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Get 1 Terabyte of Data Storage with Office 365


Ingram Micro Cloud loves this new short clip from Microsoft. It highlights the incredible amount of secure data storage each license of Microsoft Office 365 provides through OneDrive for Business. One Terabyte to be exact!
It’s not just the amount of data storage that matters, but also its safety. With Office 365, small businesses don’t need to worry about losing precious time, or information, because everything that you need most is backed up and secure.
Contact us today to find out how we can help you do the same!

Broadclyst School–Tracking Pupil Attainment


This week, Ingram Micro Cloud looks at how Microsoft Office 365 helps the teachers at Broadclyst School gain insights and work collaboratively. They can share intelligence from test data, create and assign resources, mark up student assignments, and provide feedback to their pupils. This helps them save time, be more productive, and target the learning style of each student with appropriate classwork. Everybody wins. Let us show you how easily your organization can achieve the same advantages.

University of Bristol medical students use Microsoft Surface Hub

With the need for more global collaboration increasing in the medical field, the University of Bristol is leading the way by using Microsoft Surface Hub to improve and enhance how medical students interact with others within the University and with other professionals around the world. Using Surface Hub, students can innovate, improve medical processes more efficiently and effectively, and be more productive.

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The Surface family fosters functionality


Microsoft software and tools enable powerful productivity and collaboration, and empower people everywhere to achieve more. When they are combined with Microsoft devices, true, game-changing potency is unlocked. With the Surface family, it’s never been easier to sync with teams, meet deadlines, and keep projects on-track. The Surface family extends Microsoft’s already powerful software and tools so that end users have it all right at their fingertips for day-to-day use.

Information to Insights: Why business needs artificial intelligence

We have generated such tremendous amounts of data that we’ve exceeded our capacity as humans to process all the information that data provides. Therefore, incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) has become a must, not a need. This article takes a deep dive into why AI must be integrated into processes to create more efficient systems, how AI has become a strategic differentiator, important key points as you begin your AI journey–and common misconceptions to avoid. This article was originally published on Forbes.com.

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Cochrane uses Azure for medical research


Cochrane is using Microsoft intelligence services to dramatically decrease the time it takes for systematic reviews in healthcare, improving decision making and helping patient health. Systematic reviews summarize all the latest research to inform decisions in healthcare. With Machine Learnings provided by Azure, Cochrane can reduce the amount of time researchers spend sifting through data, allowing them to focus on patients and healing.

Analytics leaders in finance have higher profitability

It’s no secret that we are in the era of Big Data, accumulating more data than we know how to handle. This article shares how some companies in the finance industry have turned their commitment to analytics into a competitive differentiator and increased their profitability. With the IDC estimate that only 0.5% of data is ever analyzed, don’t be among the companies whose “data in their systems is like the box of photos they keep in their attic, waiting for ‘someday’.” Learn about key characteristics of these industry leaders, strategy and innovative practices, and the importance of analytics in business.

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The Dallas Zoo uses Azure to better understand their elephants and their needs


The Dallas Zoo is working hard to provide a better, larger, and more natural environment for its elephants. Using a combination of Radio Frequency Identification ankle bracelets and Azure, they have gathered more data–and more accurate data–than they previously thought possible. With the help of Power BI, researchers can now do in one day what used to take them six months, meaning accelerated improvements based on data. Technology makes for happy elephants.

Infrastructure On Demand Is Giving Small Businesses An Edge

“Businesses that want customers to feel confident that their data is safe and secure must turn to new IaaS technology created for the express purpose of addressing the ever-changing data storage needs in our society.” In today’s instant, on-demand world, small businesses seek to maximize their limited resources without sacrificing data access, storage, and security. The answer: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). This article covers how small-to-medium companies can leverage IaaS to address their data and budget needs, while also allowing the opportunity to scale as the business grows and provide high-level security. This article was originally posted on Inc.com.

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Rockwell Automation Evolves for its Customers thanks to Microsoft Azure


This week, Ingram Micro Cloud discovers how Microsoft Azure helps Rockwell Automation deliver solutions for turning its customers’ data into business insights. Whether it’s bot training, data analysis, or attaching to a voice interface, #Azure delivers the cloud-computing infrastructure to support innovation on an enterprise scale. The result? A critical competitive advantage on the global business playing field. Contact us to learn how Azure can give you the same edge.