Interviews

Interview, Manufacturing

Avanade is putting the ‘digital’ in digital transformation

Avanade is putting the ‘digital’ in digital transformation

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 31 January 2023

Chris Lowndes and Barry Maybank share why digital twins and service-centric business models could be the answer to the ever-evolving challenges facing the manufacturing industry

Chris Lowndes and Barry Maybank discuss the value of digital twins and service-centric business models

Interview, Education

Low-code training is bridging the digital employability gap

Low-code training is bridging the digital employability gap

By Alice Chambers | 30 January 2023

Microsoft’s Ryan Cunningham and PMI’s Sam Sibley reveal how the new Power Platform University Hub is helping students to develop much-needed technology skills

How Power Platform University Hub is helping students develop digital skills

From disruption to resilience with the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform

From disruption to resilience with the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 27 January 2023

Overhaul’s involvement with Microsoft’s new Supply Chain Center will see it transform experiences for Microsoft partners and customers. David Warrick explains

David Warrick discusses how Overhaul can transform experiences for partners and customers

Interview, Big data

Data is key to business success, says Mankgopo Moroaswi

Data is key to business success, says Mankgopo Moroaswi

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 25 January 2023

Orbus Software’s iServer365 platform gives customers unprecedented access to application information. Orbus’s Reda Gadiri and OBASA’s Moroaswi share more

Orbus Software’s iServer365 platform gives customers unprecedented access to application information

Interview, Big data

Thinking business before technology at Orbus Software

Thinking business before technology at Orbus Software

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 17 January 2023

Gareth Burton explains why he believes the phrase ‘digital transformation’ is becoming meaningless and how partnerships are essential for his firm’s success

Gareth Burton explains why he believes the phrase ‘digital transformation’ is becoming meaningless

Interview, Retail, AI

The epitome of resilient retail with Microsoft and Blue Yonder

The epitome of resilient retail with Microsoft and Blue Yonder

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 13 January 2023

Sue McMahon and Erin Halka discuss the new, omnichannel retail landscape and why brands must leverage AI to meet customers’ expectations and supply chain demands

Sue McMahon and Erin Halka discuss why AI is essential to meet customer expectations

Interview, Communications, Teams

How Mida Solutions is delivering high-quality customer communications

How Mida Solutions is delivering high-quality customer communications

By Rebecca Gibson | 11 January 2023

Attilio Licciardello shares how the firm’s suite of certified unified communications products help enterprises to seamlessly interact with customers within the Microsoft Teams environment, while ensuring regulatory compliance

Firm’s UC products help enterprises to interact with customers within Microsoft Teams

Interview, Retail, AI

Understanding consumers is key for retail innovation

Understanding consumers is key for retail innovation

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 09 January 2023

Lindsay Carpen shares how RSM’s focus on understanding retail consumers helps its clients create premium customer experiences

Lindsay Carpen shares how RSM’s focus on consumers helps clients improve customer experiences

Interview, Manufacturing, HoloLens

The metaverse: a transformative technology

The metaverse: a transformative technology

By Rebecca Gibson | 09 January 2023

AVEVA’s Simon Bennet predicts how the industrial metaverse will evolve and why it could improve supply chain management, design processes, collaboration and more

AVEVA’s Simon Bennet predicts how the industrial metaverse will evolve and its potential benefits

Interview, Retail, Cloud

The power of unified commerce in meeting customer expectations

The power of unified commerce in meeting customer expectations

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 05 January 2023

Flooid’s Donna Stevens discusses how the cloud and omnichannel offerings can help retailers to deliver the experiences that customers want

Flooid’s Donna Stevens discusses the retail value of the cloud and omnichannel offerings

Interview, Manufacturing

Communication is key to surmounting supply chain challenges

Communication is key to surmounting supply chain challenges

By Rebecca Gibson | 05 January 2023

AVIXA’s Sean Wargo explains why improving communication will be pivotal for resolving the supply chain issues facing the global audiovisual industry

AVIXA’s Sean Wargo explains how improving collaboration will help the audiovisual industry

Feature, Transportation, Cloud, IoT

Microsoft and partners are helping to develop connected urban transport

Microsoft and partners are helping to develop connected urban transport

By Elly Yates-Roberts | 23 December 2022

Microsoft and its ecosystem of partners are demonstrating that the power and flexibility of IoT, cloud and other technologies are helping city leaders deliver next-generation transportation systems

IoT, cloud and other technologies are helping city leaders deliver next-generation transportation

Feature, Retail, Consumer goods, AI

How businesses can maintain retail resilience with Microsoft

How businesses can maintain retail resilience with Microsoft

By Rebecca Gibson | 22 December 2022

Unstable supply chains, labour shortages and inflation are major challenges forcing retailers and consumer goods organisations to rapidly rethink their operating models to remain competitive. Shelley Bransten explains how solutions from Microsoft and its partners can help them to remain agile and innovative

Shelley Bransten outlines solutions that can support retail and consumer goods organisations

Feature, Financial services, Dynamics, Cloud, Azure

Empowering workforces to strengthen customer loyalty

Empowering workforces to strengthen customer loyalty

By Lindsay James | 21 December 2022

Today’s financial services leaders are tasked with the careful balancing act of driving greater efficiencies while consistently improving the customer experience. Empowering the workforce is imperative to this – and technology from Microsoft and its partners can help

Technology from Microsoft and its partners can help to improve the financial services customer experience

Feature, Media, AI

How Microsoft is creating a personalised media revolution

How Microsoft is creating a personalised media revolution

By Alex Smith | 19 December 2022

Consumers of media content are looking for ways to navigate the dizzying array of choice now available to them. Microsoft’s Leonard Arul and Scott Davis discuss the potential of personalised services to improve experiences and revenue

Leonard Arul and Scott Davis discuss how tailored services can improve experiences

Feature, Manufacturing

Combining physical and digital manufacturing

Combining physical and digital manufacturing

By Jacqui Griffiths | 16 December 2022

Microsoft’s Indranil Sircar discusses how weaving together digital and physical environments is enabling manufacturers to optimise processes, predict business outcomes and elevate the customer experience

Microsoft’s Indranil Sircar explains how this optimises processes and customer experiences

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