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92% of Indian Knowledge Workers Utilize AI at Work: Microsoft and LinkedIn Study

May 16, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Irina Ghose, #LinkedIn, #Microsoft, #Ruchee Anand

Bengaluru, May 16, 2024: Microsoft and LinkedIn today released the India findings of the 2024 Work Trend Index on the state of AI at work. The report titled, “AI at work is here. Now comes the hard part” shows how, in just one year, AI is influencing the way people work, lead and hire. The report spotlights employees’ strong desire for AI integration in the workplace, the opportunities it creates for career growth, and the emergence of AI power users1 in the future of work.

Microsoft and LinkedIn partnered for the first time for the fourth Work Trend Index to provide a comprehensive view of how AI is shaping work. The findings are based on a survey of 31,000 people in 31 countries, labor and hiring trends on LinkedIn, trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals and research with Fortune 500 customers.

The report highlights insights every leader and professional needs to know about AI’s impact on work, talent and hiring in the year ahead:

Employees want AI at work—and won’t wait for companies to catch up:
India’s workforce is very optimistic about AI. Ninety-two percent of knowledge workers in India use AI at work as compared to the global figure of 75%, reflecting employee confidence in AI to save time, boost creativity, and focus. Ninety-one percent of leaders in India also believe their companies need to adopt AI to stay competitive, 54% worry their organization lacks a plan and vision for implementation.

While leaders feel the pressure to turn individual productivity gains into organizational impact, employees aren’t waiting to reap the benefits: 72% of Indian AI users are bringing their own AI tools to work (BYOAI). The data is clear: people are turning to AI to be more productive and creative at work. The opportunity for every leader is to channel this momentum into ROI.

For employees, AI raises the bar and breaks the career ceiling:
In a world where AI mentions in LinkedIn job posts drive a 17% jump in response rate, it’s a two-way street: organizations that empower employees with AI tools and training will attract the best talent, and professionals who skill up in AI will have the edge.

For India’s leaders, AI skills are now a top priority when it comes to hiring, with 75% stating they wouldn’t hire someone lacking in AI skills, outpacing the global average of 66%. Interestingly, AI skills outweigh experience, with 80% of leaders in India preferring to hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills, over a more experienced candidate without them.

As of late last year, there has been a 142x increase globally in LinkedIn members adding AI skills like Copilot and ChatGPT to their profiles and a 160% increase in non-technical professionals using LinkedIn Learning courses to build their AI aptitude.

The rise of the AI power user—and what they reveal about the future:
Four types of AI users emerged in the research—from skeptics who rarely use AI to power users who use it extensively, with novices and explorers in between. Compared to skeptics, AI power users have fundamentally reoriented their workdays with 90% of Indian AI power users beginning their day with AI and 91% relying on it to prepare for the next day. They are also 37% more likely to seek guidance from co-workers regarding useful prompts and 47% more likely to experiment with AI.

AI power users are nearly 20% more likely to receive training, particularly on prompts and role-specific AI usage, compared to other employees. They are also 65% more likely to receive communication from the CEO on generative AI, 34% more likely from the function or department lead, and 44% more likely from their manager’s manager.

Irina Ghose, Managing Director, Microsoft India and South Asia said, “Data from the Work Trend Index shows that AI is now a reality at work, with India having one of the highest AI adoption rates among knowledge workers, at 92%. The rate of diffusion we’re seeing across sectors, from BFSI to healthcare to ITES and the public sector has been very encouraging. This AI optimism presents a tremendous opportunity for organizations to invest in the right tools and training, to unlock efficiencies for employees and ultimately drive long term business impact.”

Ruchee Anand, Head of Talent & Learning Solutions at LinkedIn said, “AI is transforming the world of work, reshaping the talent landscape and nudging both individuals and organizations to embrace change. The demand for AI expertise has seen a remarkable 17% jump from last year, echoing LinkedIn platform insights and findings of the Work Trend Index. We’ve seen professionals in India over index on learning while also adding AI skills to their professional toolkit. As the workforce looks to tap into the benefits of AI, it’s crucial for leaders to boost their organization’s AI capabilities through thoughtful investment in both technology and talent.”

Use of generative AI at work has nearly doubled in the last six months, globally. LinkedIn is seeing a significant increase in professionals adding AI skills to their profiles. However, with every second leader in India worried that their company lacks an AI vision and employees bringing their own AI tools to work, leaders have reached the hard part of any tech disruption: moving from experimentation to tangible business impact.

On the sidelines of the report, Microsoft announced new capabilities in Copilot for Microsoft 365 to help people get started with AI, and LinkedIn announced over 50 learning courses that are being made free to empower professionals at all levels to advance AI aptitude.

· Some of the new capabilities introduced in Copilot for Microsoft 365 include: Copilot will become more conversational by suggesting follow-up prompts or asking clarifying questions to provide the best response possible.

· A new chat interface in Copilot will proactively offer timely recommendations based on recent activity, like “You missed Tuesday’s sales meeting. Here’s a quick summary” or flagging an important email for follow up.

· The prompt box in Copilot will now have an auto complete experience, allowing users to get better results from their prompts. If you’ve already written the prompt, a new rewrite feature will turn basic prompts into rich ones, grounded in your work meetings, documents and emails.

· Updates to Copilot Lab will allow employees to create, publish, and manage prompts that are expressly tailored to their team.

In addition to the 50 new AI learning courses available for free through July 8, LinkedIn offers:

· AI-powered coaching with personalized content and conversational learning.

· AI-powered personalized takeaways on LinkedIn Feed offering insights, ideas and actions.

· AI-powered tools to assess fitment for a role based on experience and skills match, plus advice on how to stand out and suggestions for skill building.

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AngelHack 2024 Partners with Heineken and Microsoft for Social Innovation in Bangalore

Apr 30, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #AngelHack, #Heineken, #Microsoft, #Yiming Ng

Bengaluru, April 30, 2024 – AngelHack, one of the world’s largest and most diverse developer ecosystems reaching out to more than 300,000 developers, announces the relaunch of its global hackathon series for the first time post-COVID. The 13th edition of the series is back to empower participants to tackle pressing global challenges and develop innovative tech solutions that drive real-world change. This year, in-person hackathons will bring together a massive community of 5,000 developers across nine major cities and virtual bounty challenges in three waves throughout the year.

The nine cities are Mexico City, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangalore, Singapore, Warsaw, Jakarta, Seoul, New York, and Dubai. Following a successful launch in Mexico, hackbangalore will take place on May 11 – 12. Over a 2-day in-person hackathon at Microsoft Prestige Business Park, located in Microsoft Bangalore campus, tech developers and participants from other disciplines will come together to tackle problem statements in teams of four across three categories – financial inclusion, social responsibility, and digital empowerment.

In addition to Microsoft Bangalore, this anticipated competition will also be jointly supported by Heineken as key sponsors and city partners. The top team within each category will walk away with USD 3,000 each, while the team achieving the highest overall score will also receive an all-expenses paid trip (worth up to USD 20,000) to compete in the grand finals at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2024. Finalists competing in the grand finals will vie for a share of the USD 100,000 prize pool, with the overall winner walking away with USD 60,000 worth of prizes.

Yiming Ng, CEO of AngelHack, commented: “We first launched hackbangalore back in 2015 when we saw a significant unmet need for credible, in-person hackathons within India’s flourishing digital landscape. Our platform provided developers, business owners and aspiring talents with a platform for fundraising, networking, and developer skill development. The technology ecosystem in Bangalore has experienced explosive growth in recent years on the back of the city’s rapid development. With Hack Bangalore’s return, we hope to tap into the city’s burgeoning tech talent pool and convene diverse teams with a unique blend of technical expertise, design thinking and entrepreneurial spirit to address the city’s top challenges. As our societies grow to be hyperconnected, nurturing talent and finding intelligent solutions that can drive positive change and transformation is imperative.”

Over the years, the global hackathon series has brought together over 26,000 talented developers from various industries, age groups, and professions to build solutions that address some of the most pressing challenges in each participating city such as financial inclusion, social responsibility, and digital empowerment. This year, the 24-hour hackathons will allow even more developers, creatives, and entrepreneurs to collaborate and showcase their technological prowess in driving change and transformation across industries and communities.

Founded as a grassroots initiative by AngelHack with a mission to build a thriving community of

developers, designers, and entrepreneurs worldwide, it now runs hundreds of global and local

hackathons, establishing itself as a force in developer relations. AngelHack also offers a developer lab to help new and existing developers navigate their professional journeys and collaborates with platforms like StackUp to support developers’ growth with the latest resources. Winning solutions at The Global Hackathon Series have a proven track record of attracting significant attention and funding from sponsors, making it a prime platform for innovation with real-world impact.

Technology

Satnav Technologies (QuickFMS) now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Mar 14, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Amit Prasad, #Azure Marketplace, #Hyderabad, #Microsoft, #QuickFMS, #Satnav Technologies

Hyderabad, 14th March 2024: Satnav Technologies, recently announced the availability of QuickFMS in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Satnav Technologies / QuickFMS customers can now take advantage of the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform, with streamlined deployment and management.

QuickFMS provides a complete solution to manage various aspects of Space, Asset, Maintenance, Facility Booking and Reservation, Visitor, Help desk, Compliance and Reporting management for the business. Each product is made expressly to satisfy the need of distinct organizational divisions. QuickFMS offers a fully customizable solution made to manage various areas allowing you to choose the best solution for your day-to-day challenges. Each of the product modules focuses on the specific requirements of various departments within your company. We are dedicated to provide you with a streamlined facility management process, enhancing operational efficiency, and improving the overall workplace experience.

Amit Prasad, Founder MD of Satnav Technologies said, “Our multiple Award winning QuickFMS, a SaaS Facilities Management Software, has provided customers with a comprehensive solution for managing infrastructure, streamlining their internal work processes through our Property, Lease, Space and Asset modules, among a range of others. We scale quickly and deploy across locations with ease thanks to the Microsoft Azure Platform. We are now looking to scale our organization exponentially through those Microsoft’s Marketplace partners who are looking to offer additional solutions for their customers.”

Jake Zborowski, General Manager, Microsoft Azure Platform at Microsoft Corp. said, “We’re pleased to welcome QuickFMS to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, which gives our partners great exposure to cloud customers around the globe. Azure Marketplace offers world-class quality experiences from global trusted partners with solutions tested to work seamlessly with Azure.”

The Azure Marketplace is an online market for buying and selling cloud solutions certified to run on Azure. The Azure Marketplace helps connect companies seeking innovative, cloud-based solutions with partners who have developed solutions that are ready to use.

QuickFMS is the cloud-based facilities management software that allows you to effectively organize, structure and run all elements of your business and infrastructure for maximum efficiency and performance, all in one place. Think of us as a highly motivated addition to your team, a helping hand behind the scenes to guide you towards achieving a sleeker operation and all-round results, whether you’re an SME or an MNC.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs collaborates with Microsoft to skill educators and students in next-generation technologies including Artificial Intelligence
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The Ministry of Tribal Affairs collaborates with Microsoft to skill educators and students in next-generation technologies

May 19, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Microsoft, #Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA), #Shri Arjun Munda

New Delhi: With a vision to build an inclusive, skills-based economy, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA) today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Microsoft to support the digital transformation of schools such as Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and Ashram Schools, among others under the Ministry at an online event ‘Empowering Youth For Success’.

Against the backdrop of the New Education Policy 2020 that emphasizes the use of technology for improved learning, this partnership will train students in technologies such as artificial intelligence, coding and data science, empowering them to use technology in meaningful ways to build their future.

Speaking at the inaugural virtual event, Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda said that our students need to get ready to compete at the global level. “This program will prove beneficial in terms of readiness, preparedness of our students at various international forums. Though these programs, our students would get the required skill set through digital transformation and this would begin a new chapter with AI and coding being a part of the curriculum,” he said.

Shri Munda also added that for the digital India Mission to be successful every segment of the society needs to be empowered and he hoped that this Microsoft program would be able to bridge the gap between the tribal students and others.

The initiative will also enable the professional development of educators, enabling them to use technology in classrooms. Microsoft will work closely with schools across states under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to accelerate digital transformation. These schools will be equipped with the technology, training and tools required to transform them into Microsoft Showcase Schools, which embody technological innovation in teaching, use productivity insights for decision making and create accessible and personalized learning experiences for every student.

Under this program in the first phase 250 EMRS schools have been adopted by Microsoft out of which 50 EMRS schools will be given intension training and 500 master trainers would be trained in the first phase.

Also present at the event, Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs reiterated that that this is unique opportunity for the tribal students to get global standard education and to get a level playing field.

“This initiative can be a great help to the tribal students for maintaining continuity in their education in this lockdown period. What is great about the program is that not only the students, but 5000 teachers nominated by the ministry across these schools would be provided with professional training,” She added.

Teachers across states in India will be trained in a phased manner for using productivity technologies like Office 365 and AI applications in teaching, helping them deliver blended or remote learning experiences to students in a more personalized, productive and secure manner. Teacher trainings in Microsoft Teams will introduce them to the world of virtual collaboration and how teaching can be augmented with virtual field trips or remote sessions with experts.

The program will also offer opportunities for teachers to earn professional e-badges and e-certificates from the Microsoft Education Centre.

Speaking about the partnership, Navtez Bal, Executive Director, Public Sector, Microsoft India, said “The past year in both policy and practice has shown us that the future of learning will be more personalized and driven by technology. Our partnership with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is a step to enable education equity, providing equal opportunity and access for the next generation of learners and educators from schools under the Ministry. We are deeply committed to the digital transformation of education in India and to support a community who will play a key role in shaping India’s next phase of growth.”

Anil Kumar Jha, Hon Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs stated that the transformational change in the new generation will happen through education and health. “This program will ensure that 73000 students will get chance to change their future, their environment, their village, and overall community. The active partnership by Microsoft will help in creating the talent pool that will be an asset to the country in the future,” He said.

He also said that this program should not be a one off but a continuous process through generations creating a repository of knowledge.

Dr. Navaljit Kapoor, Joint Secretary, MoTA stated that the collaboration between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Microsoft is a historic event. “Around 750 EMRS school under MoTA will be participating in this program benefitting 3.5 lakh students in the next 5 years,” He said.

Under the partnership, students from schools under the Ministry will be mentored on projects that involve AI applications for societal good and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students will also be trained and exposed to gamified environments on Minecraft to help build design thinking skills. To enable inclusion and access, Microsoft will make AI curriculum available to the schools and students in both English and Hindi.

The vote of thanks was delivered by A K Singh, Joint Secretary, MoTA.

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CNBC-TV18 and Microsoft announce Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt. Ltd as the second winner of SMB Utsav

Feb 25, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt Ltd, #CEO of Business News Cluster, #Microsoft, #Network18, #Smriti Mehra

Mumbai: CNBC-TV18 and Microsoft announce Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt Ltd, Noida, as the second winner of ‘SMB Utsav’. They will be rewarded benefits worth up to INR 15 Lakhs* including technology and business aid along with training sessions by Microsoft and promotion on CNBC-TV18. Thus far, the 3-month long program has guided and felicitated the SME sector for their contribution towards rebuilding India and the economy’s growth.

The winner, Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt. Ltd has been recognized as India’s leading Agritech startup. They provide one of the country’s largest post-harvest services platform for farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), and agri-corporations in near farm primary and secondary agri-markets.

Assisting CNBC-TV18 in choosing the right candidate are their knowledge partners — Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India (ICRA) analytics who shortlisted the 2nd winner. The esteemed Jury panel comprises of industry stalwarts including Vijay Sethi – Former CIO, Head HR & CSR, Hero Motocorp Ltd; Aditya Ghosh – Board Member, FabIndia & OYO; Animesh Saxena – President, FISME. MD, Neetee Apparel LLP; Chandrakant Salunkhe – Founder & President, SME Chamber of India; Harish Vellat – SMB & Corporate Business Leader, Microsoft India; and Shivir Chordia, Azure Business Lead, Microsoft India.

Commenting on the same, Smriti Mehra, CEO of Business News Cluster, Network18 said, “The second month was a huge success and we received incredible case-studies to evaluate and assess. Standing out from the rest, Arya Collateral Warehousing’s expertise across domains such as agriculture, dairy, logistics, banking, FMCGs, and commodity management is laudable. Their undeterred commitment to innovate and go beyond the ordinary to transform the agricultural industry is an inspiration to businesses that are looking to grow in the category. We would like to congratulate them and wish them growth in their future endeavors.”

To know more about the event, you can visit the given link: https://www.cnbctv18.com/ms/smbutsav/

Flashback 2020: How Tech Solution Companies Created Upskilling Opportunities for Millennials
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Flashback 2020: How Tech Solution Companies Created Upskilling Opportunities for Millennials

Jan 4, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Amazon, #CISCO, #Microsoft, #Prodevans Technologies

In September 2020, India saw an unemployment rate of over six percent which was a significant improvement from the previous months. A damaging impact on an economy as large as India’s caused due a total lockdown was imminent. Unemployment went up to 24 percent in May 2020. This was possibly a result of a decrease in demand as well as the disruption of workforce faced by companies. Furthermore, this caused a GVA loss of more than nine percent for the Indian economy that month as per Statista report.

At a time of soaring unemployment Prodevans Technologies, a leading technology solution provider specialising in end-to-end DevOps announced the launch of their unique and collaborative internship program ‘LEAP’ that enables young graduates from tier 3 oand 4 cities to work on projects like PDCloudEX and IVentura. LEAP is an online / virtual internship program and is the only research-based internship program in India. Designed by COSS INDIA, in association with education partners Red Hat Academy, Red Hat Global Learning Services and technology partner Prodevans Technologies, LEAP is strengthening today’s generation by providing 8 weeks of internship which can also be customized according to the college’s requirement. The interns spend 4 hours a day which consists of 2 hours of training and 2 hours of project work.

Here are few other technology solution companies which helped and strengthened millennials in their own possible ways:

Amazon’s 100K new jobs : Many people lost their jobs, and others were relying on Amazon for supplies during the nationwide house arrest. Amazon announced an opening of 100,000 new jobs to support those extra deliveries and provide a source of income for those who may have lost their jobs because of the crisis.

Microsoft’s Commitment of paying out of work : Microsoft is the first large tech company to commit to keeping paying hourly workers. Since Microsoft has joined other companies in asking employees to work from home, those hourly workers who can’t work from home are still getting paid. Microsoft is committed to keeping those who are reliant on its WFH and virtual learning solutions connected.

Cisco’s Commitment of $225M: Cisco committed $225 million to the various COVID-19 efforts. $8 million is in cash, and $210 million is in products and resources that focus on healthcare, education, government efforts, and technology. Cisco also encouraged its 77,000 employees to give what they can by launching an employee matching gift campaign for $4 million in total giving.

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Tech Avant-Garde, Knowledge Key Foundation, Microsoft to conduct first-ever Knowledge L’avenir Conclave to facilitate Digital Transformation & Holistic Learning and make schools-teachers future-ready

Sep 2, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Ali Sait, #Digital Transformation & Holistic Learning, #Knowledge Key Foundation, #L’avenir Conclave, #Microsoft, #Tech Avant-Garde

2 September 2020: Tech Avant-Garde, in association with Microsoft, Knowledge Key Foundation, Lycee Corp, Efeeonline and Roshini Social Schooling will be conducting first-of-its-kind Knowledge L’avenir Conclave webinars starting 5 September 2020. L’avenir Conclave webinars are part of Tech Avant-Garde’s “Digital Transformation and Holistic learning” program, which has transformed schools from four walls of the classroom to Connected Learning Community. This grand education showcase will last for 12 weeks and over 3,000 teachers will exhibit their Digital Teaching Skills and over 150,000 teachers will attend. Over 72,000 schools across India with a student-teacher population of 76 million (7.6 crore) will get inspired to make the Digital Transformation.

Some of the participating early-adopter schools include Aligarh – Blossoms School; Bengaluru – TCIS-Sarjapur, TCIS-Whitefield, BGS World School, Green Field School, Venkat International School; Hosur – Litera Valley Zee School, MMS-RICE; Hyderabad – Oxford Grammer, Sri Aurobindo International; Kanpur – Huddard School, Dr. Virender Swaroop Education Centre; Pune- Orbis Mundwa; and Thane – Arya Gurukul amongst others. Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman, Emeritus, Priyadarshini Academy will be a Guest of Honour at the Conclave.

Ali Sait, the CEO, Tech Avant-Garde, said, “In today’s world where knowledge is the greatest asset, the benefits of the information-rich, technology-enhanced, the Connected Learning environment must be extended to empower students, teachers, parents, schools and entire communities to learn without limits. ‘Digital Transformation and Holistic Learning’ program has helped schools build the Connected Learning Community through our training of school management, teachers, parents and the students.” He added, “Knowledge L’avenir Conclave webinar will give teachers an opportunity to exhibit their digital teaching skills in presence of the teaching fraternity, and the community at large. This will make them confident and will encourage them to improve themselves. These webinars will redefine education and give purpose to teachers to reinvent because there is no greater payback than recognition. The take away would be an insight into the future of education, 21st Century Pedagogy and Digital Transformation.”

Under the above program, teachers have been trained in Gen Extra Muros – Knowledge Beyond Walls pedagogy. The teachers who are trained under this program are “Future Ready”. They are eligible to take part in Knowledge L’avenir Conclave to display their digital teaching skills. Each Knowledge L’avenir Conclave webinar will be a one-day event; in which teachers from one school will present topics of their choice, using technology-based teaching tools. In every webinar, an average of 20 teachers from 1,000 schools will get an invitation to attend and witness this digital teaching extravaganza. The attendees will get insight on digital teaching and would get inspired to enhance their teaching skills. Knowledge L’avenir Conclave participation is only by invitation – each invited school is allowed to enrol teachers to make a presentation in the webinar to exhibit their digital teaching skills.

Ali Sait’s dream of a Connected Learning Community is a simple yet powerful idea with even more relevance today than when he first introduced the concept in the year 2002. His vision is that the world is an enriched learning environment in which technology used well enhances and expands opportunities for learning while providing the practical technology experience needed in today’s society and workplaces. In the Connected Learning Community: Students, educators and parents have any time, anyplace access to learning; Learning is relevant, individualized and personalized; Schools have information systems that support accountability and efficient management; Schools, campuses, homes, libraries, businesses and global resources are connected in a dynamic, collaborative learning environment. Yet for 21st-century learning, technology alone is not sufficient. Schools, students, and teachers must have the vision and opportunity to experiment, innovate and create with technology as a learning tool. Ali wants to facilitate a New Era of Education in a growing number of schools and communities around the world. Technology has helped launch a new era of education that simultaneously fosters academic excellence and the practical experience needed to succeed in life and work in the growing knowledge economy. Nevertheless, communities have only begun to tap the potential of technology for learning.

Most of these students and teachers would require items such as Laptops, Tablets, Handheld devices, electronic writing pads, learning software, internet, desks, chairs, etc. Tech Avant-Garde is planning to showcase these products in Knowledge L’avenir Conclave webinars along with the names of the fulfilment agencies.

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Birlasoft to drive Cloud-led Digital Transformation for customers in collaboration with Microsoft

Aug 18, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Birlasoft, #CEO and MD, #Cloud-led Digital Transformation, #Corporate Vice President, #Dharmender Kapoor, #Gavriella Schuster, #Microsoft

Pune (India) | August 18, 2020: Birlasoft Ltd [BSE: 532400, NSE: BSOFT], part of the USD 2.4 billion diversified, The CK Birla Group, today announced a Global Strategic Cloud Alliance with Microsoft to help its clients to accelerate their digital journey. With this collaboration, Birlasoft is strategically positioned to support its enterprise clients with their cloud transformation needs, right from infrastructure to business applications.

Birlasoft has plans to scale its current Microsoft cloud business to $100M. Building on the current collaboration, Birlasoft will focus on delivering end-to-end services on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Dynamics 365, to its clients. Together with Microsoft, Birlasoft will create innovative industry solutions and enable customers in focus industries to adopt Microsoft cloud technologies and services.

The current global situation requires organizations to enhance agility and resilience, to in turn ensure business continuity, deliver desired customer experiences, and accomplish their business goals. The speed of digitalization will be a primary imperative. Birlasoft has been working with its customers across industry segments, supporting them in their digital transformation journeys.

Birlasoft helps customers in Manufacturing to accelerate their Industry 4.0 adoption; in BFSI to leverage Open APIs and automate both front-office and back-office transformation; in Energy & utility sector to enhance field collaboration and real-time service excellence, optimize operations and improve asset performance; and in Life Sciences vertical to innovate faster, provide rich insights to achieve commercial excellence, and automate drug discovery and pharmacovigilance processes. The Strategic Cloud Alliance with Microsoft will further strengthen Biralsoft’s digital offerings and will allow them to complement their industry expertise with the power of Microsoft clouds, to accelerate their clients’ digital transformation journey.

Dharmender Kapoor, CEO and MD, Birlasoft.”Birlasoft empowers our customers to harness the full power of digital by combining enterprise applications with the most modern platforms, software and digitalization processes. Through this cloud alliance with Microsoft, our customers can expect an even broader range of solutions, delivered at a continually faster pace, which will accelerate the execution of their digital transformation strategies.”

Gavriella Schuster, Corporate Vice President, One Commercial Partner at Microsoft Corp. said, “This collaboration combines Birlasoft’s industry expertise with the power of the Microsoft cloud platform. Together we will help our customers accelerate their digital transformation with new and innovative solutions across industries.”

Customers in their cloud journey will find Birlasoft’s Global Strategic Cloud Alliance with Microsoft to be of great value for accelerating their plans for cloud adoption and implementation. Birlasoft is a Microsoft Gold partner and for over 10 years has been delivering proven industry-focused solutions on Microsoft technologies to its clients.