Get to Know Azure App Services

Quickly and easily create enterprise-ready web and mobile apps for any platform or device and deploy them on a scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure, without a hitch. As a trusted, fully managed platform that handles more than 60 billion requests per day, Azure meets rigorous, enterprise-grade performance, security, and compliance requirements so we can meet you wherever you may be on your digital transformation journey.

 

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How Small Businesses Can Leverage the Power of the App Ecosystem

The era of digital transformation is changing the way we do business. Across industries, businesses of all sizes are creating clever, effective, and disruptive ways of leveraging technology, and are making significant gains through innovation. It’s hard to imagine that as recently as five years ago, AI and machine learning tools were mostly out of reach of small and medium businesses. Only large enterprises, governments, and universities with enormous IT budgets and staff resources could implement the required coding and technology integration. Azure App Services allows organizations to quickly and easily create custom solutions within a secure infrastructure. Learn more about how your business can harness the power of the App Ecosystem.

 

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Let’s stay connected!

The future is defined by accelerated innovation. As customer expectations shift at lightning speed, modernization, resilience, and efficiency have become paramount to your organization's survival. Azure offers fully managed cloud application services and database services to simplify creating and managing your custom apps to handle all your data, providing your organization with solutions that are as individual as a fingerprint. When you sign up for our mailing list, you'll learn more about how we are helping businesses like yours prepare for the future. Let’s stay connected!

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Modernize Digital Processes

Modernize digital processes by migrating Windows Server and SQL Server to a flexible, open cloud with Azure. You’ll reduce costs, streamline resources, and innovate with unlimited flexibility. You’ll also ensure data protection, security, and business continuity—so you can focus on growing your business. Learn more.

 

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Azure: The Trusted Cloud for Windows Server

Did you know that, according to IDC, 88% of customers believe that Azure performs “extremely well” at providing hybrid cloud services? Maximize your technology investments and transition to the cloud at your own pace when you bring existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses to Azure, the trusted cloud for Windows Server. To make it even easier and more cost-effective, you’ll also get free migration tools and free cost optimization tools. Learn more. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #ThursdayThougts

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Modernize your workloads with improved Azure features

Modernize your data when you migrate Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure. And with updated features – like Azure Automanage – you’ll want to migrate to achieve cost savings, faster backups, reduction in average data recovery time, and the ability to create and manage up to 1,000 load-balanced VMs in minutes. Click here to get the Windows Server Migration Guide and the Ultimate Guide to Windows Server on Azure when you download this infographic. #Redmond #Seattle #Washington #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #FridayFeeling

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Cloud migration and modernization with Azure tools and resources

Businesses around the world trust Microsoft Azure to accelerate their digital transformation. Learn how Azure’s enterprise-grade infrastructure can help your company save money, innovate faster, protect your assets, and so much more. When you migrate to the cloud, you help make your business more resilient, agile, and innovative. See how. #Redmond #Seattle #Washington #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #TuesdayThoughts

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New tools and features for Azure in 2022

New Azure tools and feature updates for the developer community were unveiled at the Microsoft Build 2022 conference. These new tools help simplify cloud migration and modernization for companies and make it easier for developers to create native apps for multiple platforms. There will also be a pause and resume function in Azure to schedule migration during non-peak periods. Click here to read about these new features and more. #Redmond #Seattle #Washington #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #MondayMotivation

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Let’s stay connected

Future-proofing your business takes know-how and expertise. We’re here to help with resources at every stage of your cloud migration strategy and modernization journey. When you sign up for our mailing list, we’ll help you learn more about migrating to Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure, and so much more. Keep your apps updated and secure, and your virtualized workloads safe. Save money securing hardware, firmware, and operating system functionality. We’re here to help. Let’s stay connected! #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #FridayFeeling

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Comparing SQL on Azure

Whether you’re looking to migrate to IaaS or PaaS or deploy on a hybrid platform, Azure SQL has you covered. Azure SQL offers three core deployment options for moving your SQL Server workloads to the cloud. All deployment options are built on the industry-leading SQL Server engine, and accessed through a centralized management and monitoring portal, but differences in features remain. Click here to learn about the core difference between specific features and choose the right migration strategy for your business. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #ThursdayThoughts

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Data Migration Trends for 2022

In our modern, data-driven economy, data managers face the challenges of exponentially growing data repositories and the need to replace legacy data storage solutions. Companies progress at different rates and migrate for different reasons. Learning about the five major trends in data migration today can help you understand where your organization is today and see if data migration can solve some of your challenges. Click here to learn about these trends and explore the options and opportunities. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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Let’s stay connected

Future-proofing your business takes know-how and expertise. We’re here to help with resources at every stage of your cloud migration and modernization journey. When you sign up for our mailing list, we’ll help you learn more about migrating to Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure, and so much more. Keep your apps updated and secure, and your virtualized workloads safe. Save money securing hardware, firmware, and operating system functionality. We’re here to help. Let’s stay connected! #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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How CIOs and CTOs can accelerate digital transformations through cloud platforms

It has been more than a decade since corporations first started moving to the cloud, and the verdict is: The business value is real and companies that move to the cloud see transformational change. Yet most CIOs and CTOs default to traditional implementation models that may have been successful in the past, but make it almost impossible to capture the actual value from the cloud. What makes a successful cloud implementation in today’s hybrid world? How do businesses quantify and capture the value of moving to the cloud? Click here to learn more. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #MondayMotivation

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Data as a Strategic Asset

Data on its own is just information – the key is what you do with that data. How do you turn it into reliable business insights? Without reliable data, information is merely an opinion. To receive high-quality, data-driven insights, organizations must align their business strategy with an outcome-driven data strategy and invest in data management and data analytics. To learn more about how to actively contribute to the discussions around data management, valuation of data, and recognition of enterprise data value as an asset, click here to read on. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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The Ultimate Guide to Windows Server on Azure

Give your company a boost in the age of cloud computing by migrating to Azure. This e-Book will show you how to use the resources provided by Microsoft and its partners to learn about all of Microsoft Azure's capabilities and how to put your Windows Server skills to work for your business in the cloud computing era. Subscribe to stay connected—we´ll help you discover and learn more about all the features Azure offers to make your company’s cloud transition smooth and successful. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #TuesdayThoughts

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Why migrate to Windows and SQL Server on Azure?

Future-proof your business today. When you migrate to Windows Server and SQL Server to Azure, you protect your apps, data, and IT workloads and get the benefit of the $1 billion investment in security Microsoft makes each year. This means you get faster performance and overall cost savings. You can migrate at your own pace, only pay for what you use, and guard against threats all while saving money. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #ThursdayThoughts

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Let's stay connected

Future-proofing your business takes know-how and expertise. We’re here to help with resources at every stage of your cloud migration strategy and modernization journey. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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Infrastructure migration best practices

Ready to migrate or extend your Windows Server and SQL Server infrastructure to the cloud? Finding the best approach for your business is crucial. Watch to learn the three phases of Microsoft Azure migration and how to simplify the process by moving your applications quickly, without requiring major configuration changes. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #TuesdayThoughts

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Helping customers across every industry prepare for the future

Seven of 10 board directors accelerated digital initiatives due to COVID-19, executing two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months. Learn how Microsoft is helping customers across every industry prepare for the future. #Redmond #Seattle #Washington #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon

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Employ flexible, open hybridcloud solutions—transform customer engagement

Enable remote work, take advantage of cloud innovation, and maximize your existing on-premises investments by relying on an effective hybrid and multi-cloud approach. Sign up to stay connected so we can help you modernize your .NET apps on Microsoft Azure and stay up to date on the latest cloud computing trends. #Redmond #Seattle #Washington #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #FridayFeeling

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Cloud migration and modernization with Azure tools and resources

Discover why important businesses around the world trust Microsoft Azure to accelerate their digital transformation. In this brief video you will learn how, with Azure, you will pay less using enterprise grade infrastructure, innovate faster by modernizing your apps and data, protect your assets with trusted cloud security, and so much more. By safely migrating to the cloud, your company can improve agility and reliability to effectively capitalize on new opportunities and overcome new challenges. #Redmond #Seattle #Washington #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #ThursdayThoughts

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Ensure data security, optimize operational processes, and improve profitability

Modernize digital processes and stay relevant by using Windows Server and Azure SQL Server to ensure data security, optimize operational processes, and improve profitability. With Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure, you pay less and get more by running any part of your business in the cloud—on your terms and on your timeline. In modernizing and scaling ​with flexibility, you can migrate server apps to Azure and bridge existing infrastructure. Sign up to say connected—we’ll help you keep your organization secure with up-to-date technology and continuous advancement. #Redmond #Seattle #Washington #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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Use popular frameworks to build and deploy with Microsoft App Service

Quickly build, deploy, and scale web apps and APIs on your terms. You can work with popular frameworks like .NET, Java, Ruby, PHP, or Python using Microsoft App Service. Sign up to stay connected so we can help you modernize your apps on Microsoft #Azure. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #FridayFeeling

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Windows Server on Azure The ultimate guide

For more than 20 years, Windows Server has been the operating system of choice for enterprise workloads. This e-Book will show you how to use the resources provided by Microsoft and its partners to learn about all of Microsoft Azure's capabilities and how to put your Windows Server skills to work for your business in the cloud computing era. Subscribe to stay connected—we´ll help you discover and learn more about all the features Azure offers to improve your company’s cloud transition. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #WednesdayWisdom

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Get to know Azure SQL

Azure SQL is a set of fully managed, secure, and intelligent SQL database services that provide a wide range of SQL deployment options from edge to cloud. Learn about how you can leverage existing licensing to seamlessly migrate to the cloud with SQL on Virtual Machines. Get the scenarios and benefits of choosing Azure SQL databases in an illustrated graphic that addresses the overall cloud migration effort and administration continuum. Sign up to stay connected. We’ll help you navigate the world of cloud migration and support your unique migration journey.  

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6 ways digitalization Is empowering women around the world

Digitalization is breaking the barriers for women across the globe. From rural education to entrepreneurship, digitalization is giving a voice to those who previously didn’t have one—reducing the gap between men and women and empowering them to build communities, develop ideas, and strive for excellence in all areas. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #ThursdayThoughts

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Host your .NET application and data on the most cost-effective cloud

Run mission critical workloads in a cloud infrastructure with seamless hybrid capabilities

Windows Server and SQL Server have unbeatable offers, seamless hybrid capabilities, and unmatched security. Migrate your SQL Server workloads to the cloud to get the performance and security of SQL Server combined with the flexibility and hybrid connectivity of Azure. Run your applications and business-intelligence workloads on the same virtual machine or dedicated host, but with more management capabilities. Sign up and stay connected. We’ll help you innovate with SQL Server on Azure. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #TuesdayThoughts

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Secure now; upgrade and transform when ready

It's time to secure and update your systems. The Windows Server 2012, R2, and SQL Server 2012 support lifecycles are coming to an end. Plan now and stay up to date with the latest versions. Don’t worry—all your applications and data will be completely safe during the process. Check out the infographic illustrating the dates and project flow. For customers that can’t get it all upgraded by the deadline, there are options to help protect applications and data during the upgrade transition. Sign up to stay connected. We'll help you with your migration journey. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #ThursdayThoughts

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How to replace an on-premises file server with Azure file shares

This video covers an end-to-end demo and description of the various Azure file share features that enable an IT admin to understand and configure identity-based authentication "AD authentication", networking, private endpoint, and other features of an Azure file share. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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Modernize your workloads with new and improved features on Azure

Better on Azure: The benefits of using Azure for Windows Server and SQL Server workloads

Azure is a logical choice for Windows Server and SQL server workloads. This whitepaper examines how Azure supports applications that rely on SQL Server or Windows Server in four key areas: security, rapid innovation, hybrid solutions and cost advantage. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #ThursdayThoughts

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Windows and SQL

Learn about the features and benefits of migrating to Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure. This video discusses key aspects such as preventing the loss of valuable data and getting the lowest cost of ownership. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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Update and protect applications with unmatched security and business continuity

One of the reasons why Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server are popular among businesses is because of their proven security and compliance capabilities. Azure not only improves performance, but also provides multiple layers of security, like the secure foundation of its physical data centers, operational best practices, and engineering processes that meet industry standard guidelines. Sign up to say connected, we’ll help you learn more about migrating to Microsoft Windows SQL Server on Azure. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #TuesdayThoughts

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3 Smart Ways to Exceed Your Customers' Digital Expectations

Customer experience (CX) is taking the forefront as businesses discover its strong correlation to revenue growth. The drive to become an experience-focused business doesn’t just come from the C-suite. Anyone with a deep understanding of today’s digital mandate and a strong vision for what digital experiences can do for customers and the business can lead the charge. Sign up now to stay connected to show you the three smart ways to exceed your customers’ digital expectations, along with real-world success stories, to help unlock your organization's potential. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon

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5 leading trends of database innovation: Cloud native, self-driving, and more

The pandemic forced the acceleration of the digitalization trend. As businesses and economies make the digital transformation, data and the ability to gain insights are at the heart of every successful organization. Get briefed on the 5 top updates leaders are interested in surrounding database innovation—from online and batch workload integration (or HTAP) to newer multi-model advances in technology such as AI, IoT, and beyond. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #MondayMotivation

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The Total Economic Impact™ Of Migration To Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Databases

According to a February 2020 Research Overview by Forrester Research, the infrastructure-as-code movement has emerged as the new management model. The ability to programmatically create and manage infrastructure alters the whole game of infrastructure. It also changes the roles of the people involved—most notably the admins. Customers who maintain Software Assurance can use the Azure Hybrid Benefit to decrease their usage costs. They can also provision databases quickly for faster time-to-market and manage them more efficiently. With many time-consuming manual tasks automated or eliminated, database administrators (DBAs) and IT staff members see their roles transformed, and they have more time to apply to higher business-value initiatives. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #FridayFeeling Sign up to say connected—we’ll help you accelerate innovation with Azure SQL services.

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Database-as-a-service: a vote for data democracy

The technology industry has gone to great lengths to provide abstraction layers for every user to store, analyze, access, and retrieve data residing in cloud-based data repositories inside dedicated datacenters. Data democracy challenges the notion that every application requires its own database. It may make sense for data to be stored in silos, but they need to appear as one coherent source of information—and this is where cloud-based Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) comes into place. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #ThursdayThoughts

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Modernize and scale with flexibility by migrating server apps to Azure

Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server is easier to install and configure than other database management software. It doesn't require any special tools, and all updates are automatic. Migrating server apps to Azure enables scaling with flexibility, keeping databases secure (especially if using a Microsoft SQL Server database administration service). With Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server, there's no need for another data storage from the same database. Data management is quick and easy, with minimal troubleshooting and maintenance. Sign up to say connected. We’ll help you learn more about using Microsoft Windows Server & SQL Server on Azure. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #WednesdayWisdom

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Cloud migration top priority for businesses, despite growing security concerns

Fact: 7 in 10 IT leaders believe cloud migration is a priority when future-proofing digital infrastructure. Also fact: 37% of companies plan to move business critical applications to the cloud in 2020-21. And almost half (47%) of IT infrastructure globally is already on the cloud, despite ongoing concerns over security. Growth in the number of user devices and cloud resources mean organizations must be aware of distributed security risks such as DDoS attacks. Which is why digital leaders are prioritizing improving their organization's cybersecurity. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #TuesdayThoughts

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Building a Resilient Organization through Integrated Cloud-based IT

The results of a double-blind, online survey of 500 IT decision makers responsible for device, productivity, collaboration, and endpoint management tools, showed an increase efficiency and drove business growth by harnessing organizational knowledge to provide rich insights. Learn about the three general stages of Microsoft 365 adoption regarding your business’s IT device management approach in this case study. Subscribe to stay connected. We’ll help you take an active role in shaping your organization’s resiliency. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Portland #Oregon #Washington #MondayMotivation

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Develop your own path on Microsoft Azure

Whether you’re developing your apps on .NET or Java, Microsoft Azure offers great benefits for both. From Visual Studio tools, global compliance, and multiple hosting options, Azure is the go-to cloud service for faster, simpler development. Sign up to stay connected so we can help you develop your own path on Azure and keep you up to date on the latest cloud computing advances #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon #WednesdayWisdom

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Infrastructure migration best practices

Whether you are migrating or extending your Windows Server and SQL Server infrastructure to the cloud, a lift-and-shift approach can help simplify the process by moving your applications quickly without requiring major changes to their configuration. Learn about Microsoft Azure migration and what to expect from each of the three phases. #Redmond #Seattle #Bellevue #Washington #Portland #Oregon

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Cloud Migration Checklist: Simple steps to start your migration today

This migration checklist provides easy, step-by-step guidance on the tools, planning, and resources you'll need to migrate your apps, data, and infrastructure to the cloud with confidence—no matter where you currently are in the process.

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Why choose .NET?

Learn the basics of .NET with Microsoft's .NET Core 101. This eight-video series discusses what .NET is, what its benefits are, who builds it, and more. Learn how .NET helps you develop high-quality applications faster. You will also learn how to install, debug, and publish apps.

What's driving application modernization?

Digital transformation—the adoption of leading-edge technologies to improve business value and increase customer success—is seen by most organizations as more critical than ever and accelerated by the effects of the pandemic. Application modernization is driven by the need for transformation, privacy, remote work, government regulation, risk assessment, worker productivity, data growth, and the need to stay competitive. Sign up to stay connected so we can help you understand what's driving enterprises to modernize their .NET apps by migrating to the cloud with Microsoft Azure.

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Why use .NET on Azure?

When you use Microsoft .NET apps, you get Visual Studio tools and over 100 cloud services. You also benefit from faster, simpler development.

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Use popular frameworks to build and deploy with Microsoft App Service

Quickly build, deploy, and scale web apps and APIs on your terms. You can work with popular frameworks like .NET, Java, Ruby, PHP, or Python using Microsoft App Service. Sign up to stay connected so we can help you modernize your apps on Microsoft Azure.

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The AI-enabled future

This article from Forbes explores Cognilytica's four-part AI enabled vision of the future. In that vision, there are four main areas in which AI will impact our future lives: the way we work, the way we live, the way we experience the world and our interactions with each other, and the relationship we have with data.

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6 ways digitalization Is empowering women around the world

Digitalization is breaking the barriers for women across the globe. From rural education to entrepreneurship, digitalization is giving a voice to those who previously didn't have one—reducing the gap between men and women and empowering them to build communities, develop ideas, and strive for excellence in all areas.

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Host your .NET application and data on the most cost-effective cloud

Optimize costs so your resources are better spent on increasing operational efficiencies, supporting new business priorities, and improving customer experiences. Sign up to stay informed on the latest cloud computing trends and learn more about migrating your apps and data to Microsoft Azure— the most cost-effective cloud.

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Built-in hybrid

Microsoft is committed to enabling a seamless hybrid approach to cloud adoption. Azure was designed and built to natively support hybrid environments from its inception. This infographic  introduces more about the hybrid value you can benefit from when you choose Azure. 

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Our approach to responsible AI

This video highlights six important principles Microsoft considers before pushing their AI products to production.

Predictive Analytics

This infographic is an overview of how Azure Machine Learning is the best way to transform your business with the power of AI. This tool highlights the growing market opportunity and how Microsoft itself has leveraged AI into ongoing momentum for its own business.

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The power of AI comes with a powerful responsibility

This blog article from Microsoft discusses how AI has the potential to transform the future of work, and it is critical that businesses foster a culture that includes everyone as they incorporate AI strategies.   The biggest potential that AI holds is its ability to help us work together to tackle our toughest problems and it requires the shared responsibility to think about not just what AI can do, but what it should do.

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3 Smart Ways to Exceed Your Customers' Digital Expectations

Customer experience (CX) is taking the forefront as businesses discover its strong correlation to revenue growth. The drive to become an experience-focused business doesn't just come from the C-suite. Anyone with a deep understanding of today's digital mandate and a strong vision for what digital experiences can do for customers and the business can lead the charge. Sign up now to stay connected to show you the three smart ways to exceed your customers' digital expectations, along with real-world success stories, to help unlock your organization's potential.

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Drive innovation with insights: engage customers, empower employees, and transform business solutions

Drive innovation with insights to engage customers, empower employees, and transform business solutions.

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Azure App Service

Microsoft Azure App Service is a fully managed platform for building, deploying, and scaling your web apps. Work with .NET, .NET Core, Node.js, Java, Python, and PHP—in containers or running on Windows or Linux. Subscribe to stay connected so we can help you build your app services on Azure—all while meeting rigorous, enterprise-grade performance, security, and compliance requirements.

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Digital transformation and the customer experience

Seamless communication, creativity, and immediacy are key factors in the digital transformation of the customer experience. As customers face pandemic-induced circumstances driving accelerated digital adoption, companies are finding they must develop a strategy for digital transformation catering to the needs of the modern-day user. That user demands authenticity, personalization, and empathy.

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Best of Azure: Windows Server and SQL Server

A recent Microsoft study found that customers considering cloud migration for Windows Server were 30% more likely to choose Azure due to its intelligent security, seamless hybrid capabilities, and unique cost savings options. Discover why customers choose Azure for their Windows Server and SQL Server workloads.

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Intelligent, Trusted, Flexible

This infographic offers an in-depth look at how Microsoft business analytics and AI is intelligent, trusted, and flexible. This service produces faster, more accurate insights and predictions. It also offers the most secure, compliant, and scalable system. Finally, it works with what you have.

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Lightning-fast innovation, elastic scalability, cost savings, and better performance

As global conditions and customer expectations shift rapidly, innovation, efficiency, and resilience are more important than ever to business. With Microsoft Azure, you experience lightning-fast innovation, elastic scalability, cost savings, and better performance. Sign up to stay connected so we can help you modernize your .NET apps on Azure and support business priorities.

Five best practices for cloud security

Cloud security is a fundamentally new landscape for some organizations. While many of the security principles remain the same as on-premises, the implementation is often very different. This overview provides a snapshot of the five best practices for cloud security: identity and access control, security posture management, apps and data security, threat protection, and network security.

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Unmatched security with Azure for Windows Server and SQL Server

Organizations already choose Windows Server and SQL Server for their proven security and compliance capabilities. This infographic represents Microsoft's unmatched security commitment—review it here.

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Secure score in Azure Security Center

This article introduces secure score, which is the central feature in Security Center that helps you understand your current security situation as well as how to efficiently and effectively improve it. It provides detailed guidance on how to access your score, how it is calculated, how to improve it, and more.

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Improve performance with faster, more accurate insights and predictions

Microsoft Analytics and AI takes innovation to the next level with faster, more accurate insights and predictions. Subscribe now to stay informed!

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Analytics and AI Microsoft Principles

This infographic details the Microsoft philosophy toward responsible and ethical AI through a set of core principles. These principles include maximizing efficiencies without destroying the dignity of people and guarding against bias. It additionally, it advocates for accountability against intended harm, transparency, privacy, and design that assists humanity.

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Just move it to the cloud

This blog outlines  the different methods of data migration and use cases.  Your method of migrating data to the cloud will depend on many factors. Migrating large amounts of data can be done with  any of the  methods explained in the blog, including  Azure Data Box, File Shares, Site Recovery service,  and more.

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Cloud Migration Simplified

Cloud Migration Simplified Help your organization improve cost-efficiency, agility, and scalability by migrating to the cloud. Use this guide to help with planning and implementing your end-to-end cloud migration strategy. Read this e-book to get guidance on how to: Define your business justification for cloud migration and create an initial plan. Choose which workloads get moved to the cloud first. Get resources to help your team build their cloud skills. Explore migration methodology and deeper learning documentation. Make the most of your investment and help keep it secure with cloud governance and management resources.

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Cloud rationalization: Myth busters

The "five Rs of rationalization" (Rehost, Refactor, Rearchitect, Rebuild, Replace) are a great way to frame a potential future state for any workload that's being considered as a cloud candidate. However, this labeling process should be put into the correct context before you attempt to rationalize an environment. This one-page flyer debunks three common myths around cloud rationalization labeling process.

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Migrating to Azure Nonprofit Resource Guide for Your Database Migration

Learn how to plan and implement a successful cloud migration strategy for your databases. Get tools, resources, and best practices to simplify your migration. See how other nonprofits accelerated their mission, improved scalability and optimized costs with Azure.  Read this e-book to learn how to:  Develop the migration strategy that best suits your needs.  Successfully move SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, NoSQL, and other databases to Azure.   Simplify your migration with free tools like Azure Database Migration Service and SQL Server Migration Assistant.  Optimize your database costs, performance, and security after migration to get the most from your investment. Empower your staff with many free and low cost courses, demos, and trainings categorized by experience level so you can advance your mission with cloud-powered technology. Move to the cloud with the Azure Grant Leverage $3,500 (USD) Azure services credits per year and access the complete portfolio of Azure cloud solutions and services.

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Microsoft wants you to work less

Updates within the Microsoft MyAnalytics platform, in conjunction with a new feature in Outlook are aimed at helping you work less. The new features allow users to better manage their time and information, with less time in meetings and more time spent accomplishing tasks. One tool enables users to allocate focus time—and alert coworkers when you are trying to get things done. Read more about working less in this article from TechCrunch.

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