azure.
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Founded almost 100 years ago in Detroit, Michigan, Plante Moran is one of the largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States. Helping to keep its staff of 2,500 highly mobile professionals effective, productive, and responsive to clients is the responsibility of the firm’s 66-member IT group. For mobile device management, they turned to Microsoft Intune, which has helped improve the productivity of both IT and professional staff.
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| | |  | | | Be more with Azure—security from Barracuda protects your public cloud |
Companies looking to leverage Azure always consider security—and some are reluctant to migrate large workloads because of this. With the Barracuda Web Application and NextGen Firewall, security concerns are reduced and scalability to handle dozens of workloads is available. It’s simple to use, easy to afford, and helps customers unlock the power of Azure with strengthened defenses against attacks and full data visibility. Begin a trial, Test Drive, or Proof-of-Concept—and see how it’s just as simple to put into full production. | | |
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XenApp Essentials has been optimized for Azure and combines the industry-leading XenApp technology with a simple, prescriptive, and easy-to-consume app delivery solution. XenApp Essentials delivers a simplified management experience that mirrors many of the existing Azure RemoteApp workflows customers enjoy. XenApp Essentials also delivers additional security, configurations, management, and user experience features.
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This release further illustrates Teradata’s strong commitment to the Teradata Everywhere strategy. The strategy gives customers a choice of utilizing the same, feature-rich software across all deployment options, including a managed cloud, public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is helping to accomplish some pretty cool things for homes, cars, and businesses. Just one example: water heaters. Check out this blog post, How your humble household water heater just might save the planet, and find out how Azure resources are being used for this project at an apartment complex in Hawaii. Do you have any IoT projects underway?
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