Changes ahead for Microsoft Hybrid Voice connectivity.

by Sam | Sep 21, 2020 | Applications, Microsoft, Remote Working, Skype for Business, Teams

Changes ahead for Cloud Connector Edition and “Hybrid Voice” Connectivity Last year Microsoft announced the July 31, 2021 retirement of Skype for Business Online. In addition to the discontinuation of Skype for Business Online, other “Hybrid Voice” configurations that...

Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces

by Sam | Sep 15, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, New Technology

Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces in a room Cambridge, United Kingdom – Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor...

STUDY: Customers who deploy Azure AD benefit from 123% ROI

by Sam | Aug 19, 2020 | Azure, Compliance, Cyber Security, Enterprise, Microsoft, Office 365

New Forrester study shows customers who deploy Microsoft Azure AD benefit from 123% ROI. Over the past six months, organizations around the world have accelerated digital transformation efforts to rapidly enable a remote workforce. As more employees than ever access...

How the NYC DEP connects employees with Windows VDI

by Sam | Aug 13, 2020 | Azure, Government, Microsoft, VDI

How the NYC Department of Environmental Protection connects employees with WVD Very few organizations on the planet understand water as well as the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP). With over 7,000 miles of water mains and 7,500 miles of...

Microsoft makes breakthrough in powering data centers with renewable energy

by Sam | Aug 6, 2020 | Data Centers, Microsoft, New Technology, Think Green

Microsoft makes hydrogen fuel cell breakthrough in quest to power data centers with renewable energy For the first time, Microsoft has successfully powered a row of data center servers using hydrogen fuel cells for 48 hours, a milestone the company is marking because...

Using traffic cameras and AI to predict future accidents

by Sam | Jul 20, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Government, Microsoft, New Technology, Smart Cities

Pioneering study uses traffic cameras and AI to predict future, promising to save lives and money In an effort to prevent deaths and injuries caused by crashes between vehicles, bikes and pedestrians, the city of Bellevue, Wash., set out more than five years ago to...