Avanade Reimagines Access to Training and Skills Management Using Microsoft Entra Verified ID

Oftentimes the best and most creative ideas come from within an organization, as professional services and technology provider Avanade recently found out. Read the blog to gain insight on how Microsoft Entra Verified ID helped enable this as the company shifted from owning all the identities and credentials to the users controlling their own credentials—when they want to use them and what they want to share.

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Complimentary Cloud Reliability Consultation

Understanding the reliability of your cloud infrastructure is essential to identifying opportunities, areas for improvement and risks. In addition, it can help you establish performance goals to ensure your cloud infrastructure meets the needs of users and customers. Experts in cloud infrastructure planning and implementation, Mowry International can help you assess the reliability of yours. Receive a Complimentary Cloud Reliability Consultation when you schedule direct.

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Data as a Differentiator: How Retail Banks are Rethinking the Customer Experience

Retail banks have reached a tipping point. Pressured by competition and the increasing sophistication of customers, they must seek out new ways to differentiate themselves. With financial products and services largely the same across the industry, creating a superior customer experience has emerged as the best way to stand out. To do so, banks must be able to use data to drive personalized solutions and services at scale. Download this eBook for a deeper look at these trends and how you can use data to differentiate customer experiences at your bank.

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Azure Defender for IoT helps Global Geological Materials Company Secure Production and Bridge the IT/OT Gap

Keeping pace with digital transformation isn’t easy, particularly when your company is mainly focused on pulling rocks from the ground. This customer success story highlights how an IoT security solution became a top priority for global lime and minerals producer Lhoist to keep digital transformation from stalling. Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT has enabled Lhoist’s critical OT equipment to be more connected to the plant’s IT network, which is in turn connected to the larger organization’s corporate IT network. With 80 plants in more than 25 countries, this unifying of IT security with industrial automation was a critical factor in the company’s continued digital transformation evolution. Read the story to learn from Lhoist’s experience.

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Measuring the value of moving to the cloud — and innovative ways to get there

With the financial services industry facing challenges in data management reliability, governance and security, there is no time to waste on moving to the cloud. Organizations that act decisively in cloud adoption will quickly discover new paths to innovation. In this Microsoft Industry Blog post, Microsoft CTO Laurent Verdier outlines the transformative benefits of moving to the cloud and provides tips for determining and taking the best path. Read the blog for ideas on how cloud adoption can set you up for long-term success.

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4 ways to deliver a personalized banking experience

Today’s bank customers want personalized banking with the ubiquitous access that comes from a seamless, omnichannel experience. What should a personalized customer experience look like at your bank? This Microsoft Industry Blog gives you a look. Read it for an at-a-glance of the 4 pillars of a seamless banking customer experience and how Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services helps deliver it.

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New Research Shows IoT and OT Innovation is Critical to Business but Comes with Significant Risk

This blog explores the security risks inherent with IoT/OT and concludes adoption is critical even with the security challenges. In addition, it provides a link to a collaborative report from Microsoft and the Ponemon Institute highligting data on the state of IoT and OT security from a customer’s perspective. Read the blog for a review of the research and quantified findings.

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