Microsoft’s 100X100X100 program is collaborating with Accenture to host the third edition of the Accenture Ventures Challenge for startups in India. To be held on August 11 in a virtual format, this year’s edition of the annual challenge will recognize startups in India across four categories: supply chain resilience, channel shift to digital commerce, systems…
CyberX, the IoT/OT security company, announced that it is being acquired by Microsoft. “By integrating the CyberX platform with the Azure IoT stack, Azure Security Center for IoT, and Azure Sentinel, the first SIEM with native IoT support, Microsoft will now provide a simpler approach to unified security governance across both IT and industrial networks,…
Microsoft Corp and SAS announced an extensive technology and go-to-market strategic partnership. The two companies will enable customers to easily run their SAS workloads in the cloud, expanding their business solutions and unlocking critical value from their digital transformation initiatives. As part of the partnership, the companies will migrate SAS’ analytical products and industry solutions…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that Wipro VirtuaDesk, Wipro’s Desktop as a Service solution and Wipro’s Digital Workspace solution, will join forces with Citrix Systems, Inc. and Microsoft to help customers drive business continuity while executing operations within the boundaries of social distancing and other limitations that…
The death of an unarmed man of colour in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S last week have sparked a row of protests across the country. The alleged killing of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers have once again highlighted the racial inequality in the United States and people have now taken to the streets…
Traditional jobs have all been under the fear of getting replaced by the new-age technologies. Automation at manufacturing has already cut several jobs and employee unions worldwide have been vocal about the impact of automation on livelihoods. But organizations have always backed such technologies to reduce manpower cost, increase efficiency and cash on profits. In…
After US-based corporations like Facebook, General Atlantic and KKR invested heavily in Mukesh Ambani-led Jio Platforms, global tech giant Microsoft is reportedly in talks with the company for a potential investment of $2bn. Jio Platforms is the digital unit of Reliance Industries Limited. According to a LiveMint report, Microsoft has been in discussions with several…
The corporate sector has been witnessing remote work for quite some time now and employees now feel reluctant to return to usual office scenarios due to the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing these concerns of employees regarding contracting the virus, several corporations have extended their remote working policy. After Amazon Inc stretched its work from home policy…
E-commerce giant Amazon Inc recently announced that it has extended its work-home-home advisory to include employees in New York and New Jersey. The move is aimed at lowering the risk of coronavirus transmission among the employees. In an official statement, the company said, “We continue to work closely with public and private medical experts to…
Microsoft founder’s The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with Wellcome Trust and Mastercard recently announced a new fund to accelerate technologies designed to identify, assess, develop and scale treatments to the COVID-19 epidemic. According to an official statement, The COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will evaluate new and repurposed drugs and biologics to treat patients with…
The novel coronavirus outbreak has hit the tech and manufacturing industry severely with many companies shutting down factories, closing operations or shifting work out by asking employees to work from home. The outbreak has led to the world’s largest work from home experiment to take place. As the Washington State has emerged as one of…
The five-day, 40-hour workweek has been the conventional practice in business essentially since its inception by Henry Ford in 1926. But a recent Microsoft pilot program challenging that convention has signaled that when done right, the four-day workweek can yield great benefits for the company, community and individual alike Last year in August, Microsoft Japan…
India has a big pool of talent, capable of changing the world for good. Indians for long have been making their mark in the world with their brilliant innovations and life-changing discoveries. In the business ecosystem as well, Indians have proved their worth, leading global companies. Especially in the technology industry, Indian-origin Chief Executive Officers…
While starting your first job, the first thing that comes to your mind is about the designation you’ll be given. Some start as an associate or as some XYZ executive. When people ask you what you do for your company, you have to spend your five minutes or more in making them understand your responsibilities…
A booster dose to the start-up ecosystem in India, G7CR Technologies, a global information technology and cloud services company has announced the launch of the SSB 360 program in partnership with Microsoft. The initiative will provide for start-ups and small businesses benefits of up to $3 million and strategic association. The program will focus on…