Microsoft Promises to “Unlock Value from On-Premise Systems” with Azure Logic Apps
by Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft has announced general availability of Azure Logic Apps, its integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) offering that aims to tie together SaaS and on-premise enterprise applications using an organization’s own rules and business logic. “[We] want to enable our customers by providing the right tools to deliver services faster and stay ahead of competition,” wrote Frank […]
5 tips to avoid summer’s plummeting productivity
By: Sharon Florentine Avoid summer’s plummeting productivity Summer means vacations, cookouts, the beach, the pool, high temperatures and, for many organizations, plummeting productivity. How can you take advantage of the season while still maintaining your workload? Chris Battles, vice president and general manager at Citrix, has five tips to help you stay focused and productive. […]
Case study: IoT lighting system cuts energy costs, improves productivity
By: Michelle Davidson You’d think that with a 3-year-old building, its fixtures and systems would be among the best on the market. Not necessarily so. As Atlas Global Solutions found out after conducting an energy audit of a relatively new manufacturing facility, the light fixtures were costing them more than aging manufacturing equipment—the focus of […]
Azure Security Center Generally Available, Promises Real-Time Threat Response
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Cyber attackers are a clever lot, says Microsoft on its Azure Blog. Author Sarah Fender described that on average, it takes more than 200 days for an organization to detect a breach, with the average cost of a breach reaching into the millions. In essence, the malefactor has enjoyed seven months […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Next-Gen AX Auditing; RV manufacturer AX win; Field Service for GP; AI for Advertising
By: Linda Rosencrance Arbela Technologies Unveils Next-Gen Dynamics AX Auditing Solution Consulting services company Arbela Technologies has rolled out Arbela Auditing and Security Manager (ASM) 4.0 for Microsoft Dynamics AX. The latest version simplifies and automates critical aspects of auditing within Dynamics AX so organizations can better mitigate risk as well as save time and […]
Experlogix Wins 2016 Microsoft Dynamics U.S. ISV of the Year
Experlogix, Inc., the global leader in Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) solutions for Microsoft Dynamics, today proudly announced it has won the 2016 Microsoft Dynamics ISV of the Year for the United States. The award was achieved as a result of Experlogix demonstrating exceptional business success by optimizing the use of Microsoft Dynamics to deliver innovative […]
Land O’Lakes spreads to the cloud with Microsoft (and Google)
By: Matt Kapko Land O’Lakes CIO says no single cloud provider can meet all of the company’s requirements. Google and Microsoft are both in the mix, but the agricultural cooperative still isn’t ready for a full migration. Land O’Lakes has inked its second major partnership with a cloud vendor in as many months. As the […]
Microsoft continues cloud transformation with 100% Azure growth
By: Jamie Davies Microsoft has reported 5% growth to $22.6 billion as the Intelligent Cloud business unit led the charge, with the Azure public cloud offering more than doubling in revenues and compute usage, reports Telecoms.com. The Intelligent Cloud unit, which includes server products and cloud services, Azure and enterprise mobility offerings grew 7% to […]
Cloud computing will impact $1 trillion of IT spending decisions – Gartner
By: Jamie Davies Analyst firm Gartner has predicted more than $1 trillion in IT spending will be directly or indirectly impacted by the transition to cloud computing by 2020. As IT spend steadily shifts from traditional IT offerings through to the cloud, a process which the Gartner team has coined the ‘cloud shift’, the rate […]
Microsoft Announces FY16 Q4 Earnings: Powered by Cloud
by Dann Anthony Maurno In a year dedicated to helping customers “navigate their own digital transformations” (to quote CEO Satya Nadella), Microsoft Corp. has announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, with strong cloud performance and positive net income sending the stock higher in after hours trading. Among the highlights: Revenue was […]