Monday, December 27, 2021
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Create a more-productive, self-sustaining farm. Get started with Microsoft Azure AI.
As the world's population increases, farmers need to keep up with rising demand for their crops and livestock. But with climate conditions changing and resources becoming more precious, it's critical for modern farms to seek innovative solutions that allow them to upscale their production without increasing their impact on the environment.
Subscribe now to learn how digital solutions powered by Microsoft Azure can be leveraged across both large-scale and small independent farming operations to increase yields and create a more-sustainable industry.
View: Create a more-productive, self-sustaining farm. Get started with Microsoft Azure AI.
Engage employees, improve productivity, and build team cohesion
After so much turmoil and change, employees all want different things. Companies need to support a successful back-to-hybrid-office life—a situation that is here to stay. The capabilities for positive hybrid meetings is possible with modern Microsoft tooling like Teams, Endpoint Manager, and devices like Surface Hub. Immersive and custom engagements that highlight leading guidance and innovation help remote and on-site deployment assistance prepare teams for hybrid work—meeting the needs of employees and increasing productivity and satisfaction no matter where they work.
Sign up to stay connected—we'll help you better connect and create new experiences throughout your organization with Hybrid Meetings.
View: Engage employees, improve productivity, and build team cohesion
Bring teams together with Microsoft Surface Hub 2S
The past year has completely changed the workplace. As organizations evolve and adapt, the hybrid working model has emerged as an innovative approach. A successful hybrid work environment bridges the digital and physical divide for better teamwork with an inclusive, agile, and secure solution.
Inclusivity: Dissolve physical boundaries
Virtual meeting experiences should be engaging and make all participants feel connected, whether they are sitting a few feet or hundreds of miles apart.
Agility: Give everyone a front-row seat
The ability to meet in different workspaces and locations with real-time file sharing and collaboration is paramount. Agility makes time together-virtual or physical-more productive.
Security: Protect people and their ideas
No matter the workplace, data should always be securely protected, and employees should rest-assured that their well-being is a top priority.
Read more about how Surface Hub 2S can help bring your teams together in a hybrid workplace.
Surface Hub 2S 85": Collaborate together, wherever you work
Monday, December 20, 2021
Cultivating successful farming for future generations
In many regions of Africa, climate change has had a profound impact on independent farmers, especially those in isolated areas who lack proper access to running water. Dry seasons are increasingly longer and rains scarcer, making maintaining crops a bigger and bigger challenge with each passing year. For these farmers, traditional methods that were handed down for generations no longer yield the results they need to feed their families, leaving them in a desperate situation. Fortunately, modern technology and digital transformation are now able to provide these farmers with the tools they need to sustain their way of life during these challenging times.
In this video, you'll learn how Monica, an independent farmer in Kenya, managed to overcome hardships brought on by climate change by using sustainable energy, accurate weather data, and Microsoft Azure.
Nebraska Furniture Mart embraces Microsoft 365 to work smarter
The ability to work securely from anywhere already played a role in Nebraska Furniture Mart's (NFM) digital transformation vision, but COVID-19 pushed that goal to the forefront. Decision makers at NFM chose Microsoft 365 to advance a cloud-first strategy and standardize on a single solution. Consolidating communication on a single solution like Microsoft Teams helped drive efficiency and collaboration—all while saving costs. NFM implemented Teams Rooms systems at its Omaha headquarters, and the company will soon roll out the solution across all its stores, as well as integrate Teams Phone capabilities in the future.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Zero-Touch Deployment: A cornerstone of modern device management
Don't deploy without your organization's security protocols in place. By leveraging features built into Windows 10, along with a variety of complementary cloud-based services and capabilities, Microsoft makes deployment simple. With "zero-touch," Surface devices go from factory-sealed to work-ready in a matter of minutes.
Learn how Zero-Touch deployment is a critical component of Microsoft's innovative approach to endpoint management across the entire device lifecycle.
Read the guide to learn more.
View: Zero-Touch Deployment: A cornerstone of modern device management
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Reimagine the Flow of Work in the New Hybrid Work Reality
Flexibility is a must in the new post-pandemic work world. Hybrid work continues to evolve, and business leaders are looking for a new operating model. Technology is the binding factor to create inclusive meetings that keep employees engaged and inspired. Updates to Teams like PowerPoint Live, the Teams camera feed, Microsoft Whiteboard—and devices like Surface Hub—encourage digital collaboration.
Endpoint Manager combines services like Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Desktop Analytics, co-management, and Windows Autopilot to help secure access, protect data, and respond and manage risk.
Sign up to say connected—we'll help you better connect and create new experiences throughout your organization with Hybrid Meetings.
View: Reimagine the Flow of Work in the New Hybrid Work Reality
Save energy and resources with smart farming operations. Learn more about Microsoft Azure AI.
Growing populations require increasing amounts of food, so farmers must become as efficient as possible with the resources they have. This means leveraging every tool available to avoid fluctuations in yield output by powering farms with smart technologies that give farmers instant access to accurate data about their operations. From soil-measuring IoT devices to solar-powered irrigation, digital transformation technologies provide the modern farming industry with tools to power growth and increase sustainability worldwide.
Subscribe now to learn how smart farming can lead to higher-yield, environmentally friendly operations and how you can get started with Microsoft Azure AI.
View: Save energy and resources with smart farming operations. Learn more about Microsoft Azure AI.
Setting The Stage For Collaborative Hybrid Teams
Remote work is starting to feel mainstream, but many companies are still struggling to normalize their own personalized hybrid work models. Explore four things you should avoid in order to balance the needs of a diverse and divided workforce—from investing in the right tools and overcoming meeting fatigue to finding new ways for personal connections.
The Future of Work is Hybrid
This eBook discusses how Cisco Webex is leading the way for hybrid work innovation as the first best-of-breed suite for integrated hybrid work experiences that is trusted by 85% of Fortune 500 companies and has been awarded high marks for security by the NSA. Please contact Contoso Tech for more information about Cisco Webex.
Dynabook Service Plans - Onsite and ADH Service
This flyer introduces the +Care Service warranty by Dynabook, a flexible coverage plan that allows you to choose options that best suit your needs. For additional details, please contact Contoso Tech.
Monday, December 6, 2021
Analytics and AI Microsoft Principles
This infographic details the Microsoft philosophy toward responsible and ethical AI through a set of core principles. These principles include maximizing efficiencies without destroying the dignity of people and guarding against bias. It additionally, it advocates for accountability against intended harm, transparency, privacy, and design that assists humanity.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Modern Endpoint Management: Why 'built in' is better than 'bolt on'
Managing endpoint devices in today's enterprise is an increasingly complex—and often frustrating—activity. To address these ongoing challenges of the modern enterprise, IT teams need a modern approach to device management, one that seamlessly integrates all components, from the chip to the cloud.
Surface has been designed with built-in support for simplified modern management of the entire device lifecycle: before it's deployed, during its use, and after it's returned to be redeployed or retired.
Read this guide to learn more.
View: Modern Endpoint Management: Why 'built in' is better than 'bolt on'
Microsoft Teams Innovations Designed for Hybrid Work
Microsoft Teams empowers employees to interact on the spot with people all over the world. New features like chat, live reactions, and Whiteboard make the Teams meetings experience uniquely modern. Intelligent in-office cameras designed to enhance the presence of people can produce multiple video streams and create unique experiences for both presenters and attendees.
The culture of hybrid work is here to stay, and the innovations Microsoft Teams is making offers employees choice and flexibility—including a new way in Outlook to organize and display your hybrid office hours or join a meeting using companion mode on your mobile device.
Five soon-to-be trends in artificial intelligence and deep learning
To truly become a game-changer, artificial intelligence (AI) can't be limited to a one-time effort. It requires a constant influx of data and the right expertise to teach machines how to analyze and react to user behaviors. This means that while immediate or short-term ROI from AI initiatives is a rare occurrence, when it does begin to pay off, the resulting innovations and efficiencies can drive an organization's growth for years to come. Taking the time to analyze trends and establish the right vision for your organization's AI roadmap is a critical but frequently overlooked step toward adopting this technology.
In this article, you'll learn about five soon-to-be AI trends that are expected to influence this technology in a major way.
Monday, November 29, 2021
Surface makes deployment simple
Microsoft's four guiding principles for artificial intelligence
Digital transformation and the Internet of Things (IoT) together have enabled businesses worldwide to gain deeper understanding of their customers. They've also allowed organizations to obtain data from previously untapped sources to better understand how processes can be optimized, but obtaining this data is only part of the equation. To transform massive amounts of raw information into meaningful insights, businesses must leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that offer the flexibility and power they need.
In this infographic, you'll learn about the four Microsoft guiding principles for AI that make Azure AI a top choice among today's leading enterprises.
View: Microsoft's four guiding principles for artificial intelligence
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Increase oversight and control of farming operations. Get started with Microsoft Azure IoT.
No one can control the weather, but thanks to increased adoption of IoT devices, farmers can now measure and control nearly every aspect of their holdings. Further, by using advanced platforms like Microsoft Azure IoT, farmers can use their mobile devices to get information and to control their operations from virtually anywhere in the world.
Subscribe now to learn more about how devices can leverage the power of Microsoft Azure IoT to enable smart farming and ensure productive oversight.
View: Increase oversight and control of farming operations. Get started with Microsoft Azure IoT.
Work remotely, stay secure
As businesses have had to quickly pivot to new working environments, cyberattacks become an urgent concern. In this thought leadership article, you can learn some of best practices using Microsoft security that help ensure the best protection. Examples include secure access to cloud applications that protect sign-ins with security defaults, methods to manage and secure corporate data in approved apps on personal devices, and providing clear and basic information, including how to protect their devices, will help you and employees stay ahead of threats so they can remain productive.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Give IT peace of mind with Surface Laptop Go
Producing a high yield and better quality of life
Sustainable energy and digital transformation can combine to provide new avenues to success and increase convenience for people in isolated areas. This is especially true in places without a modern electrical infrastructure where residents rely on labor-intensive tasks. Innovative solutions can help them automate simple tasks, often making the difference between mere survival and prosperity. In many parts of Africa, for example, farmers lack access to running water. Instead they rely on wells to sustain their families, water their crops, and support their livestock.
In this video, you'll see how Monica, an independent farmer in Kenya, increased her yields and quality of life by implementing a solar-powered irrigation system based on Microsoft Azure IoT.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
A Modern Blueprint for Endpoint Security
It's more important than ever to protect your organization's endpoint devices, securing data and systems wherever they are. With built-in protection at every layer, Microsoft Surface implements every standard for a highly secure Windows 10 device. Learn how today's IT and security teams are working proactively to move mobile device management into the cloud.
Read the guide: A Modern Blueprint for Endpoint Protection
Shipping company navigates to the cloud, boosts security, cuts operating costs by 50%
Qatari shipping and maritime company Nakilat has one of the world's largest fleets of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, transporting LNG from Qatar to global markets. To increase its competitive advantage, Nakilat wanted to improve employee productivity and mobility, without compromising on data security. It uses Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Cloud App Security to deliver highly secure cloud-first workplaces—shipboard and in the office. Nakilat also adopted the Microsoft Azure platform to optimize its operations and improve business continuity, reducing operating costs by 50 percent. See more in this video.
Where Artificial Intelligence Will Disrupt Next
With so many possible artificial intelligence (AI) applications, predicting trends can be challenging, especially in an age when innovation reigns supreme and new breakthroughs occur every day. So, in an effort to gain further insights into the future of AI, researchers from Stanford University and the Brookings Institution analyzed keywords in patents to identify where the technology will have its greatest impact on jobs and companies in the years ahead.
Read this article to learn about their predictions about the future of AI and gain insights into what industries will be most impacted by artificial intelligence and its applications.
Microsoft Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built-in intelligence and automation
Attackers will cross multiple domains like email, identity, endpoints, and applications to find the point of least resistance. Today's defense solutions have been designed to protect, detect, and block threats for each domain separately, allowing attackers to exploit the seams and threshold differences between solutions—leaving the business vulnerable to attack. Microsoft Threat Protection stops attack sprawl and auto-heals enterprise assets with built in intelligence and automation. Read on to learn more.
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