FINNING | Digital Transformation on the Azure Cloud


In 2015, Finning decided to upgrade its customer experience strategy. The goal: to double down on interconnectivity and integration by using IoT devices to obtain data from all available touchpoints.

Watch this video to learn how Finning managed to overcome two of the construction industry’s main challenges—disconnected data and paper-based processes—and reap the benefits of digital transformation with Azure IoT.

School district innovates across curriculum with game-based software platform

For the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), creating stimulating educational experiences for students is top priority. They focused on providing education technology that would inspire educators and make students excited to learn. As part of the mission to give students a well-rounded education, CMS deployed Minecraft: Education Edition to engage students and ignite their passion for learning. Check out this video to see how this school district made learning fun and improved student skills like math fluency and critical thinking.

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Modernizing the Data Estate with Azure | Rachita Sundar


Businesses are amassing enormous amounts of data, more than they know what to do with. Most are just using it to put together dense periodic reports explaining “what” happened too long after the fact to be of much use. Modernizing your digital workplace by moving to Azure and utilizing its AI technology can help you get a handle on your data and graduate from “what” happened to “how” it happened and, finally, to what “will” happen to inform what you should do all within a relevant period of time.

How Entrepreneurs Are Connecting the World With IoT

As we enter a new decade, the number of IoT-connected devices is predicted to grow 3x from 2019 to 2020, totaling 21 billion devices. As competition increases, so does innovation, and companies across the world are coming up with new uses and applications for the ever-increasing number of devices that are turned on each day.

In this Entrepreneur.com article, you’ll learn how companies and startups are finding new market niches to exploit the near unlimited potential of IoT technology, and how they’re causing disruptive waves that ripple across different trades to nurture a near trillion-dollar industry.

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Customer story: Landgren


Swedish real estate company Landgren has made a name for itself by being ahead of the technological curve and prioritizing innovation. So far, Landgren has capitalized on standing out from the crowd, but here’s the catch: The company has no IT department. Using security solutions from Microsoft 365 allows Landgren to comply with strict European data privacy standards, ensuring that the company is protected against data loss and cyberattacks.

Finding the right IoT solution for your business

It’s no secret that IoT is revolutionizing business around the world. However, investing in IoT is not as simple as investing money in new platforms or applications. The real challenge lies in finding a model that works for your business and adjusts to your organization’s focus and competitive advantage. In other words, it’s the opposite of a one-size-fits-all approach, and making the wrong choice can have profound consequences that can take years to overcome.

In this infographic, we’ll cover the distinctions between Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service models, as well as explain the main variables that can determine where your business stands when choosing one of these models.

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