Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Use popular frameworks like .NET, Java, Ruby, PHP, or Python to build and deploy with Microsoft App Service

With Modernize .NET, use popular frameworks like .NET, Java, Ruby, PHP, or Python to build and deploy with Microsoft App Service.

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The best way to add value to your growing business? Invest in supply chain leadership

This article from Forbes discusses the importance of removing silos and focusing on cross-functional leadership. Key practices include thinking long-term, encouraging workforce development, and investing in technology.

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The Empower Process

Modern ERP systems offer built-in intelligence to help guide users to optimal outcomes. However, selecting the best business management solution isn't always a straightforward task—factors like digital transformation, partners, and mapping should be considered. Learn the 7 steps to help select the right business management solution.

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Migration strategies

This infographic outlines the 4 different strategies available to migrate your apps to Microsoft: rehost, refactor, rearchitect, or rebuild.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Solution overview video

Surface and partner devices allow your workforce to connect in the office, from the classroom, or on the go. This video highlights the features and benefits your organization can enjoy when you equip your team with Microsoft.

6 ways to kickstart DevSecOps

DevOps methodologies provide businesses with a faster and more efficient way to create and deliver code—and organizations are turning to DevSecOps as the solution to harden security and address compliance at the same time. Sign up to stay connected. We'll show you 6 ways to kickstart DevSecOps and integrate security into your practices.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central overview

The business landscape is changing, and you need a system that allows for change. To stay on top in your industry, it's essential to be prepared to take on anything that comes your way, including meeting customers' needs. Successful SMBs are embracing digitalization with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Powered by the cloud, data, and business intelligence, it lets you unify assets in a single location to help you adapt faster, work smarter, and perform better. Business Central gives you flexible deployment options and innovative solutions that grow with your business for limitless possibilities and potential.

Azure Migrate: The hub for cloud migration

In this video, you'll learn about Azure Migrate, Microsoft Azure's central hub for datacenter cloud migration. Azure Migrate helps you discover, assess, and migrate workloads to Azure with integrated first and third-party tools.

Welcome to Microsoft 365 and Surface Ebook

This eBook discusses the ways in which the modern workplace is evolving and how Microsoft Surface equips you to respond.

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Modernize your supply chain with Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Automate and streamline your supply chain with advanced warehouse and inventory management to improve fulfillment, material sourcing, and logistics. Discover how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management can modernize business logistics, deliver proactive customer responses, and unify processes from sales to fulfillment.

Low code vs. no code and the future of application development

Low code and no code platforms make app and software development accessible to non-developers. With pre-built templates and boilerplate code, businesses save time and money. Low code or no code platforms can help organizations build and deploy apps without always relying on an engineering team.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

How to avoid cloud migration pitfalls

While most businesses rely on the cloud for their storage and innovation needs, many are not using it to its full potential. Most businesses are only at the beginning of their cloud journey. This article from Forbes explains how to develop a full vision and plan for your future cloud migration and innovation.

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Adapt to supply chain disruptions and ensure business continuity during distress

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Improve observability, strengthen security, and proactively remediate vulnerabilities

There are DevOps tools for every phase of the app lifecycle. Use Azure to implement DevOps practices throughout application planning, development, delivery, and operations. By applying the right combination of DevOps technologies, culture, and processes, you can achieve continual software delivery and offer better value for your customers. Sign up to stay connected. We'll help you learn more about using Azure DevOps with GitHub and Visual Studio from Microsoft.

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Dow uses vision AI at the edge to boost employee safety and security with Azure

Dow is a leader in materials science, focused on delivering innovative and sustainable customer-centric solutions. An important priority for the chemical company is safety, and Microsoft Azure played a crucial role in enabling preventative leak detection with the goal of zero safety-related events at its facilities. The initial solution leverages Azure AI to analyze live video and uses an app to trigger notifications to the operator if it detects a possible leak. Azure Video Analyzer, coupled with Azure DevOps, provided a quick, low-latency, low-resource, and easily scalable solution. Machine learning ensures the model is continually refined, so it gets better with each interaction. Best of all, this model can be leveraged for other applications, such as detecting when employees aren't wearing proper PPE in industrial locations, and security monitoring.

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ESNEFT Customer Success Story

See how East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has transformed the way they engage with staff and patients using Microsoft Teams and Surface devices to deliver on their #TimeMatters digital program.

Transform your business with Azure migration

Learn why companies like Albertsons, H&R Block, and Carlsberg Group chose to migrate to Azure and how the move has helped them transform their businesses. Microsoft provides tools for successful migration that work flexibly within the company's chosen migration process. Microsoft data platforms provide scalability, high availability, and security to accelerate your journey.

Transforming the way we work

This infographic highlights the benefits that make Surface the top choice for today's organizations and employees.

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Monday, September 20, 2021

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates ensures business continuity with Dynamics 365

With Microsoft, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has been able to adapt easily to the disruption of COVID-19 and ensure business continuity. Dynamics 365 enabled them to completely change their distribution model to accommodate the increase in e-commerce and continue work seamlessly from home.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Find lightning fast innovation, elastic scalability, cost savings, and better performance​

Windows .NET has a wealth of resources addressing key security concepts and shared responsibility within the cloud. Subscribe to find more resources to help you write more secure codes and learn how workload responsibilities are divided.

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Enhance supply chain visibility

Harness data in the cloud to uncover the insights needed to increase the resiliency of your supply chain. This infographic outlines five benefits of improving supply chain visibility.

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Maximize the value of Microsoft Teams for your business. Get started today to adopt the latest features into your organization. Subscribe now!

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

10 reasons why every enterprise needs a DevOps strategy for 2021

The world is changing fast, and enterprise needs to keep up with new digital business models. With a DevOps strategy, development and operations teams are committed to a collaborative approach—delivering faster results to threats and opportunities. DevOps delivers strength to any organization willing to make it a core part of its DNA.

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Overcoming security challenges with DevSecOps

Throughout the years, software development practices have evolved to serve the needs and the speed of business. However, digital leaders are still facing challenges with security and development. The solutions to these challenges are collaboration, tooling, and DevSecOps best practices. Sign up to stay connected. We'll help you navigate the world of DevSecOps and understand how to successfully adopt it.

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Chipotle builds new website with .NET Core, Visual Studio Code, and Azure

Chipotle Mexican Grill is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. In this video, learn how Chipotle's ordering service is built in .NET to provide customers with a more efficient, coordinated service.

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What's New in MS Teams Platform

In May 2020, Microsoft Teams announced new meetings, calling, devices, chat, collaboration, platform, and industry features that are not to be missed. Read this article to stay up-to-date on the smart, simple, and flexible ways to stay connected, productive, and to further expand your workplace collaboration.

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Automate and streamline your supply chain

Modernize your supply chain with advanced warehouse and inventory management to improve fulfillment, material sourcing, and logistics. Discover how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management can modernize business logistics, deliver proactive customer responses, and unify processes from sales to fulfillment.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Reduce costs with unbeatable offers

While innovation has supplanted cost savings as the primary driver of cloud migration for many businesses, moving to the cloud needs to make sense for your bottom line. Microsoft Azure offers unique cost savings options.

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Putting the Team back in Teamwork

Microsoft Teams has quickly become the ultimate collaboration and teamwork application where users can easily add, customize, and find everything they need in one place. In this article, learn the basics around navigating Teams, discover new features for stronger collaboration, and examine business scenarios to understand the benefits as it integrates all the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective.

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Supply chain maturity: Harnessing the power of data and AI

Over the next seven years, AI and Machine Learning will spur the industry toward supply chain maturity. This infographic outlines the various digital technologies respondents plan to invest in in the next three years, including analytics, AR/VR, and cloud.

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Remote developer productivity

The way people work and live changed drastically during 2020. As companies had to quickly transition to remote work, the challenges became clear. From adopting a new culture to overcoming collaboration and remote shipping challenges, there had to be an integral solution for these types of issues. The customers' objective is to enable a remote Development paradigm that allows their developers to invent with purpose as effectively (if not more so) as before this situation. They expect any investments they make in the cloud now to accrue benefits to the way they'll continue to operate after the world has transitioned to the new normal. Fortunately, Microsoft offers a wide variety of tools and platforms, from Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Azure, GitHub, and Visual Studio—helping companies build business resilience. Subscribe to stay connected—we´ll help your development teams code, collaborate, and ship their internal and customer-facing apps even while working as a remotely distributed team.

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Stay productive while working remotely

Microsoft aims to keep teams connected while they work apart by making Microsoft Teams available to as many people as possible. In this article, learn how Teams allows you to chat, meet, call, learn, and collaborate all in one place. You will also find resources on getting started with teams for free, best practices on running virtual and inclusive meetings, and tips to foster community while working remotely.

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Improve supply chain and cross-channel visibility as you enhance demand planning

With Microsoft, improve supply chain and cross-channel visibility as you enhance demand planning.

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Five tips to help you save money and manage costs with Azure

Find out how you can take advantage of offers and tools to maximize your efficiency with Microsoft Azure. Watch this video to get 5 tips to help you save on costs and learn about the tools available to help you efficiently move to the cloud.

Low Code

Create at the speed of innovation with Power Apps low-code tools. This infographic shows how you can build custom apps in hours—not months—that connect to your existing data and systems to solve problems faster and drive efficiency.

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This expert says business will secure stronger supply chains post-pandemic

This article from Forbes details the effects of the pandemic on companies that did not use intelligent supply chains. Insufficient data makes it difficult to recognize areas of the organization that are now at risk. Forbes Technology Council member Amit Ojha predicts that more businesses will leverage data to better prepare for disruptions in the future.

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Get the most out of Microsoft Azure with Visual Studio

If you have a Microsoft Visual Studio subscription, make sure you explore the benefits that come with it—or you may be leaving value on the table. Use your monthly Microsoft Azure credits and Azure training, DevTest pricing, Azure DevOps, support, and more. Get an overview of all your benefits and even project ideas for how to use your credits.

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Cloud Migration Essentials: A guide to migrating servers and virtual machines

While migrating to the cloud offers your business greater scalability, cost-efficiency, and improved performance, it can require careful IT planning and strategy. Fortunately, there are resources and tools that can make your cloud migration less daunting and help simplify your path to the clou...

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Emerging data trends in supply chain management

This infographic visually describes the findings from a 2019 report, "putting customers at the center of the OEM supply chain." Ninety-nine percent of OEMs believe that the digital transformation of their supply chain is important to meeting their organization's strategic objectives.

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Get started with GitHub and Azure DevOps

Adopting the tools and mindset of DevOps in the right manner can facilitate development efficiency, boost productivity, and increase the rate at which products can be brought to market. Sign up to stay connected. We'll help you navigate the world of GitHub and Azure DevOps and share helpful tips to get started.

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Alcoa puts Firstline Workers at the center of its digital transformation

Alcoa, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a global leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminum production with locations in 10 countries. Alcoa deployed Microsoft 365 to improve communication and processes as part of the company's priority to reduce complexity. Employees at the company's Iceland facility embraced Microsoft Teams, using it to access business information from any location and on their own mobile devices. Alcoa uses Teams and Microsoft 365 to become more operator-centric with solutions that enable their employees in Iceland to manage schedules efficiently, streamline processes, and improve communication.

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Ullman Dynamics's migration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Explore how Ullman Dynamics, the world leader in suspension seats, is transforming their business by migrating to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and the cloud.