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Microsoft Unveils Path to Accelerating Sustainability with AI in the Middle East

Middle East News 247 November 30, 2023

Microsoft has released a whitepaper titled “Accelerating Sustainability with AI: A Playbook” ahead of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), taking place at Expo City in Dubai from November 30th to December 12th. The playbook outlines a comprehensive strategy for governments,

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NetApp Extends Partnership with Microsoft Empowering Customers to Achieve More Through Cloud Adoption

Middle East News 247 November 28, 2023

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global cloud-led, data centric software company, today announced the next phase of its collaboration with Microsoft. NetApp delivers innovations to Microsoft Azure users that bring together cloud storage solutions through a range of services including Azure NetApp Files (ANF), NetApp BlueXP, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and now CloudOps solutions from

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Microsoft Showcases Transformative Cloud Infrastructure Advancements

Middle East News 247 November 22, 2023

Microsoft is reimagining cloud infrastructure to ensure optimization across every layer of its hardware and software stack with over 100 news announcements unveiled at Microsoft Ignite 2023. The advancements touch on multiple layers of an AI-forward strategy, from adoption to productivity to security, all designed to empower Microsoft customers, partners, and developers to

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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella Visits UAE

Middle East News 247 November 2, 2023

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella visited the UAE today to experience first-hand how the latest advancements in cloud and AI are supporting UAE organizations across every industry. While speaking at the Microsoft ‘AI, a New Era’ event, Nadella met with local business leaders, government officials and developers and emphasized the role of […]

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Microsoft to maintain high investment strategy in the Middle East region

Arnold Pinto November 2, 2023 0

Generative AI is seen as becoming mainstream in the region Ahmed Dandachi, Chief Commercial Business Officer at Microsoft UAE, in an interview at GITEX Global 2023, talks about generative AI, sheds light on the significance of the Middle East to Microsoft’s strategic investments and how GITEX plays a pivotal role in showcasing cutting-edge technology and […]

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etisalat by e& collaborates with Microsoft to develop Consumer Assistant to enhance customer experience

Middle East News 247 October 19, 2023

etisalat by e& today announced the soft launch of its Consumer Assistant at GITEX Technology Week 2023. Built using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, the new AI assistant can join voice calls to verbally communicate with customers and assist with various tasks such as checking the weather, getting directions to a destination, or getting an update […]

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Microsoft and Majid Al Futtaim accelerate roadmap for digital transformation

Middle East News 247 October 18, 2023

Microsoft expanded its long-term partnership with Majid Al Futtaim with a new strategic agreement that will enhance Majid Al Futtaim’s operations across the retail, real estate, and entertainment sectors by utilizing Microsoft’s robust suite of technologies and services. Both organizations will be working together on a number of strategic objectives that will

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DoH announces collaboration with Microsoft

Middle East News 247 October 18, 2023

On the sidelines of GITEX Global Week 2023, the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, signed an agreement with Microsoft, to advance the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector. Through the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two entities […]

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AI set to increase productivity, foster creativity and scale human abilities to new levels

Middle East News 247 October 12, 2023

Uptake of generative AI tools has scaled much quicker than the uptake of previous revolutionary technologies such as the Internet and mobile phones. During the Dubai Assembly for Generative AI on Wednesday, a senior executive from Microsoft said ChatGPT secured 100 million users in just 3 months, compared to 7 years for the Internet and […]

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Microsoft launches Azure Data Manager for Energy at ADIPEC 2023

Middle East News 247 October 2, 2023

Microsoft today unveiled Azure Data Manager for Energy, an enterprise-grade OSDU™ Data Platform solution that enables the efficient development of software applications for energy companies. Launched on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2023, Azure Data Manager for Energy rapidly ingests data from a number of