Microsoft CVP Alysa Taylor departs Business Applications group to work on Azure + Industry

Alysa Taylor Microsoft corporate vice president Alysa Taylor, a member of the leadership team for the Business Applications group for the last five years, will be taking on a new role focused on Azure and industry. She reported the change in a LinkedIn post, writing, “After 5 amazing years championing Microsoft’s Business Applications portfolio, I’m…

Microsoft profiled HB Antwerp, a Belgian company using blockchain to track the diamond supply chain. Using Azure, the company creates a digital ledger detailing a diamond’s extraction location, sorting, shipping, and ultimate delivery to a customer. It touts 3000 verification points per stone to ensure ethical sourcing and help diamond producing countries better understand the…

Microsoft shared the details of its digital transformation initiative with the NBA. The NBA IT Application Development Group consolidated apps with Azure, relocating apps from on-prem to the cloud and accelerating development. It was able to speed up its processes by using App Service to streamline provisioning, configuration, security, and scalability. The NBA also set…

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In this week’s Microsoft Dynamics Partner News Roundup: Thornton Tomasetti selects Microsoft Dynamics 365 and HSO’s aec360 for its next-generation cloud-based business management platform Sikich expands in Chicago and India with acquisition of Accelerated Growth Tietoevry achieves all Microsoft solutions partner designations Stc Bahrain partners with Crayon and Microsoft Thornton Tomasetti selects Dynamics 365 and…

Global technology services firm HSO announces the acquisition of Dutch-based Microsoft cloud services specialist Motion10. Operating from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Motion10 serves over 140 clients across multiple industries, including finance, retail, public sector and professional services, according to the companies. The company was founded in 2008. Their services cover data, AI, IT security, and low-code…

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In this week’s Microsoft Dynamics Partner News Roundup: NMB Solutions partners with nShift to help European businesses solve delivery management and supply chain challenges Nexon Asia Pacific acquires Liveware Solutions Cleo announces new Dynamics 365 ERP integrations with EDI Demandbase delivers integrated Account-Based Marketing (ABM) for HubSpot CRM and Dynamics 365 NMB Solutions partners with…

New process mining capabilities for Microsoft Power Automate are now in preview, the company