Three Ways to Build Business Resilience to Future-Proof Your Workplace

Building a more resilient digital workplace requires businesses to l embrace innovative technologies to drive business stability, customer satisfaction, employee experience and profits. A comprehensive digital strategy that considers potential uncertainties and emerging challenges helps identify process bottlenecks and technology gaps. Implementing configurable and global solutions can enable enterprises to achieve both the speed and agility required in the face of disruption. In this article from Lakshmi Raj, co-founder and co-CEO of Replicon, and a member of the Forbes Technology Council, learn three ways to future-proof your business. Click here.

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Digital health provider creates scalable platform for healthcare and life science with Azure

Transitioning from startup to growth, Rx.Health turned to Microsoft Azure as the foundational platform for its digital health unification solution. Rx.Health created a collection of digital health solutions that make care navigation, patient monitoring, and engagement faster and more automated than ever before—and on a much greater scale. Today, the company is realizing its goal of cost-effectively bringing more help to more people with Azure. Read more.

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Be productive from anywhere with industry-leading apps

Companies are under pressure to stay relevant and efficient in the digital business era. Microsoft 365 is uniquely positioned to help organizations of all sizes build resiliency through cloud solutions that enable higher employee productivity and satisfaction—and improve their bottom line by streamlining IT operations and vendor consolidations. Learn about how to keep customers safe through state-of-the art security solutions and the newest applications that make it all possible. Sign up and stay connected. We’ll help you increase your company's momentum by gaining secure access to applications, products, and services from anywhere in the world at any time.

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Azure: The Trusted Cloud for Windows Server

Did you know that, according to IDC, 88% of customers believe that Azure performs “extremely well” at providing hybrid cloud services? Maximize your technology investments and transition to the cloud at your own pace when you bring existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses to Azure, the trusted cloud for Windows Server. To make it even easier and more cost-effective, you’ll also get free migration tools and free cost optimization tools. Learn more.

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Azure: The Trusted Cloud for Windows Server

Did you know that, according to IDC, 88% of customers believe that Azure performs “extremely well” at providing hybrid cloud services? Maximize your technology investments and transition to the cloud at your own pace when you bring existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses to Azure, the trusted cloud for Windows Server. To make it even easier and more cost-effective, you’ll also get free migration tools and free cost optimization tools. Learn more.

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4 reasons remote teams should go all in on Microsoft’s modern workplace

Microsoft’s ‘modern workplace’ is a hybrid business model that makes use of cloud-based Microsoft 365 tools and services to create an agile system that can help any company evolve. IT leaders are embracing modern by doing the following: migrating company data and tools to the cloud; moving from classic to modern SharePoint; flattening site architecture and getting rid of subsites; and connecting modern team sites to Microsoft 365 groups and teams. Learn about the top reasons why teams using modern workplace strategies have increased collaboration, contentment, and learning.

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Deutsche Börse Group manages complex data volumes with Azure cloud-native platform

Digitization is heavily transforming the financial services industry. The challenge for the industry is to not only react to the trend, but to actively shape its future. As an innovative market infrastructure provider, Deutsche Börse Group deals with a large amount of reference data, all while meeting necessary compliance and regulatory requirements. Deutsche Börse Group turned to Azure for the platform’s state-of-the-art data services, focus on security and regulatory compliance, seamless collaboration and guidance from Microsoft support teams, and Microsoft’s holistic enterprise scale ecosystem for all data management. Click here to read more.

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The Total Economic Impact™ Of Migration to Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Databases

According to a February 2020 overview by Forrester Research, the ability to programmatically create and manage infrastructure is nothing less than a game-changer. It also changes the roles of the people involved—most notably the admins. Customers who maintain Software Assurance can use the Azure Hybrid Benefit to decrease their costs. They can also manage their databases more efficiently for faster time-to-market. With many time-consuming manual tasks automated, database administrators (DBAs) and IT staff now have more time for higher business-value initiatives. See how when you sign up to say connected.

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Major mineral water producer boosts productivity and saves costs by creating reports in the cloud

"IDS Borjomi Ukraine is a leader in the natural mineral water market in Ukraine. As the company is constantly expanding its services, it needed to scale up its server performance. To generate daily reports, the team wanted modern digital tools that would enable faster data processing and scaling on demand. The shift to Azure Synapse Analytics made all that possible. In addition, Power BI integrated data about sales teams’ activities, stock-keeping units, product orders and much more. The cloud solution not only saved time but cost as well. The company has saved more than 30 percent of the budget compared to expanding its on-premises resources and can scale it up whenever needed. "

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Why your business continuity belongs in the cloud

For businesses of all sizes, technology resources are often strained, especially when it comes to managing risk and keeping systems secure and working during unforeseen incidents. The COVID-19 pandemic brought these limitations into clear focus. This is why companies are looking to the cloud more and more to maintain business operations and continue to grow, even during a disruption. Read more.

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Microsoft Services & Fast Track for Microsoft 365

"Transition to Cloud means moving from on-premises to a cloud or hybrid environment. It also means helping employees be more productive from anywhere and delivering cost-effective solutions for secure collaboration. In this infographic, get tips on how to begin your modern transformation, such as: - Evaluate where you are right now versus where you want to be - Use an iterative approach centered around employee experiences - Focus on key workplace transformation areas like remote work, frontline empowerment, and security Learn about the 4-step Microsoft approach and process to empower organizations to put innovation into practice. Find out more about how to move confidently to the cloud and accelerate adoption with Microsoft FastTrack services. Sign up and stay connected. We’ll help you innovate with Microsoft 365 to deliver modern cloud experiences. "

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Let’s stay connected

Future-proofing your business takes know-how and expertise. We’re here to help with resources at every stage of your cloud migration strategy and modernization journey. When you sign up for our mailing list, we’ll help you learn more about migrating to Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure, and so much more. Keep your apps updated and secure, and your virtualized workloads safe. Save money securing hardware, firmware, and operating system functionality. We’re here to help. Let’s stay connected!

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Mondelēz International moves to Microsoft Azure for great SAP performance and AI innovation

Mondelēz International is the USD27-billion company behind Oreo cookies, Cadbury chocolate, and many other snack brands you know and love. To enable new business and product innovations, the company began a digital transformation journey in 2018, moving most of its IT assets to Microsoft Azure. Mondelēz improved its SAP application performance by up to 50%, halved its disaster recovery time, and boosted availability of key systems. It also used AI capabilities in Azure to improve its products and reduce product development time. Click here to read more.

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C.H. Robinson keeps its supply chain experts connected with Microsoft 365

"In today’s global business market, the ability to provide on-demand, real-time visibility for customers has become more important than ever, and C.H. Robinson has been at the forefront of the digital transformation in the supply chain industry. The company accelerated its modern workplace plan after implementing a remote work environment in response to COVID-19, including quickly deploying Microsoft 365 and its integrated portfolio of solutions. What’s more, by implementing Microsoft Teams, they enabled virtual collaboration spaces where teams can have open conversations and are able to interact while working on their new produce brand, Robinson Fresh®."

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Why companies are flocking to the cloud more than ever

The migration to cloud computing over the past few years has been a significant trend, and industry experts consider it a necessity to stay competitive. Moving to the cloud can create a host of benefits for companies, including slashed IT costs, more flexibility, increased efficiency, improved security, boosted performance, and the potential for innovation and developing new capabilities. Is it time for your company to make the move to the cloud? Click here to read more.

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Transition to Cloud: Secure your business with technology you can trust

Today’s complicated virtual business reality makes it difficult to secure fragmented IT or cloud point solutions. As we’ve seen, natural disasters and political tensions require always-on from anywhere tech solutions. We know that Microsoft 365 helps businesses stay agile in these uncertain economic times with cost savings and cloud advances. Need proof? This infographic illustrates how organizations further along in their transition from on-prem to the cloud are more likely to report positive experiences among employees and end users about securing data and personal privacy.

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Modernize your workloads with improved Azure features

Modernize your data when you migrate Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure. And with updated features – like Azure Automanage – you’ll want to migrate to achieve cost savings, faster backups, reduction in average data recovery time, and the ability to create and manage up to 1,000 load-balanced VMs in minutes. Click here to get the Windows Server Migration Guide and the Ultimate Guide to Windows Server on Azure when you download this infographic.

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Cloud Sector Boom Accelerated By Digital Transformation

Cloud migration and digital transformation are no longer IT industry buzzwords. The cloud transition is growing and changing the way businesses operate as they overcome initial concerns about security, regulation, and cost to embrace cloud computing and data storage. Cloud migration allows for digital transformation and the adoption of digitally enabled business models across all industries. Companies are moving away from owning and managing their own servers and infrastructure on-premises and third-party data centers toward private virtualized and public clouds. Learn more about how cloud transition is shaping the way companies function and what leaders in all industries are saying.

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Cloud migration and modernization with Azure tools and resources

Businesses around the world trust Microsoft Azure to accelerate their digital transformation. Learn how Azure’s enterprise-grade infrastructure can help your company save money, innovate faster, protect your assets, and so much more. When you migrate to the cloud, you help make your business more resilient, agile, and innovative. See how.

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New tools and features for Azure in 2022

New Azure tools and feature updates for the developer community were unveiled at the Microsoft Build 2022 conference. These new tools help make cloud migration and modernization simple for companies and are aimed at making it easier for developers to create native apps for multiple platforms. There will also be a pause and resume function in Azure to schedule migration during non-peak periods. Click here to read about these new features, and more.

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Let’s stay connected

Future-proofing your business takes know-how and expertise. We’re here to help with resources at every stage of your cloud migration strategy and modernization journey. When you sign up for our mailing list, we’ll help you learn more about migrating to Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure, and so much more. Keep your apps updated and secure, and your virtualized workloads safe. Save money securing hardware, firmware, and operating system functionality. We’re here to help. Let’s stay connected!

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Keep to the Fairway: Migrating from Windows Server and SQL Server to Microsoft Azure

What do golf and migrating to the cloud have in common? Not much, on the face of it. Still, cloud migrations come with their own set of sand traps and water hazards—but they don’t need to. Sign up for our mailing list today, and download this new eBook, exploring common misconceptions about migrating Windows Server and SQL Server to Microsoft Azure. Businesses that embrace dynamic, cloud-based operating models are primed to be the innovators of the future. Now’s the time. We’ll help you free your teams from aging on-prem technology, stay on the fairway, and drive innovation where it matters.

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Transition to Cloud: A journey to Modern Work with Microsoft 365

The digital transformation of the business world has pushed businesses to address new challenges: remote work, cloud migration, and device security is the new normal. Today’s decision makers need to create people connections, address burnout, and work toward consolidating apps. With Microsoft 365, you get a platform boosted with industry-leading apps, intelligent cloud services, and world-class security. You can download and sync devices, detect threats before issues occur, simplify through vendor consolidation, and so much more. This infographic explains the 6 ways Microsoft 365 apps and services can ease your organization’s journey to modern work.

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Comparing SQL on Azure

Whether you’re looking to migrate to IaaS or PaaS or deploy on a hybrid platform, Azure SQL has you covered. Azure SQL offers three core deployment options for moving your SQL Server workloads to the cloud. All deployment options are built on the industry-leading SQL Server engine, and accessed through a centralized management and monitoring portal, but differences in features remain. Click here to learn about the core difference between specific features and choose the right migration strategy for your business.

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