EditorialAzure: The World's ComputerMicrosoft is known to make big announcements at the commencement of its annual "Build" conference. This year, Microsoft revealed a number of upcoming products and services with a primary focus on natural language processing and Azure cloud system, which the company perceives as the "world's computer." With Azure, Microsoft aims to meet the requirements of developers at every part of the developmental stack. At Build 2019 alone, the company unveiled 25 major updates and features involving Azure to the Edge, Azure Kinect, Azure Data Box, Azure IoT, as well as augmented reality with the Azure-connected Hololens 2 headset.In the case of natural language processing and transcription, the Azure speech service is a major advancement of Microsoft's computing on the edge enhancements with its cloud platform. As a result, language processing and transcription systems can now learn jargons and buzzwords that are limited to certain organisations and teams, thus breaking the slang barrier. As part of Microsoft 365 for business, the Azure speech service now has the ability to assign transcriptions to people based on their voice signature, with no trouble in dealing with product names that may also include periods, symbols, and acronyms.With continuous advancements in the Azure ecosystem and also the rest of the Microsoft technologies, Microsoft solution and service providers constantly endeavour to incorporate these innovations into their offerings, quickly and effectively. Hence, organisations must choose those providers that not only best fit their business needs but also help them stay on top of the latest trends. To assist organisations with the complicated selection process, this edition of CIO Applications Europe features some of the most promising Microsoft solution and service providers.Do let us know your thoughts.Joe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplicationseurope.comJoe PhillipCopyright © 2019 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Editorial StaffBen Jackson Ezra BenjaminJames SmithDaniel HolmesSenior WritersLeah JaneClara MathewRoyce D'SouzaSalesJennifer.Sjennifer.s@cioapplicationseurope.com 510.996.5125Graphics & ArtJaxon JaseDevid ParkerManaging EditorJoe Phillip*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffContact Us:Phone: 510.996.5125Email:sales@cioapplicationseurope.comeditor@cioapplicationseurope.commarketing@cioapplicationseurope.comJUNE - 27, 2019, Vol 03 - Issue 18 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIO Applications EuropeVisit www.cioapplicationseurope.com This special edition on Microsoft is an initiative of CIO Applications Europe. The selections for this Top 10 Microsoft Solution Providers - 2019 / Top 10 Microsoft Consulting/Services Companies - 2019 is made by an independent body, and Microsoft has no involvement in this initiative nor any partnership with CIO Applications Europe
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