"We can build whatever we need without overbuilding. By running SAP on Azure, we’ve cleared away any IT Infrastructure roadblocks. We can grow and scale up or down our infrastructure to support new business initiatives at a pace that we couldn’t possibly have achieved before."
"Some of our queries have a 45-second execution time. With SQL Server 2014, that dropped to 10 seconds. That’s a huge improvement."
"I am very proud of the responsiveness and quick reaction of the Virginia Wing to make these missions happen during a difficult time. Thanks to Teams, people don’t have to drive to get to a command post…. I can orchestrate missions from Teams running on my iPhone."
"Developing on Microsoft platform and hosting on Azure was a unanimous decision in the team. We have already experienced and hence was confident in Azure’s stability, application security, and 24/7 support. With Microsoft association, we can now focus more on product enrichment and customer delight than on infrastructure management."
"Using the cloud means that many security and data issues are no longer things I need to worry about, too — they’re Microsoft’s job, now."
"We are very interested in what Microsoft’s doing with analytics, especially with its plans to let companies like ours consume advanced technologies like machine learning through Azure."
"Facilities Management is always constantly developing and if we already have seven or eight work-flows implemented today, the solution [based on Microsoft Azure] allows us to continue to grow flexibly and in a way that is tailored to our needs."
"There is now a self-service facility for people requesting a service, and no request is ever left unanswered. Besides this, the danger of spreading information among different files, which sometimes created repetitions and made it difficult to manage requests, has been eliminated."
"We analyzed the situation and concluded that an up gradation and optimization of the current IT infrastructure on Azure was due. It was clear that the available RAM for the present virtual machine had maxed out."
"What’s really astounded me is that these analysts are able to take these basic Power BI templates and run with them. You can connect to a few data sources and have a report ready for production in a couple of hours and gain insights."
"With the insights we gain from Operations Management Suite, we can give truly useful advice to customers that enables them to make a real difference in how their end users perceive and work with their Azure-based business applications."
"With Azure, we reduce dependence on internal infrastructure and can guarantee a twenty-four–seven service, at a competitive cost."
“The service request to field operator information flow needs to have as fewer points of failure as possible, be out of band from the infrastructure we are servicing and continue to operate even if the supporting works management systems are unavailable.”
"Physical pipe excavation can easily cost $30,000 to $150,000, so operators have to avoid false-positive failure warnings. However, a false negative might lead to a disastrous spill and cost millions…. CIM running on Azure can help mitigate this risk."
"Technology is a tool to increase efficiency. With Microsoft School Data Sync, teachers have more time to develop a one-to-one relationship with a student and customize learning."