29 Gennaio 2025
The future of manufacturing: AI for data standardization

In the manufacturing industry, fragmented data presents a significant challenge. This data, generated from a myriad of sensors, machines, and systems, often lacks standardization, making it difficult to manage, integrate, and analyze. As manufacturers strive to optimize production, reduce downtime, and enhance decision-making, the need for a unified[…]

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28 Gennaio 2025
Cloud and AI are shaping the future of tax administration in 5 essential ways

Tax administrations around the world are quickly recognizing the potential of AI to deliver incredible new benefits in employee productivity, taxpayer experiences, error and fraud detection, and revenue collection. A significant percentage of administrations are well into the early stages of working with AI agents such as Microsoft[…]

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28 Gennaio 2025
Charting a new energy future with AI innovation and collective action

According to a report by the World Economic Forum, 2024 likely brought the peak of energy-related CO2 emissions1—reason for optimism. But there is still a tremendous amount of work to transition our global energy systems toward a more safe, secure, equitable, and sustainable future by creating opportunities for[…]

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23 Gennaio 2025
5 ways that AI modernization is transforming trade financing

The newest wave of business and operating model transformation in corporate banking is underway in one of the oldest domains of international commerce: trade finance. Underpinning the great majority of global commerce, trade finance provides the financial instruments and products for importers and exporters to conduct business reliability[…]

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23 Gennaio 2025
How unifying data improves shopper experiences

Transforming the customer experience requires a solid foundation of data that is accurate, accessible, and secure. A strong data estate also helps future proof organizations, letting you realize the full potential of the latest technology innovations, like AI, and ensure a unified and effective experience across the customer[…]

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22 Gennaio 2025
Expedite reporting with enhanced tools and AI in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

Organizations are experiencing a tidal shift from voluntary to mandatory environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting requirements. The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Directive (CSRD) is one of more than 1,200 global ESG policy standards.1 While these requirements aim to increase ESG transparency and standardization, build investor confidence, and[…]

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16 Gennaio 2025
How CMOs can personalize marketing and optimize spend with AI

AI isn’t just a tool—it’s the foundation for building competitive advantage. In a recent post, we showed how chief marketing officers (CMOs) can move beyond AI experimentation to prove more value and return on their AI investments. To deliver more business impact, CMOs need to expand the way[…]

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13 Gennaio 2025
Data is driving a more sustainable industrial transformation

As market attention to sustainability grows, regulatory pressures and consumer expectations around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are driving change, in the context of greater transformation initiatives in the manufacturing and mobility sector.  These initiatives focus on harnessing data insights from smart technologies such as automation, Internet[…]

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9 Gennaio 2025
Retail Ready: Agentic AI built for the future of retail—ready now

As we enter a new year, the retail industry continues to evolve at the speed of AI. Walmart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon recently observed that generative AI’s comparatively short cycle times are helping his company learn and innovate faster to better anticipate customer needs.1 I’m energized to[…]

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9 Gennaio 2025
AI-powered retail: Elevating customer experience and operational efficiency 

We’re on a mission to help our customers become retail ready with AI built for the future of retail. Generative AI is rapidly transforming the retail industry by revolutionizing operations, enhancing customer experiences and optimizing supply chains. By integrating AI, retailers are setting new standards for efficiency and[…]

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