"By leveraging existing work, we were able to set up the infrastructure for another project seamlessly. Setting up infrastructure and configuring them would typically take us two to four weeks for a full software development life cycle."
"As we were moving our solution to Azure we were evaluating various options for moving our SQL Server based storage. … DocumentDB provided the flexibility we wanted with JSON, and the SQL query interface enabled us to rapidly migrate, as our developers were already familiar with SQL."
"We had to cut the last promotional campaign short because we were growing at a pace that was quicker than what we anticipated. Is that good. Yes—it’s fantastic."
"With our daily communications, the transparency helps our donors know where we spend money. That encourages them to send additional donations to help people here."
“Our colleagues on the ground produce the material and can make it immediately available on MediaBox, so we can quickly publish information in all our communication channels—from printed letters to our donors in annual reports, to stories on our websites and, of course, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.”
“The internet is a priority for them. They need to see what’s happening in their home country, to see where their family is, to see if their family is even alive.”
"Enhancing the guest experience through technology is where we can really transform our business. Digital transformation means giving us the speed to market that guests expect and, in my mind, it's a total game-changer when we can make a positive impact on the digital world of a guest."
"The turnaround time from logging into the operations management web console and having actionable information available was the same day. It amazed me that it was so useful, so quickly."
"We chose Azure security and management services because they gave us a global view with a minimal amount of administrative effort."
"After Oxfam Hong Kong revamped its web site and social media outreach with Azure, the number of their web site page views grew 600 percent."
"We dream about doubling the number of surgeries we do each year, but it’s not just about doubling our staff. We have to be smarter in how we execute missions, fundraise and utilize resources. Leveraging Microsoft technologies is an important part of our strategy to do that—to extend our reach and help more kids."
“As a result of this evaluation and education, I fully expect surgeons’ scores to get better and the average to cluster at the top. At the end of the day, that means surgeons will get better at cleft lip surgeries, and that children with a facial deformity will have a better life.”
"When you have to budget for tech improvement to stay current and be prepared for a disaster, that takes significant dollars away from your mission. This donation means we don’t have to choose between updating technology and putting meals out. That’s why Microsoft cloud services are a phenomenal gift to not just our organization but also to the people we feed."
“Instead of investing thousands of dollars in a barcoding system, we built the server we needed for a few hundred dollars.”
"Today, the technology makes it much faster: It enables us to have every child in the system."