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.
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From gaming to healthcare: Microsoft’s approach to visualizing cancer
Can machine learning help transform radiation therapy for cancer?
Equipping the Revolution: Hardware Wars in the Age of Machine Learning
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
How can Azure and cloud services compete against rising international data protectionism?
The Cartographer and the Cloud: Isolationism’s Impact on Cloud Computing
Is the internet truly borderless? Or will digital companies suffer in an era of rising isolationism?
Meet Plexure: The ‘Internet of Things’ Consultants
Meet Plexure, the ‘Internet of Things’ advertising consultancy
Burn the Boats: MSFT transformation with Office 365
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
Microsoft is on a fervent path to reduce carbon emissions from its datacenter business. Is it completely altruistic or just good business sense?