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Azure for Executives

88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

We discuss digital trends and futures and real-world applications! Thought leader guests discuss moving industries forward with digital transformation. The show is especially valuable for business and technology decision-makers.

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GitHub copilot with Scott Densmore

December 06, 2023 19:39 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

In this episode I spoke with Scott Densmore, VP of engineering at GitHub, focusing on GitHub copilot. Scott shared how GitHub Copilot is being used to make developers more impactful and the successes developers are having with the technology. Additionally, Scott shares a bit about how GitHub Copilot works and even gives us a forecast of upcoming features and releases. Show links GitHub Copilot Follow Scott on LinkedIn GitHub Universe keynote Hosts David Starr is a Principal Software D...

Microsoft for Startups and AI Innovations

October 10, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

Microsoft for Startups works with organizations to enable their success. This episode visits the programs available for founders and startups. In addition, the conversation includes how startups are leveraging AI and moving the state-of-the-art forward. Guests Hans Yang is General Manager Microsoft for Startups. He looks for new programs and platforms to enable Microsoft to help startups. Follow Hans on LinkedIn.   Rob Ferguson is head of AI for Startups for Microsoft. As such, he gets t...

Azure Clouds for Industry with Madhan Arumugam Ramakrishnan

August 15, 2023 15:59 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

Madhan Arumugam Ramakrishnan, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft’s Cloud for Industry, introduces us to industry clouds. These industry-aligned clouds provide the full infrastructure of Azure and offer a way for software sellers to enable specific industries with relevant product offerings. As a early contributor to building Azure, Madhan has deep technical chops. He shares some thoughts not only on Azure’s specialty clouds, but we also discuss Microsoft’s AI investments and how they ar...

Mastodon and federated systems with Sujit D'Mello

March 14, 2023 16:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

On today’s episode of Azure for Executives, Sujit D'Mello joins us to discuss Mastodon and federated systems. This episode deviates a bit from our standard fare, but we thought it would be fun to delve into this topics. In addition to learning about the Mastodon micro-blogging system, Sujit helps us understand federated systems, their advantages, and why your company may be interested in setting up its own server. Sujit D’Mello Follow Sujit on your favorite social platform and listen to h...

The Present and Future of AI and Data with Zia Mansoor

February 15, 2023 17:14 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

In this timely discussion, we were joined by Zia Mansoor on the Azure for Executives podcast. Zia is Vice President for Microsoft’s Worldwide Commercial Data and AI Business. He shares his thoughts on the present and future of AI, the relationship between data and AI, what is driving the AI wave, and much more. Join us for this great conversation about how organizations can realize the models and benefits of AI and the data that is enabling it. Follow Zia Mansoor on LinkedIn  Azure Synaps...

Creating Tools for Developers with Amanda Silver

January 26, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

We’re joined by Amanda Silver, CVP of Product in Microsoft’s Developer Division (DevDiv). She takes us through the present and future of developer tools and how organizations are making investments on next-generation development ecosystems. Guest information Follow Amanda on LinkedIn Topics discussed in this episode include the following. Visual Studio Visual Studio Code Microsoft Dev Box GitHub Copilot Azure Spring Apps And much more! Host information Paul Maher is General Manage...

Moving to the cloud using Azure Landing Zones with Jeff Mitchell and Dom Allen

January 10, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Are you still considering a move to the Azure cloud? If so, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Azure for Executives podcast we discuss Azure Landing Zones, tools for helping organizations move their workloads into Azure. Beyond prescriptive guidance, Azure Landing Zones provide reference architectures for solutions of all sizes to help with moving to Azure. Guests Dom Allen on LinkedIn Jeff Mitchell  on LinkedIn More on Azure Landing Zones Join the upcoming Azure Landing Z...

Rebooting the podcast with Paul Maher and David Starr

January 10, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

This is a unique episode. Short and sweet. Since David and Paul really don’t have a chance to introduce themselves in regular episodes, they thought it might be good to take an opportunity to do so in this episode. After introductions, they share announcements regarding the future of this podcast. Episode Links: Mastering The Marketplace Hosts: Paul Maher is General Manager of the Commercial Marketplace Service Team at Microsoft. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter. David Starr is a Pri...

Effectively Adopting the Cloud with Brian Blanchard

April 18, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 12.7 MB

Today's episode focuses on the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure (CAF) with our guest, Global Engineering Lead for the CAF, Brian Blanchard. The CAF framework provides guidance for creating and implementing business and technology strategies for the cloud. We discuss moving your technology and business to Microsoft Azure and talk about some best practices for business decision-makers, cloud architects, and other technology leaders. We also talk about mistakes people can make alon...

Developer Relations at Microsoft with Jeff Sandquist

February 14, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 13.9 MB

In this episode, we’re talking about how Microsoft engages with the developer community.  Growing and maintaining a strong community of developers has always been important to Microsoft. Our developer relations team, led by Corporate Vice President of Developer Relations at Microsoft Jeff Sandquist, makes the world better for developers and enables them to apply the latest technologies to create software that changes the world. Episode Links: Episode Transcript Azure Developer Community ...

Confidential Computing with Graham Bury, Eden Cohen, and Anna Montalat Campamar

December 16, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 15.6 MB

Microsoft believes security and information privacy are fundamental rights. And Microsoft has taken this to heart with a Confidential Computing initiative as part of the overall Azure promise on trust and security. In this episode, Graham Bury, Eden Cohen, and Anna Montalat Campamar talk about what Confidential Computing is, what is Microsoft’s vision for Confidential Computing in the Azure space is, pros and cons to computing confidentially on the cloud rather than a private data center, a...

Executive Leadership During Digital Transformation with Merrie Williamson

December 07, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 17.1 MB

We are discussing what it means for technology executives to lead their companies through true digital transformations, both from technology and cultural change perspectives. We’ve mentioned digital transformation several times over various episodes.  Today, we’ll be making digital transformation very tangible and providing guidance for leaders looking to revamp their organizations with technically driven initiatives with our guest Merrie Williamson, the Corporate Vice President of Azure In...

Scaling Your Business Through The Microsoft Commercial Marketplace with Tanuj Bansal

November 09, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes - 13.6 MB

Today we’re talking about opportunities partners have in marketing and selling their solutions through Microsoft’s commercial marketplace. Through our commercial marketplace, partners have an opportunity to unlock access to millions of customers at a worldwide scale.  Here, you’ll learn how the commercial marketplace works and steps you can take to take advantage of this in your business strategy. Episode Links: Episode Transcript ISVs and Partners: Publish Your App Customers: Buy an app ...

AI in Retail Innovation with Orlando Fernandes

September 02, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

On this episode, we are talk about the Azure Marketplace in the retail space: how the Azure Marketplace can help retailers, and how the it may be important for your business, both as a customer or as a solution publisher with our guest, Orlando Fernandes of XNFY Labs. Episode Links: Episode Transcript XNFY Microsoft Cloud For Retail Azure For Retail Guests: Orlando Fernandes works in Innovation & AI for the retail segment. He has the goal to create solutions that could change paradigms a...

Microsoft’s Low Code Platform with Charles Lamanna and Ryan Cunningham

July 29, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

Low Code solution creation is all the rage. A Gartner report even forecasts, “By 2024, 75% of large enterprises will be using low-code development tools.” In this episode we’re discussing Microsoft’s Low Code platform. We’ll hear why it can matter for you at a strategic level in your organization and we’ll also be digging down into the capabilities of the platform. Our guests today, Charles Lamanna and Ryan Cunningham, talk about what types of solutions people are building using the platfor...

Meeting Supply Chain Challenges in Healthcare and Pharma with Sunil Ghogre and Yogendra Chordia

June 03, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 29.8 MB

COVID-19 has presented major challenges to healthcare, and lately that’s included accelerating the development and delivery of vaccines and therapeutics at scale. Luckily, in recent months we’ve seen an acceleration in the supply lines of delivering vaccines from manufacturers to recipients. Today we are talking with Microsoft partner Schrocken’s Sunil Ghogre and Yogendra Chordia, and Microsoft’s David Houlding about empowering life sciences organizations to meet supply chain challenges. E...

The Future of Computing and AI in IOT with Eva Schönleitner and Christian Lutz

May 20, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MB

In this episode, we’re talking about the IoT (Internet of Things) space and the related data that drives the industry with two industry leaders from Crate.io who specialize in IoT data management: Christian Lutz, founder, and president, and Eva Schönleitner, CEO. Data in the IoT space is unique in many ways, most notably in shape and scale. Also discussed are some of the many announcements made by Microsoft at the annual Ignite conference, which was held recently. As always, there was a lot...

The Emerging Technologies of Insurance with Rob Galbraith

May 06, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 45.6 MB

Insurance has some problems. It’s too complex, too expensive, and it doesn’t cover everyone.  Our guest today, Rob Galbraith, the most interesting man in insurance and author of the book The End of Insurance as We Know It, says that tech can help though, but it must be relevant to the consumer’s needs. To support this hypothesis, he has coined the acronym S.C.A.L.E.D. to focus on the technologies he believes are transforming the insurance industry. He tells us what it means and explains eac...

The Future of Work and Building the Organizations of Tomorrow with Dr. Mark van Rijmenam

April 22, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 32.6 MB

In this episode, we talk about looking at various technologies and their impact on business and society. Our guest and digital speaker, Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, talks about cutting-edge tech like augmented reality and describes how wearables can be used by insurers to promote good health, which benefits both insurers and their clients. Microsoft Mesh enables presence and shared experiences from anywhere – on any device – through mixed reality applications.  Additionally, he talks about the d...

Next-Level High Performance Computing on Azure with Tim Carroll and Evan Burness

April 08, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

In this episode, we talk about high-performance computing (HPC). HPC is important in many industries and lets us work with data at scale, operate on large media files, work with large AI and ML workloads, and run big batches of worker jobs. Tim Carroll, Director for HPC & AI for Research at Microsoft, and Evan Burness, Principal Program Manager for HPC & Big Compute in Microsoft Azure tell us what high-performance computing is and why it’s unique, how it is being used in the industry today,...

Building and selling Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions with Ercenk Keresteci

March 25, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 16.3 MB

Most organizations producing software are moving their workloads to the cloud. In doing so they are typically choosing between 3 modes of cloud service, especially regarding their product architecture. The 3 main models for cloud offerings are IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Moving solutions to the cloud, or building a cloud-native solution, requires rethinking how we sell and distribute our software. Cloud-first sales models can be very different than traditional sales pipelines. Today we are focusi...

Using blockchain to secure data with Kohei Kurihara

March 11, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 37.4 MB

Kohei Kurihara, co-founder of Privacy by Design Lab and President of the Tokyo chapter of the Government Blockchain Association, helps us understand the difference between public and private blockchain and talks about how blockchain can be used in data privacy scenarios, how blockchain fits into the larger IT ecosystem, and which industries are taking up blockchain today. Additionally, David Houlding, Director of Healthcare Experiences at Microsoft tells us what investments in blockchain he...

The technologies of securing physical space during the pandemic with Andrew Busby

February 25, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 36.6 MB

Acknowledging the pandemic in the UK is presenting some unique challenges. Andrew Busby, the founder of Retail Reflections and co-founder of SafePrem, talks about how is the pandemic is impacting retail in the UK and across the world and the digital technologies and trends retailers are specifically using that are really making a difference right now. We also discuss how Microsoft is taking part in some of the technologies or trends Andrew describes, and what Microsoft and other retailers a...

Real time data-driven decisions and responses with Jamshed Patel and Nick Leimer

February 11, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

In this episode, we talk about making data-driven decisions using DataVisor with Jamshed Patel, Vice President of Solution Engineering. Nick Leimer, Principal Industry Lead in Microsoft Azure for Insurance, explains how seeing more fraud-based solutions in the insurance industry means moving to real-time analysis, alerting, and remediation with DataVisor. While we’re seeing early adopters embrace technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence to help drive their businesses f...

COVID-19 Driven Changes in Healthcare – Will They Endure? with Irma Rastegayeva and Evan Kirstel

January 28, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

In this episode, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare so rapidly in 2020 and whether these changes will stick in years to come. David Houlding, Director of Healthcare Experiences on the Microsoft Industry Experiences team, describes some of Microsoft’s current major initiatives around Healthcare like investing in AI. Our guests, Irma Rastegayeva and Evan Kirstel of eViRa Health talk about what interesting technology and trends are in healthcare right now, as well as how...

High-performance, flexible, and scalable databases with mongoDB with Alan Chhabra

January 21, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 33.2 MB

In this episode, Alan Chhabra, SVP of Partners and SVP of Asia Sales at MongoDB, talks about MongoDB, a high-performance database best suited for Big Data applications and Agile software development practices. It offers a flexible data model, elastic scalability, and high performance. Microsoft Azure is one of the best places to run MongoDB workloads securely and efficiently. Alan discusses trends to be watched in the non-relational database space, MongoDB for website development, as well a...

Disrupting Financial Services with Dr. Louise Beaumont

January 14, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

In this episode, Dr. Louise Beaumont talks about the idea of exploiting disruption: the most meaningful and promising disrupting trends or technologies she is watching, as well as how open and accessible data changes the landscape of financial services, and the technologies driving change around data usage. She also discusses the concept of open banking and its goal to provide services we didn’t know we needed, but now can’t live without, and the value of industry vertical marketplaces. Ep...

Microsoft’s Cloud for Healthcare is Live!

January 07, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

This episode is about the newly announced Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare which is now available! We delve into the capabilities of this industry-vertical cloud and get a sense of why industry clouds are starting to emerge with Microsoft’s Jenn Roth and John Doyle. Healthcare is in transition. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated healthcare technology from nice to haves to imperatives. Jenn and John talk about what the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is, why healthcare data is so difficult t...

Emerging Trends in Financial Services with Nasir Zubairi

December 17, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

In this episode, we discuss trends and technologies influencing and supporting the financial services industry with special guest, Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT), a public/private sector initiative to drive fintech and digitalization for Luxembourg's financial services industry. Nasir shares with us innovations that the LHoFT has given their customers and its overall mission and purpose, Luxembourg as a global financial center, financial Inclusion...

Evolving eCommerce with Jason Goldberg and Sahir Anand

December 15, 2020 16:15 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

In this episode, we talked about retail and consumer goods with a focus on eCommerce and the fast-paced change the industry is seeing with our guests, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis Jason Goldberg, and Principal Industry Lead for Retail & CPG at Microsoft Sahir Anand.  We talk about Microsoft’s retail and consumer goods strategies, interesting technologies or trends in retail right now, the urgency for businesses to change investment priorities considering the pandemic and the ...

Powering a Sustainable Future with Darryl Willis

December 03, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

We talked about Microsoft initiatives, solutions, and technologies in the energy sector with Darryl Willis. Darryl is the Vice President of Energy at Microsoft and he is responsible for driving digital transformation all around the world for companies within oil & gas, mining, renewables, and power & utilities. We’re all aware that energy sustainability is an important topic, and in this episode, we talk about what Microsoft is doing in this area to improve our own sustainability and highli...

Proven Field-Tested Sales Tactics to Explode Commercial Marketplace Sales with James Mastan

November 19, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB

In this episode, James Mastan of Audienz talks about The Business Transformation Playbook for the Azure Marketplace how to effectively go-to-market from the perspective of sales, marketing, operations, and other non-technical factors.  When organizations decide to sell their solutions through the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace, it isn’t unusual for them to start by thinking about the technology behind the solution. There are many types of solutions in the marketplace and this can be a nat...

Using Digital Simulations for Bringing Product to Market with Andy Byers

November 05, 2020 14:34 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

This episode explores amazing technologies and techniques that add tremendous value to organizations looking for new and better ways to bring product to market and discusses simulations of real-world situations in the Azure cloud. Andy Byers, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Ansys, talks about product simulation priorities: more demand for compute, closing the loop between operations and engineering design, and autonomous simulation. He also shares how working with Microsoft solves fo...

Achieving Scale and Growth with Ecommerce in the COVID Era

October 27, 2020 06:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

In our first panel episode, Sahir Anand hosts Microsoft partners to discuss effective digital experiences that are driving ecommerce systems and the supply chain. We hear from our panel of thought leaders about how retailers are successfully acting with agility, especially in the coming holiday season. In addition, the conversation covers how Azure Cognitive Services and AI are playing a larger role in delivering personal experiences to customers. Customer behaviors are changing rapidly in ...

Entering a New Digital Age for Media with Microsoft

October 08, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 14.3 MB

In this episode we discuss how Azure and our partner ecosystem supports the media and communications industries including current applicable trends and technologies. And some of the tech is pretty amazing.  We cover the Azure services media and communications organizations find most valuable and the outcomes experienced by several partners and customers who have used them. This episode mainly focuses on the Media & Entertainment industry. SHOW LINKS Microsoft Media and Communications web...

Partnering with Microsoft and Growing Your Business

September 24, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

This episode is for anyone looking to take their business to the next level by becoming a Microsoft partner, or for existing partners who want to make the most of their benefits. We’re joined by Casey McGee, Vice President for ISV Partner Strategy at Microsoft, who focuses exclusively on our thriving partner ecosystem. Casey shares ways to partner with Microsoft, the benefits this opens up, and the attributes of a great partnership. And, of course, we cover other topics along the way.  Sho...

Productivity & Remote Work with Jared Spataro

September 10, 2020 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

This episode examines Microsoft Team and other productivity tools with a special focus on remote work. The conversation includes the value of our partner ecosystem and how they have added tremendous value to Microsoft’s productivity suite of tools. Learn how Microsoft Teams has become a platform for life, work, and learning. Hear the story of Teams and its use in the NFL Draft.Many customers and use cases are explored around the state of the art in online communications. Learn how to become...

Succeeding with the Realities of Modern Work

September 10, 2020 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

This episode examines Microsoft Team and other productivity tools with a special focus on remote work. The conversation includes the value of our partner ecosystem and how they have added tremendous value to Microsoft’s productivity suite of tools. Learn how Microsoft Teams has become a platform for life, work, and learning. Hear the story of Teams and its use in the NFL Draft.Many customers and use cases are explored around the state of the art in online communications. Learn how ...

Meet the Future of Software Development

August 27, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 22.6 MB

Meet the next generation of technologists and the Microsoft programs that support them. Jennifer Ritzinger and Pablo Veramendi talk with us about the developers you want for your next round of interns! Skilled students are building sophisticated solutions serving many industries and in this conversation we discuss how Microsoft is supporting them. Show Links Microsoft benefits for students Imagine Cup Home Imagine Cup on Twitter Programming with Python | Python for Beginners Microsoft’...

A Rapidly Changing World of Data with Todd Singleton.

August 13, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 20.3 MB

The ways companies are managing data is rapidly changing. New patterns and technologies focused on data management are emerging to help. Join Todd Singleton, General Manager of Solutions in the Azure Data Group at Microsoft, to hear how Microsoft is bringing solutions to help with the explosion of data. In this episode we discuss how to gain insights that can fundamentally change your business. Further, we talk about with the value of Data Lakes. Finally, a very topical subject: We touch on...

An Amazing Data Journey with Todd Singleton

August 13, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 20.3 MB

The ways companies are managing data is rapidly changing. New patterns and technologies focused on data management are emerging to help. Join Todd Singleton, General Manager of Solutions in the Azure Data Group at Microsoft, to hear how Microsoft is bringing solutions to help with the explosion of data. In this episode we discuss how to gain insights that can fundamentally change your business. Further, we talk about with the value of Data Lakes. Finally, a very topical subject: We...

Azure Internet of Things on the Cutting Edge

July 30, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

The Internet of Things (IoT) has taken off in a huge way and is impacting industries far beyond the traditional use cases. In this episode we discuss modern IoT solutions and capabilities including managing large scale IoT implementations, Microsoft-specific devices, using Azure IoT services, IoT on the edge, developing IoT solutions, and even running containerized services on the edge.This episode will jumpstart your IoT initiatives and give you a comprehensive picture of Azure IoT...

On the Cutting Edge with Microsoft Azure IoT Featuring Sam George and Jeff Cornwell

July 30, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

The Internet of Things (IoT) has taken off in a huge way and is impacting industries far beyond the traditional use cases. In this episode we discuss modern IoT solutions and capabilities including managing large scale IoT implementations, Microsoft-specific devices, using Azure IoT services, IoT on the edge, developing IoT solutions, and even running containerized services on the edge.This episode will jumpstart your IoT initiatives and give you a comprehensive picture of Azure IoT. Show L...

Diving Deep on Azure Storage Solutions, Part 2

July 16, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

In this final episode of a 2-part series on Azure Storage and DataLake, Vamshi Kommineni shares some things with us of interest to any technology decision maker. We discuss what backup, recovery, disaster planning, failover, governance, and other factors look like regarding storage solutions. Further we dive deep into customer use cases and stories that illustrate the value and flexibility of the storage solutions, and even touch upon the role of storage in high-performance computing scenari...

Diving Deep on Azure Storage Solutions, Part 1

July 02, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 13.6 MB

In this first of a 2-part series, Vamshi Kommineni takes us through Azure Storage and Data Lake from the perspective of industry use cases and relevant capabilities. Not only do we learn about the different capabilities of these services, but we also cover discuss their use at hyper-scale and what that can mean for customers. Vamshi shares several customer stories that highlight the technology’s evolution and usage as well as highlighting some common usage patterns. Transcript Show Links ...

Financial Services’ New Normal with Microsoft’s Bill Borden

June 19, 2020 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB

In this episode we hear how Microsoft and its partners are focused on helping financial services organizations meet the demands of today. Specifically, the guests discuss how Microsoft is helping with the COVID-19 situation, including things like fraud detection and enabling employees. Additional topics include how Microsoft is empowering customers with high performance computing and large data volumes to help update legacy risk models to factor in today’s new risks. Further, we he...

Protecting Financial Services During the COVID-19 Crisis with Bill Borden, Nick Leimer, and Karen Bailey

June 19, 2020 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB

In this episode we hear how Microsoft and its partners are focused on helping financial services organizations meet the demands of today. Specifically, the guests discuss how Microsoft is helping with the COVID-19 situation, including things like fraud detection and enabling employees. Additional topics include how Microsoft is empowering customers with high performance computing and large data volumes to help update legacy risk models to factor in today’s new risks. Further, we hear about ...

The Current State and the Future of Manufacturing with Çağlayan Arkan

June 11, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 16.2 MB

Çağlayan Arkan, Microsoft’s Vice President and Global Sales Lead for the Manufacturing Industry at Microsoft, joins in this episode to talk about how Microsoft is engaging manufacturing and the supply chain. The discussion covers the current situation for manufacturers during in the current COVID-19 pandemic and how Microsoft is reaching out to customers and partners.  Further, Diego Tamburini, Principal Industry Lead in Azure for Manufacturing joins in to dive deeper on Microsoft’s partner...

Current State and the Future of Manufacturing with Çağlayan Arkan

June 11, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 16.2 MB

Çağlayan Arkan, Microsoft’s Vice President and Global Sales Lead for the Manufacturing Industry at Microsoft, joins in this episode to talk about how Microsoft is engaging manufacturing and the supply chain. The discussion covers the current situation for manufacturers during in the current COVID-19 pandemic and how Microsoft is reaching out to customers and partners.  Further, Diego Tamburini, Principal Industry Lead in Azure for Manufacturing joins in to dive deeper on Microsoft’...

Retail’s Rapid Pivot with Digital Transformation

May 28, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Retail has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelley Bransten, Karen Garrette, and Sahir Anand join David and Paul to discuss how retailers are responding to the current crisis along with what to expect during and after recovery. We introduce the Microsoft for Retail team and how it works with partners and customers to solve the biggest retail problems and move the state of the industry forward with digital technologies. In addition we hear how Microsoft is helping the larges...

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