Serena Sacks-Mandel | General Manager, US Education Customer Success K-12 educators devote their lives to ensuring every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and achieve their best. However, their work has become more challenging in the past few years. Issues of equity and access, social-emotional learning, and educational achievement have been exacerbated by the…Read more
S. Craig Watkins is the Ernest A. Sharpe Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, an internationally recognized expert in media, founding director of the Institute for Media Innovation, and the Lead Principal Investigator for UT’s Good Systems Designing AI for Racial Justice research project. Before coming to Microsoft, Stephen Elkin served as…Read more
Lisa Griego | Director, Retail & Consumer Goods, Microsoft Delighting consumer goods (CG) customers has a different meaning today than it did more than a year ago. Every aspect of how we work, live, and shop has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic, and I don’t think anyone would have imagined just how extensively this world…Read more
Professional developers on Code Project have pulled together a series of 21 articles that answers questions like “What is cloud native, and how do I get started?” and “How do I deploy Functions with Azure DevOps?” There are articles for both Java and Node.js developers, so you can learn about cloud native, regardless of what programming…Read more
Molly K. McCarthy MBA, RN-BC | National Director, Health Providers and Plans Industry, Microsoft Kathleen McGrow DNP, MS, RN, PMP | US Chief Nursing Information Officer, Microsoft Kelly Larrabee-Robke, MBA, MS, RN | US Chief Nursing Officer, Microsoft The challenges faced by healthcare worldwide in the last year have resulted in unprecedented challenges and remarkable…Read more
Digital Transformation is about understanding your industry, thinking about the future of your company, and owning your path as a digital company. Consolidating your data across the geographical diversity of your offices, workforce, and disparate data management platforms can be critical in your digital transformation journey. We talked to BrightSpring Health Services, one of the…Read more
Clifford Goldsmith | B.Sc., MBBCh (MD), US Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft I am proud to count myself among the cadre of physicians who incorporate healthcare informatics in their medical practice. We may have downsized our clinical practices, but we remain as strongly committed to the principles of the Hippocratic Oath as we were when we took the oath in medical school. Our priority has been and…Read more
Is your organization applying to the second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding (PPP-2)? If so, be sure to review the updated guidelines for this funding round. The program is open to all eligible entities from March 10 through March 31, 2021. To help businesses with fewer than 20 employees and sole proprietors access these…Read more
It looks like winter will be even quieter than usual this year. So, if you’re in the mood for something more interesting than jigsaw puzzles and longer lasting than gingerbread, how about learning some new technical skills? Check out these Microsoft Learn modules to sharpen your cloud skills Four Microsoft Cloud Advocates have created modules…Read more
Has your organization had to flip the switch on remote productivity this year? Read the post on Windows Virtual Desktop and Surface to learn about the benefits of using a virtual desktop solution to help scale and meet the demands of an evolving workforce under changing conditions. Let’s step back a bit and explore the concept of modern endpoint management…Read more
Business operations have transformed tremendously over the course of 2020. Leaders across all industries, including financial services, have evolved how they communicate, collaborate, problem solve, and lead teams in a remote and hybrid work culture. And today, many of those leaders shepherding financial services companies through challenging times of change are women. A study by Oliver Wyman found that women now make up 20% of executive committees and 23% of boards at major financial institutions1. Watch the Empowering…Read more
2020 has been a year like none other. COVID-19 has brought about not only a public health crisis, but an economic one as well. But historically, skills training has not reached the people in underserved communities who need it most, such as people of color, people with disabilities, and women. Enter the Global Skills Initiative,…Read more
