All Microsoft articles – Page 4
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Enterprise brings in big-name partners for co-creation drive
Atos, Ericsson, Microsoft, and PwC represented at first meeting of Partner Advisory Board.
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Network & InfrastructureUS subsea data centre startup preps Scottish venture
Founder flags plan to ‘start UK business development’, building beyond first two trial deployments in USA.
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PeopleMicrosoft veteran to bring AI expertise to BT board
Former Microsoft software evangelist and AI strategist to become non-executive director.
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PremiumQ2 FY22: Tech on the up and driving B2B resurgence
Organic performance at Tech starting to meet long‑held expectations, and enterprise demand for digital service is driving the improvement.
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Network & InfrastructureChema Alonso: the metaverse is nearer than people think
Telefónica is making a play to be a metaverse first-mover and ally to ensure its networks are ready for the innovation it can bring in as little as five years’ time.
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PremiumTech ties up with ASC on Teams
Pair joins forces to provide secure compliance recording for Microsoft Teams. ASC’s Recording Insights solution now available to Telefónica Tech customers.
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Network & InfrastructureBT moots Microsoft tie-up on flagship Belfast port project
New phase of port digitisation project focuses on edge and cloud infrastructure, automation, and application development.
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PremiumBT, Palo Alto Networks launch managed SASE
New product incorporates Prisma SASE and Prisma SD-WAN from the security specialist.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: FTTP customers to be offered Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
EE extends two-hour handset repair service to more than a third of its retail footprint; Plusnet joins Ofcom’s voluntary compensation scheme for broadband outages.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Group: Álvarez-Pallete gets pay pump
Álvarez-Pallete’s salary increases by nearly 70% in 2021 thanks to bonus for closure of Telxius tower divestment and O2 UK merger.
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PremiumElsewhere in Systems Solutions: T-Sys receives “expert” Azure badge
Microsoft recognises T-Sys as Azure Expert; division goes all-electric.
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MarketingTelefónica has a change of plan on convergence
Fusión brand set to be replaced after a decade as totem for Group’s convergence strategy. Move comes with convergent ARPU and acquisition in stall. New service to draw on Group’s prolific recent recruitment of partners such as Microsoft, Prosegur, and Teladoc.
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PeopleVodafone Germany names new CEO as Ametsreiter confirms exit
Hannes Ametsreiter to pursue private investment career from July, when Microsoft’s Philippe Rogge will take the Vodafone Germany helm. Rogge, President for Central & Eastern Europe at Microsoft, chosen for his “pan-European strategy”, says Group CEO Nick Read.
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PremiumTelefónica and Microsoft target consumers
Group’s cognitive intelligence Fourth Platform has been rebranded as Kernel. Partners to explore adding Microsoft Teams to Movistar Home proposition.
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PremiumAPIs and collaboration central to metaverse entry
Vodafone’s Víctor Fernández joined on MWC panel by Meta, Microsoft, and Telefónica figures to extol metaverse virtues, with warnings of challenges ahead. Collaboration and cross-industry coordination seen as key to scale deployment. API developments at Vodafone playing a role.
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PremiumEnterprise, Microsoft put health in the spotlight
BT’s Healthcare Director Sultan Mahmud promotes future innovation with Microsoft, as Enterprise seeks to bolster healthcare proposition. NHS insight added in latest Clinical Advisory Board appointment.
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M&ATelefónica Tech boosts Microsoft partnership with Incremental acquisition
Incremental Group to be integrated into Telefónica Tech UK&I. £175m fee dependent on future performance. Acquisition sees Telefónica Tech UK&I become one of Microsoft’s largest partners in the UK.
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PremiumDT names partners for expanded unified comms service
RingCentral, Unify, and Zoom on the partner list for DT’s ‘X powered by Telekom’ communications-as-a-service propositions. Expanded partnerships signed with attention on the public sector, security, and remote working.
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Suppliers & SCMTelcoX research finds hyperscalers ascendant but not entrenched at Vodafone
TelcoX ‘voice of the customer’ insight into how Vodafone employees perceive Techverse and Dataverse suppliers. Vodafone remains work in progress for AWS and Google. Opportunities for vendors to sharpen their differentiation. Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE retain significance despite tough externalities. Vodafone executives aligned on value of data, held ...
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M&ATelefónica preps new vehicle for digital M&A in Brazil
Local operating business Vivo indicates it may channel deals through a new platform as it seeks to build out its digital services ecosystem. Move would extend Vivo’s control over M&A and provide an alternative route to Telefónica’s central Wayra and Tech divisions.