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New Business Models are the Key to Successful Digital Transformation 

In the wake of Microsoft Envision, we’ve been having a lot of conversations surrounding digital transformation. But whether you’re considering shifting your product lineup to focus more on services or you’ve set your sights on developing Internet of Things (IoT) functionality, there’s one concept you’re likely going to have to embrace: your business model is

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Bringing strategy to life: Canadian organizations at Envision 

On Day 2 of Envision, the strategic vision offered on day one by Satya and others has been illustrated by leaders driving transformation in their own organizations, particularly organizations with significant need for scaling to the cloud securely, such as those in the public sector. Adoption of Technology After a series of major acquisitions, Gibsons

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3 key business benefits of attending Microsoft Envision 

Microsoft kicked off Envision 2016 with a greatly-anticipated keynote from Satya Nadella. The theatre was packed and the excitement was palpable. “We’re going to spend the next three days having conversations about how technology shapes what we do as businesses and as a society,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. He remarked on the fact

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The Trusted Cloud: A Canadian Milestone 

Last year, Microsoft announced plans to launch two new Canadian datacenters. On March 14th, we celebrated a new milestone: select Microsoft Canadian customers and partners have begun an operational preview of Microsoft Azure cloud in local cloud regions. This milestone marks the start of a significant expansion of Microsoft’s trusted cloud services into Canada, and represents a major leap forward for

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Digitization and IT Darwinism: Reinventing IT Leadership in 2016 

Around the world, companies and organizations – and the IT leaders who support them – are urgently re-inventing their cultures, skills, and measures of success to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital revolution. It’s certainly the case at Microsoft. Not convinced? Read on.

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Will you disrupt? Leading business transformation in the digital age 

The world is changing at an ever increasing pace. Business leaders face disruption on multiple fronts: changing market value propositions for products, services and interactions. In order to do this, they must tackle non-traditional competitors, new business models, and cyber security.  They must also cultivate a multi-generational “digital literate” talent pool and build capabilities to respond

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The Rise of the Modern Marketer 

Marketing has evolved far beyond the traditional channels of TV, radio, and print and is more complex than the next social channel or digital trend. Marketing has now entered the age of the empowered and informed buyer where the customer is at the center of every marketing decision.

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Going global 

Guiding your way around large and crowded indoor venues, such as shopping malls, sports stadiums, museums, convention centers and hospitals, can be difficult. Signage is often ineffective and the global positioning technologies built into mobiles cannot be used indoors because they require a clear satellite signal to work effectively. Today, many companies are realizing the benefits of deploying indoor location-based services (ILBS) solutions that not only help people navigate venues easily, but also provide them with contextual information to enhance the visitor experience.

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NAB Show highlights: Where content comes together 

It’s hard to believe another NAB is behind us. The show floor was buzzing with cloud and over-the-top (OTT) interest, and in this blog I want to take a moment to reflect on a couple of amazing partner applications demonstrated in our booth this year.