Smart City Live 2020: a post-event review

Smart City Live 2020: a post-event review

Smart City Expo

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 18 January 2021

The virtual Smart City Live event in November 2020 saw a wide range of expert speakers addressing the future of modern cities. Over the following pages we profile some of the organisations that participated in the event

We profile some of the organisations that participated in the virtual event in November 2020

Microsoft to open sustainable data centres in Sweden

Microsoft to open sustainable data centres in Sweden

Microsoft

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 30 November 2020

Vattenfall’s 24/7 Matching solution will be used to measure renewable energy consumption

Viewpoint, Utilities, Dynamics

Enabling powerful development with MECOMS and Microsoft

Enabling powerful development with MECOMS and Microsoft

By Soren Feyens | 30 November 2020

By using Microsoft PowerApps to access the flexibility of the MECOMS 365 platform, energy and utility companies can build apps tailored to their needs

Energy and utility firms can use Microsoft PowerApps and the MECOMS 365 platform to custom-build apps

News, Resources, Cloud, Azure

Uniper selects Microsoft Azure to maintain operations

Uniper selects Microsoft Azure to maintain operations

Microsoft

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 09 October 2020

DXC Technology helped the energy provider migrate its SAP systems to the cloud

News, Resources, Utilities, Azure

BP and Microsoft partner to modernise energy systems

BP and Microsoft partner to modernise energy systems

Microsoft

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 15 September 2020

BP will use Azure and supply Microsoft with renewable energy to meet its energy goals

News, Utilities, Azure, AI

Go Compare to use Microsoft AI to reduce customers’ energy bills

Go Compare to use Microsoft AI to reduce customers’ energy bills

Microsoft

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 21 August 2020

Price comparison firm uses Azure Databricks to improve its services

News, Cloud, Azure

Bosch delivers energy-saving solutions with cloud technologies

Bosch delivers energy-saving solutions with cloud technologies

Unsplash/Hugh Han

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 24 June 2020

Azure services including Digital Twins enable firm’s customers to create smart buildings

Case study, Utilities, Dynamics

Gruppo Società Gas Rimini improves employee experience with MECOMS

Gruppo Società Gas Rimini improves employee experience with MECOMS

By Alex Smith | 30 April 2020

The Italian utilities company is using Ferranti Computer Systems’ solution to update legacy IT systems

Italian utilities company is using Ferranti Computer Systems’ solution to update legacy IT systems

News, Utilities, Dynamics

Ferranti and Solgari combine Dynamics 365 utilities solutions

Ferranti and Solgari combine Dynamics 365 utilities solutions

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 17 April 2020

Solgari’s all-channel communications solution will be available within the MECOMS 365 platform

Event, Utilities, Dynamics

MECOMS BOOST20: Microsoft tech for energy and utilities

MECOMS BOOST20: Microsoft tech for energy and utilities

By Alex Smith | 17 April 2020

The innovation conference is set to take place in Antwerp, Belgium, inviting attendees to learn more about industry use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform

Conference invites attendees to learn more about Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform

News, Manufacturing

Hannover Messe 2020 to promote data use, 5G and climate protection

Hannover Messe 2020 to promote data use, 5G and climate protection

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 18 February 2020

At the preview event, Microsoft’s Christoph Berlin spoke about the firm’s manufacturing vision

Feature, Retail, Cloud, Big data, Azure, AI

Retailers use Microsoft technology to future-proof the industry

Retailers use Microsoft technology to future-proof the industry

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 17 February 2020

Firms such as Dr. Martens, H&M and IKEA are using the cloud and AI to improve operations

News, Resources, Utilities, Office, Azure

RWE chooses Avanade tech to prepare for the future

RWE chooses Avanade tech to prepare for the future

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 05 February 2020

Energy firm will use Microsoft Azure-based infrastructure to compete in the changing industry

Case study, Resources, Dynamics, Azure, IoT

ExxonMobil is optimising oil and gas operations with Microsoft

ExxonMobil is optimising oil and gas operations with Microsoft

By Jacqui Griffiths | 05 November 2019

XTO Energy subsidiary is using technologies like Dynamics, Azure and machine learning to improve capital efficiency and support Permian production growth

XTO Energy subsidiary is using digital technologies to improve efficiency and production

News, Resources, Retail, Dynamics

Ferranti extends MECOMS 365 for Italian energy retail

Ferranti extends MECOMS 365 for Italian energy retail

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 24 October 2019

With help from Utilia, MECOMS4ITA will innovate and digitise the country’s utilities market

Case study, Utilities, Office, Dynamics, Azure

Pursuing an all-digital growth strategy

Pursuing an all-digital growth strategy

By Jacqui Griffiths | 30 September 2019

MECOMS helped Sorgenia, an independent Italian utility company, to transform its IT infrastructure

MECOMS helped Sorgenia, an independent Italian utility company, to transform its IT infrastructure

News, Resources, Cloud, Azure

Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft to transform energy sector

Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft to transform energy sector

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 17 September 2019

Firms will build Azure-based applications to better analyse data and obtain meaningful insights

News, Government, Dynamics

How digital technology is uniting local governments and citizens

How digital technology is uniting local governments and citizens

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 08 July 2019

New Velrada whitepaper outlines the benefits of driving community engagement

News, Resources, Cloud, Azure

Microsoft and Eneco to drive sustainable business transformations

Microsoft and Eneco to drive sustainable business transformations

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 23 May 2019

Partnership will use clean wind energy to power datacentres as of 2022

News, Event, Resources, Hannover Messe

Hannover Messe: 25 years of hydrogen and fuel cells

Hannover Messe: 25 years of hydrogen and fuel cells

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 02 April 2019

Event highlights the importance of the alternative energy source, with Toyota and Daimler exhibiting

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