Change Management Needs Change Management

In this article, Rephael Sweary suggests that companies must combat competing technological giants “by hyperactivating their capability to react to digital change. [This can be] an especially tall ask for organizations rooted in a long history of pre-digital operations.” This pattern transcends industry verticals. Where are you in your digital transformation? Read More…

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance

Managed Instance is a resource type in SQL Database that enables you to quickly and confidently move your SQL Server databases (2005 and newer) at scale to the cloud. Companies report a 212% return on investment by moving their SQL Server databases to Azure with less that 6 months post-migration payback. Read this infographic for more on how straightforward and …

How migrating to Azure is modernizing JB Hunt

JB Hunt is reinventing its enterprise by migrating to the Azure cloud, which is helping the company manage 18 billion integration points and 8 billion transactions over the next 3-5 years. They are moving over 2100 applications to one platform. “This isn’t a cookie cutter approach,” Vana Matte, Senior VP of Technology says. Microsoft Azure can help you disrupt your …

Move and Modernize your Microsoft workloads with Azure

Don’t let the cost of moving, planning for migration, support and cloud transformation overwhelm you! We’re here to help. Here’s a quick overview on the process of modernizing your workload with Azure. Contact us to learn more. View: Move and Modernize your Microsoft workloads with Azure

Modern Workplace with Secure Score: Improve Security At-a-Glance

As remote work grows, so do the risks within the Office 365 platform. Securing your data in this new environment requires additional protections. Check out this solution brief to learn how Modern Workplace with Secure Score helps you prioritize your risks so you can take steps toward mitigating them. View: Modern Workplace with Secure Score: Improve Security At-a-Glance

Steve Gleason on technology and making ideas come to life

Companies that have adopted the cloud to drive business growth move faster, deliver more value and are able to address change more effectively than those constrained by rigid policies and processes. They use the flexibility of the cloud to their advantage, constantly finding new ways to scale nearly infinitely and gain deeper insights into customers that other companies only dream …

How Airbus is transforming aerospace with Microsoft Azure Stack

Discover how Airbus took its Defense and Space program on a digital transformation journey to fine-tune the design, build and operation of complex products. Learn why Microsoft Azure Stack is critical to program success–not only for the ways it optimizes new digital technologies, but also for how it drives a significant change management process across the organization. By leveraging the …

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Microsoft Surface: Transforming the Digital Workplace

As computer technology continues to evolve, the need for collaboration and secure hardware endpoints and software infrastructure becomes crucial for enterprise businesses, schools and government agencies. Having the flexibility to work anywhere and access mission-applications is now a required element in the strategy of every IT department mainly due to the recent pandemic. Microsoft provides business and government customers with …

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Remote Work and Distance Learning with Cisco Webex

Transitioning to Remote Work and Distance Learning As many government, commercial and education agencies shifted to remote work and distance learning over the past couple of months – the world discovered that many work tasks and education initiatives can be completed from anywhere. In fact, productivity and efficiency could be increased for organizations deploying collaboration applications to their employees and …

Customer story: How migrating to Azure is modernizing JB Hunt

Trucking company JB Hunt handles over 3.5 million trucks on the road each day. Customers want to know where their freight is in real time. That’s why JB Hunt built their tracking system on a traditional mainframe. But as the amount of data they collected increased, their old system couldn’t keep up. JB Hunt chose to migrate to Azure. With Azure, they migrated thousands of applications onto one platform.

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