Alice Chambers

swXtch.io, a software provider that delivers broadcast-quality video streams, will debut its latest features and capabilities available on Microsoft Azure at IBC 2024. For example, the solution cloudSwXtch provides high-performance networking to cloud and edge deployments so broadcasters can work with different types of workflows during live productions. Representatives from the company will also demonstrate how lossless user datagram protocol provides additional protection for media...

Howden, an international insurance group, has launched the Howden Resilience Laboratory, a platform powered by Microsoft’s cloud services to model climate scenarios and assess financial impacts for its customers. The platform uses Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 to process large volumes of environmental, societal and financial data. It then presents that information to help decision-makers understand and manage climate risks by offering advanced climate risk modelling and...

Digital transformation is no longer just a buzzword – it’s a survival imperative in the business world. As industries around the world struggle to keep up with unprecedented technological advancements and shifting consumer expectations, McKinsey & Company likens digital transformation to a complete “rewiring” of an organisation.   This isn’t a one-off initiative but a relentless, ongoing journey that reshapes how businesses create value. In...

Microsoft partners Producer and Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) have teamed up to improve production solutions for their joint customers by integrating artificial intelligence and cloud technology, powered by Microsoft Azure. The growing trend of companies producing in-house content is one of the driving forces behind this collaboration, according to Producer. Businesses are realising the benefits of owning their content creation process from cost savings to greater control over brand...

The professional audiovisual (AV) market is set to grow from $306 billion in 2023 to $325 billion in 2024, according to the Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis report by the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA). Though growth is slightly slower than the previous year, this increase reflects ongoing adjustments in the market as it stabilises after the Covid-19 pandemic.   “The growth rate of 6.1 per cent was down from 6.9 due to the end of a...

New artificial intelligence tools within Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare aim to enhance care experiences, empower healthcare workers and provide in-depth clinical insights. “We are at an inflection point where AI breakthroughs are fundamentally changing the way we work and live,” said Joe Petro, corporate vice president of healthcare and life sciences solutions and platforms at Microsoft. “Microsoft’s AI-powered solutions are helping lead these efforts by...

New artificial intelligence tools within Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare aim to enhance care experiences, empower healthcare workers and provide in-depth clinical insights. “We are at an inflection point where AI breakthroughs are fundamentally changing the way we work and live,” said Joe Petro, corporate vice president of healthcare and life sciences solutions and platforms at Microsoft. “Microsoft’s AI-powered solutions are helping lead these efforts by...

Freight shipments for more than 500 businesses were impacted when a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, USA, in March 2024. A surge in insurance claims and loan applications followed, as firms sought to recoup their losses and cover immediate expenses that arose from freight diversions and delivery delays. For each business, financial services providers had to follow processes of assessing damage, calculating the cost of replacement orders and lost revenue,...

Microsoft announced new artificial intelligence-powered capabilities to improve productivity across business operations – from sales to supply chain management – at its AI Tour in London on 21 October. First, users can create autonomous agents with Microsoft 365 Copilot Studio, which is currently in public preview, to create, manage and connect agents to Copilot. “Think of agents as the new apps for an AI-powered world,” said Jared Spataro, chief marketing...

Microsoft, Databricks and Navy Federal Credit Union on ‘GenAI in action’