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Microsoft’s FarmBeats Uses Machine Learning to Increase Crop Yields

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Brett Cantrell

Through weather predictability, soil sensor data, drone imaging, and white space connectivity, Microsoft's FarmBeats seeks to use machine learning to increase crop yields and meet food demand that is projected to double by 2050.

From gaming to healthcare: Microsoft’s approach to visualizing cancer

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Matt B

Can machine learning help transform radiation therapy for cancer?

Equipping the Revolution: Hardware Wars in the Age of Machine Learning

Posted on November 12, 2018 by John Keck

In the machine learning gold rush, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are competing for cloud computation dominance. Currently second in the market, Microsoft is poised to gain significant market share through its major investment in FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) for advanced, deep neural network applications.

The (Data) World Is Not Flat: Microsoft, Isolationism, and Data in the Age of Cloud Computing

Posted on November 15, 2017 by imapc

How can Azure and cloud services compete against rising international data protectionism?

The Cartographer and the Cloud: Isolationism’s Impact on Cloud Computing

Posted on November 15, 2017 by TOM2017

Is the internet truly borderless? Or will digital companies suffer in an era of rising isolationism?

Meet Plexure: The ‘Internet of Things’ Consultants

Posted on November 18, 2016 by John Hintze

Meet Plexure, the ‘Internet of Things’ advertising consultancy

Burn the Boats: MSFT transformation with Office 365

Posted on November 18, 2016 by EDRM

MSFT has forced its cash cow into a software rental model, demanding lower margins at first but ushering in a new era of cloud and mobile first thinking from the top down.

Pushing Microsoft’s cloud business to carbon neutral and beyond

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Varun Mani

Microsoft is on a fervent path to reduce carbon emissions from its datacenter business. Is it completely altruistic or just good business sense?

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