Technology and COVID-19: A new way to upskill people with disabilities
In India, virtual work environments open up new opportunities for inclusion S Gokulakrishnan studied hard and snagged his first job soon after he earned his degree. A year later, like many of us do, he took a break from work to rethink his career. This 26-year-old commerce graduate and chartered accountant (intermediate) from Chennai in […]
Oracle NetSuite Named a Leader in Forrester Wave reports for Services and Distribution Businesses
Forrester Research has named Oracle NetSuite a leader in two recent reports, The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms For Services Businesses, Q3 2020 and The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms For Distribution Businesses, Q3 2020. Oracle NetSuite was one of only three vendors to be named as leaders among 12 that qualified for evaluation in […]
To the moon and beyond: How HoloLens 2 is helping build NASA’s Orion spacecraft
When workers for Lockheed Martin began assembling the crew seats for a spacecraft designed to return astronauts to the moon and pave the way for human exploration to Mars, they had no need for paper instructions or tablet screens to work from. Everything they needed to see — from animations of how pieces fit together […]
Predicting epidemics like the weather: How Microsoft Premonition can help in the global fight against disease outbreaks
What’s the weather like outside?” It’s a simple question, that we don’t think twice about. Our smart assistants, phones or a simple internet search can answer it. But it actually takes a global sensor network of weather stations, advanced data analytics and modern supercomputers to make these predictions. Microsoft Premonition envisions doing the same for […]
Microsoft demonstrates how to increase green energy in Ireland one rooftop at a time
Solar panels being installed on the roofs of dozens of schools throughout Dublin, Ireland, reflect a novel front in the fight against global climate change, according to a senior software engineer and a sustainability lead at Microsoft. The technology company partnered with SSE Airtricity, Ireland’s largest provider of 100% green energy and a part of […]
Everhard Industries Plans Ahead After Successful ERP Implementation
Implementing an ERP system can seem daunting, but with the right planning, the process can be relatively pain free. Everhard Industries is a 94-year-old, fourth generation, family-owned Australian manufacturer of drainage systems. For 20 years, it had relied on an on-premises QAD ERP solution, but Everhard’s head of IT, Steve Dobe, knew the business would […]
Continuous Employee Engagement: A Sneak Peek at What’s New with SuitePeople in the NetSuite 2020 Release 2
Employees are more engaged when they receive regular feedback on their performance, with an eye toward growing their career. A new SuitePeople solution, Performance Management, helps employees stay engaged with active, real-time goal monitoring, reflections on past performance and recognition for achievements by peers and managers. HR leaders now have a more efficient way to […]
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably
Earlier this summer, marine specialists reeled up a shipping-container-size datacenter coated in algae, barnacles and sea anemones from the seafloor off Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The retrieval launched the final phase of a years-long effort that proved the concept of underwater datacenters is feasible, as well as logistically, environmentally and economically practical. Microsoft’s Project Natick team […]
Microsoft will replenish more water than it consumes by 2030
Water is essential to life. We depend on it for our survival. The basic need has shaped how human societies have advanced over time. Explorers from pre-Columbian times and the age of antiquity to NASA have lived by the motto “follow the water” as they have sought and continue to seek to discover new opportunities […]
Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher, Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion
More than three billion people on the planet play games for fun, escape, and human connection. Unlike any other medium, games empower people to engage in creativity, strategic thinking and teamwork, immersing them into interactive stories and worlds created by some of the world’s most amazing creators. The cultural phenomenon of gaming has made it […]