Yes, it’s AI again! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is always in the limelight from the last couple of years. Mostly it is considered as a blessing to the IT world. However, many experts have shown their doubtfulness too. No, you just can’t say “Ok Boomer” here! Of course, they have greater reasons i.e. a threat to […]
Archives for 2019
New Study Reveals In-Store Shopping is up to 60 Percent More Favorable for the Environment than Online Shopping
How to Evaluate Connectivity Options for Smart Water Meters in the IoT Age
The promise of connected smart meters has been discussed for years, and many utilities have used mobile reading solutions for years, but only a few are starting to look seriously at the implementation of fixed network connectivity, especially in North America and Europe. Wireless connectivity is more widely seen as a key enabler but the […]
Azure Lighthouse: The managed service provider perspective
This blog post was co-authored by Nikhil Jethava, Senior Program Manager, Azure Lighthouse. Azure Lighthouse became generally available in July this year and we have seen a tremendous response from Azure managed service provider communities who are excited about the scale and precision of management that the Azure platform now enables with cross tenant management. […]
EU court opinion finds EU-US data transfers lawful but raises questions over Privacy Shield
Connecting Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud in the UK and Canada
In June 2019, Microsoft announced a cloud interoperability collaboration with Oracle that will enable our customers to migrate and run enterprise workloads across Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. At Oracle OpenWorld in September, the cross-cloud collaboration was a big part of the conversation. Since then, we have fielded interest from mutual customers who want to […]
Ericsson and Microsoft team up for the next generation of connected cars
Integration of Ericsson’s Connected Vehicle Cloud and Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform enables automakers to accelerate the delivery of new connected car services worldwide Connected vehicle cloud as-a-service to reduce complexity, enable innovation, and simplify the application development in automotive industry Ericsson and Microsoft are bringing their connected vehicle expertise together. Ericsson is building its Connected […]
Europe and Asia-Pacific leaders in multiple smart city applications
Berg Insight today released new findings about the market for connected public spaces – a group of smart city applications that enables improved management of public spaces within cities – including smart street lighting, smart parking, smart waste collection and smart city surveillance. The global installed base of smart street lights reached 10.4 million units […]
Tips for learning Azure in the new year
As 2020 is upon us, it's natural to take time and reflect back on the current year’s achievements (and challenges) and begin planning for the next year. One of our New Year’s resolutions was to continue live streaming software development topics to folks all over the world. In our broadcasts in late November and December, […]
On-demand connectivity services deliver on the needs of IoT applications
Every second, 127 everyday items are connected to the internet, according to McKinsey & Company. From home security systems, dishwashers and washing machines to wearables, autonomous vehicles and much more, the integration of connected technology into our daily lives is quickly becoming a reality. Thanks to inexpensive processors and advanced wireless networks, says Adolfo Perez-Duran […]