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Microsoft Announces New AI Solutions For Microsoft Cloud For Nonprofit: A Game-Changer For Fundraising And Volunteer Engagement

REDMOND, Wash. — May 15, 2023 — Microsoft Corp. on Monday is announcing a suite of new AI solutions and improvements to Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit that are designed to transform the nonprofit industry and how fundraisers engage with donors, manage campaigns and optimize operations. In addition, the company announced a limited private preview for nonprofits to experience a new AI-powered fundraising propensity model. Within the preview, participating nonprofits will be able to test new AI tools that give fundraisers the power to do predictive forecasting of fundraising goals with data modeling and identify donors most likely to donate to a campaign, cause or…

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Big Data

The Future Of Healthcare Is Data-Driven

As analytics tools and machine learning capabilities mature, healthcare innovators are speeding up the development of enhanced treatments supported by Azure’s GPU-accelerated AI infrastructure powered by NVIDIA. Improving diagnosis and elevating patient care Man’s search for cures and treatments for common ailments has driven millennia of healthcare innovation. From the use of traditional medicine in early history to the rapid medical advances of the past few centuries, healthcare providers are locked in a constant search for effective solutions to old and emerging diseases and conditions. The pace of healthcare innovation has increased exponentially over the past few decades, with the…

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How 5G And Wireless Edge Infrastructure Power Digital Operations With Microsoft

As enterprises continue to adopt the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and AI to analyze processes and data from their equipment, the need for high-speed, low-latency wireless connections are rapidly growing. Companies are already seeing benefits from deploying private 5G networks to enable their solutions, especially in the manufacturing, healthcare, and retail sectors. The potential of 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC) has evolved substantially. As they are fully ready to enable the next-generation of digital operations, it is important to highlight some recent successful deployments that provide high speeds and ultra-low latency. These findings have been included in the latest Digital…

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Technology

The Net Zero Journey: Why Digital Twins Are A Powerful Ally

Azure Digital Twins leverages IoT for powerful modeling that can ease transition to greater sustainability. Climate impacts raise stakes for Net Zero transition Following weeks of vital discussions at COP27 in Egypt, the urgency to bring the world to a more sustainable path has never been greater. Scientists have warned that the world needs to cut global emissions by 5 percent to 7 percent per year to limit the damage caused by climate change. At present, however, emissions are rising by 1 percent to 2 percent per year. Discovering new routes to a Net Zero economy is critical if we are to limit…

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What’s New In Azure Data & AI: Azure Is Built For Generative AI Apps

OpenAI launched ChatGPT in December 2022, immediately inspiring people and companies to pioneer novel use cases for large language models. It’s no wonder that ChatGPT reached 1 million users within a week of launch and 100 million users within two months, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.1 It’s likely several use cases could transform industries across the globe. As you may know, ChatGPT and similar generative AI capabilities found in Microsoft products like Microsoft 365, Microsoft Bing, and Microsoft Power Platform are powered by Azure. Now, with the recent addition of ChatGPT to Azure OpenAI Service as well as the preview of GPT-4,…

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Working With Azure’s Data API Builder

Add REST and GraphQL APIs to any database with a handy .NET CLI tool. Microsoft’s platform-based approach to cloud development has allowed it to offer managed versions of many familiar elements of the tech stack, especially within its data platform. As well as its own SQL Server (as Azure SQL) and the no-SQL Cosmos DB, it has managed versions of familiar open source databases, including PostgreSQL and MySQL. Using these familiar databases and APIs makes it easy to migrate data from on premises to Azure, or to build new cloud-native applications without a steep learning curve. Once your data is…

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Platforms

Modernize Your Apps And Accelerate Business Growth With AI

AI has exploded in popularity in recent years, to the point where it’s no longer considered a luxury in the business world, but a necessity. A PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study revealed that the adoption of AI will fuel a 14 percent increase in the global GDP by 2030, representing an additional $15.7 trillion surge to the global economy.1 Businesses using AI solutions are discovering new ways to tap into vast amounts of data to get clear insights and accelerate innovation. Thanks to advancements in graphics processing unit (GPU) computational power and the availability of tech services through cloud marketplaces, AI is…

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With Security Copilot, Microsoft Brings The Power Of AI To Cyberdefense

Trained across security and networking disciplines and armed with trillions of data signals, Security Copilot dramatically increases the reach, speed and effectiveness of any security team REDMOND, Wash. — March 28, 2023 — Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced it is bringing the next generation of AI to cybersecurity with the launch of Microsoft Security Copilot, giving defenders a much-needed tool to quickly detect and respond to threats and better understand the threat landscape overall. Security Copilot will combine Microsoft’s vast threat intelligence footprint with industry-leading expertise to augment the work of security professionals through an easy-to-use AI assistant. “Today the odds remain…

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