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Spanish telco Telefonica decided to transform data into something useful for its 346 million customers. They chose Microsoft artificial intelligence (AI) customers to create Aura, a digital assistant based on natural language. Using Azure Bot Services and Cognitive Services, they were able to seamlessly create Aura on an open framework. Now customers can interact with Aura through multiple channels: home devices, mobile apps, social channels, or other digital assistants--in different languages.

When Next Games was developing the global, augmented reality game, The Walking Dead: No Man's Land, they needed a back end just as powerful and exciting. With scalable managed services and the ability to process massive amounts of geo-dispersed data, it was Microsoft Azure for the win.

The franchise business is one of the most competitive industries in the world. So, when BroadPeak Technologies decided to scale up their e-commerce franchise ecosystem, they knew they couldn't afford a disruption to business. They selected Microsoft Azure for its efficiency, reliability, and scalability, and were able to migrate their critical workloads to the cloud with 0% downtime.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America underwent a digital transformation that's making a positive impact across the nation. To extend the organization's reach, they created a youth-facing platform with 125 learning activities, powered by Microsoft Dynamics, hosted by Microsoft Azure, and supported by Microsoft Office 365. Contact us to find out how we can help you transform your organization with Microsoft Office 365 enterprise solutions.

Kelly Roofing in Florida normally fields about 150 calls for estimates per week, but the week after Hurricane Irma, it fielded 26,000. They used Skype for Business to manage this influx of requests and ramp up their onboarding of new employees to meet the needs of their community. Watch this video and contact us to find out how Microsoft Office 365 can help you bring teams together and best serve your customers.

Faster innovation and technology that enables 24/7 communication n on any device has driven an unprecedented demand for employee collaboration. In this article, you'll learn from thought leaders about the phenomenon collaborative overload and how businesses can use tools to enable efficient collaboration while cultivating a culture that will empower employees to set boundaries that will ultimately combat burnout and drive greater productivity long-term. Contact Army Of Quants to let us help you set up Microsoft Office 365 so you can help your teams work together more efficiently. Read More...

PAVELKA-VTP is a Czech family water engineering firm that found itself still working in paper operations despite 20 years of rapid growth. In the video, you'll learn how they were able to leverage Microsoft Dynamics and Office 365 to empower their highly-mobile engineer force with all of the data and solutions to complete a job on their mobile devices anywhere. After you watch the video, contact Army Of Quants so we can help you drive collaboration and productivity among your workforce with Office 365.

GDPR compliance can be tricky. That's why we're committed to helping you find the tools to make the job a little easier. Think you need a large legal team? Microsoft will provide the contractual guarantees you need under the GDPR, making your job a lot less complicated. Less work for you on GDPR means your business can get back to doing what it does best. At Army Of Quants, we can help guide you on your journey to GDPR compliance. Contact us and read this white paper for more. View: GDPR Compliance - How Microsoft Meets Your Needs

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GDPR is just the beginning; digital regulations will continue to change. It's nice to have an IT platform and cloud services provider that helps keep you up to date with the latest changes in regulatory compliance. Microsoft 365 is constantly being updated and provides trusted support and functionality that thousands of businesses rely on. If you're interested in the latest Office 365 updates, watch this short video and contact Army Of Quants so we can help you get compliant today.

Worried that moving your small business to the cloud is going to be too complex? In the e-book, 9 Myths About Moving to the Cloud, you'll discover how Microsoft Office 365 and Azure can help simplify your infrastructure and the way your team collaborates, and more. So, contact Army Of Quants and let us help you put the right solutions in place to make your journey to the cloud an easy one. View: 9 Myths About Moving to the Cloud

In the infographic, Maximize the Impact of Firstline Workers, you'll see how you can drive business by keeping this group digitally connected. View: Maximize the Impact of Firstline Workers

According to research done by Glassdoor, data scientists have the No. 1 job in the United States. It's better to be able to cast a wide net in that kind of market and Azure helps you do that. Working with many open-source languages, Azure allows you to open your jobs to people with diverse coding knowledge so you're not tied to just one language or skill set. Contact Army Of Quants and check out this article to learn more. Read More...

Hardware medical device company BD integrates AI software into its products to increase the value for the customer and help save lives. By using Azure to help connect their devices to the cloud, BD is enabling doctors to have a better understanding of how they can help patients. Imagine that same technology at work for your business. Contact Army Of Quants and check out this video for more.

To understand their audience, retailers must first understand how to bring together external data sources with customer data. To do that you need an analytics platform that can handle multiple file types and data formats. Azure is that platform. It supports all kinds of workloads and can be used in almost any industry to create actionable data analytics. Army Of Quants wants to help your business incorporate Azure. Contact us and read this short article to get the most from your data. Read More...

To give customers a better experience, Pier 1 wanted to connect with them using data and insights. To do that, the company created a predictive analytics solution based on Microsoft Azure Machine Learning. Pier 1 uses data insights to predict which products customers will want using predictive modeling, creating more efficient and effective marketing campaigns. Contact Army Of Quants to find out more and watch this short video for more on Pier 1's marketing strategy.

Whether shifting your entire organization to the cloud in one fell swoop or transitioning a piece of your business over time it's a decision every business is going to have to make. Luckily, no matter what route you take there's a cloud services platform that can help you every step of the way. Azure cloud services offer scalable solutions so you can transition at your own pace. At Army Of Quants, we want to help you on your journey. Contact us and check out this article for more. Read More...

Language barriers are a real issue for child refugees. Schlaumäuse, a German language app, removes the language barriers that act as roadblocks to integration and community. Thanks to the cloud and Azure services, kids can take their app home and work on their language skills so they can learn faster. At Army Of Quants, we want to help you integrate Azure cloud services into your business. Contact us and watch this short video on how Helliwood media is helping kids.

Customer service is important to brand success, but to drive revenue, customer experience may be far more important. According to Bain & Company, a 5% increase in customer retention can increase a company's profitability by 75%. In this Forbes article, you'll read more reasons why you may want to rethink the metrics you've been using to measure customer service, plus other benefits that a shift in focus from customer service to customer lifetime value can mean for your business. Read More...

DeKalb Mechanical is saving time and money with Microsoft Office 365. With mobile access to customer information and service history, onsite technicians and service workers can make quick decisions and deliver better service. DeKalb employees are more productive, more competitive, and recognizing how cloud-based technology is helping to make their jobs easier.

Working under time constraints is something that every business must face. In those times, it's important to have an IT platform that can help keep your team on track. With powerful productivity and collaboration features, Office 365 is the platform IT pros trust to provide mobility to their organization. At Army Of Quants, we want your team to have the right tools for productivity. Contact us and read this article for some helpful tips on how to be more productive in the workplace. Read More...

With speeds of over 200 mph and danger hiding behind every turn, the Lotus Formula 1 Team needs reliable IT infrastructure. Office 365 enables the Lotus Formula 1 Team to be mobile, either racing, testing, or managing team operations no matter where they are in the world. That's a huge advantage when wins are measured in milliseconds. Watch this video about the unique demands of the Lotus F1 Team and how Office 365 was applied. Contact us, Army Of Quants wants your business to succeed.

The work tools of the future will need to be easy to use on smartphones and have integration built in from the start. In the article, "6 Trends for People in the Workforce," you'll learn how to empower the next generation of workers with collaboration tools that enable easy connectivity from anywhere. Let Army Of Quants help you capitalize on the new way to work with solutions on Microsoft Office 365. Read More...

Marshall public school district has always been progressive, and technology Is part of that. See how Microsoft Windows 10 in S mode has enabled thousands of staff and students to collaborate securely with Microsoft Office 365 on a public school budget.

The GDPR is a comprehensive set of rules designed to protect personal data. It's a responsibility that every company should already be doing. But to make compliance easier, Microsoft 365 has built-in GDPR compliance functions so you can protect your customers' data and still focus on providing them with exceptional service. Read this white paper on how to prepare your business for GDPR and contact us for more. At Army Of Quants, we want to help you keep your customers safe and happy. View: Prepare for GDPR today with Microsoft 365

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With the new Compliance Manager from Microsoft, you can assess and manage your GDPR preparation for files stored in Office 365, file servers, and SharePoint on-premises across numerous file types and platforms. It's just one way that Microsoft is working to help you along your GDPR compliance journey. At Army Of Quants, we want to help you get GDPR compliant. Contact us and watch this short video for more. Read More...

Glassybaby is a business born out of hope by a founder who survived cancer. The company wrestled with managing retail shift scheduling until they finally overcame their challenges with intuitive Microsoft Office 365 scheduling. By collaborating on scheduling in real time from anywhere at the touch of a button, the company's first-line workers and managers saved countless hours, giving them more time to focus on their customers and their mission to help others.

Microsoft views AI as an integral part of its cloud-computing business. With AI as the backbone of Azure Cognitive Services, more that 1 million developers have used Azure for image processing, data analysis, speech and language processing, and enhanced search capabilities just to name a few reasons. Azure is the most trusted platform by IT pros on the market. Contact Army Of Quants and check out this article to learn more. Read More...

Healthcare literature has exploded in the past few decades. And with so much more content, doctors are having a hard time finding the information they need to help save lives. Using AI, doctors at the Cochrane Transform Project and thousands of other scientists are increasing the speed with which they can conduct research. A process that used to take years now takes weeks. Imagine how your organization can use the power of AI. Contact Army Of Quants for more.

For your business to thrive, all employees should be involved with analyzing customer data. It ensures every person is aware of what the customer wants and confirms everyone is aligned with your strategy moving forward. Azure real-time dashboards help transform live data into actionable and insightful visuals, and they help you focus on what matters the most. Army Of Quants wants to help. Contact us and check out this article for more Read More...

As a renowned data journalist and speaker, David McCandless needs a powerful data solution that he can use to drive unique insight, facilitate meaning, and enable his team's collaboration. With Azure, he can easily develop and run parallel real-time analytics on multiple streams of data. You can employ that same power. Contact Army Of Quants to find out how we can help you unlock the potential of your data and check out this short video for more on David McCandless.

Some companies are already moving to the cloud and don't have a strategy in place to maximize their cloud services. At Army Of Quants, we want to make sure that you shift with a plan. With Azure, you can develop and deploy where you want, facilitating your cloud strategy and any changes that may come. It's the only consistent hybrid cloud on the market. We want to help you make the journey to the cloud. Contact us and check out this article to get the most out of your journey. Read More...

eSmart Systems began developing Connected Drone out of a strong conviction that drones combined with cloud intelligence could bring a positive disruptive change to the power industry. eSmart Systems uses Azure's cloud capabilities to analyze multiple data feeds streamed from the drones providing real-time and useful analysis. At Army Of Quants, we want to help you integrate the best cloud services provider that will help you make the changes you need to your business.

Siloed data compromises business productivity. It can also compromise customer experience, which can be costly. In fact, according to a 2016 Accenture study, the estimated cost of customers switching to another provider due to poor service was $1.6 trillion. Regardless of the industry, businesses must deliver a positive, consistent, and personalized experience to keep customers loyal and happy. In this Forbes article, read how marketers are doing just that. By removing data silos and consolidating customer data into a central, cloud-based location, they're not only making real-time, data-driven decisions, but they're also "turning browsers into buyers and driving customer loyalty." Read More...

Ten years ago, Joanna and Ralph Budelman founded Chillibreeze to create jobs in rural NE India. Overcoming limited IT resources and infrastructure, they created a niche PowerPoint service for global customers. But they struggled to meet increasing customer demand with their ad hoc solutions and siloed data. In this week's video, watch how Microsoft partner, Skylight Systems, helped Chillibreeze to build infrastructure where there was none and to pull together disparate data with Office 365 and SideKick 365 xRM. Chillibreeze, now a 50-employee firm, serves customers around the world.

Working as a team can be a difficult feat to achieve for any business, especially when it involves bringing together people who don't normally do so. But in order to succeed, you need everyone onboard, and this means giving them Office 365. With Office 365 you can connect better with customers and colleagues with a range of communication tools, from email and IM to social networking and video conferencing. At Army Of Quants, we want to help. Contact us and read this article for more. Read More...

Veriown Energy saved US$27,468 by reconfiguring their productivity platform. For a business of any size, it's important that you maximize the cloud platform that you use. With Microsoft Office 365, collaboration, agility, and mobility are easy. You can even change your productivity platform to suit your specific needs maximizing your time and stretching your dollar further. Army Of Quants wants to help you integrate Office 365. Contact us and check out this video for more.

Digital marketing can be a daunting prospect for many small business owners -- especially considering that your larger competitors may have entire digital marketing departments on the case. Even some email marketing services can be overwhelming, with dozens of templates making it confusing to know where to start or what to write. Microsoft Connections simplifies this process, making reaching out to customers as easy as sending an email. Just choose from three pre-designed templates for newsletters, announcements or customer referrals. You can easily build a subscriber list and track results to improve your messaging. This eBook shares three key ways in which Connections can help you improve customer engagement while growing your business. View: 3 ways to grow your business with email marketing

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