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Rapid deforestation detection
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Project Guacamaya integrates daily satellite imagery from Planet Labs with Amazon-specific AI models to monitor deforestation in the rainforest. It employs a custom multimodal audio language model (CLAP) for bioacoustic analysis and open-source image models developed using the Pytorch Wildlife framework to rapidly identify deforestation patterns and animal species. This integrated solution supports government agencies and research institutions by streamlining environmental monitoring and enabling prompt conservation actions.

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Faster threat detection
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Implemented Microsoft Sentinel with integrated Copilot for Security to streamline threat detection, automate KQL script generation, and enhance incident reporting.

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Personalized coding support
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UC Berkeley developed 61A-Bot, an AI chatbot using GPT-4 via Azure OpenAI Service, to assist students in their Intro to Computer Science class. The bot provides personalized hints and feedback to help students solve complex coding challenges independently, integrated within their coding environment.

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Accessible academic support
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Tecnológico de Monterrey implemented TECgpt, an AI-powered ecosystem built on Azure OpenAI Service and GPT-4o to provide 24/7 academic tutoring and administrative support across its campuses. Professors integrated their educational materials with customizable prompting systems to generate teaching content and automate routine inquiries, streamlining both academic and administrative workflows. The platform enhances personalized learning and immediate access to essential institutional information while maintaining data privacy and content safety.

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Secure citizen development
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ZF Group enabled secure citizen development by deploying Microsoft Power Platform across its global workforce with an enterprise-wide governance model to ensure security and quality. They segmented developers into Citizen Developers, Citizen Pros, and a Central Team and integrated an automated Spot Assessment via Power Apps along with a custom ticketing system to digitize processes such as shop floor management. They are also exploring the use of Copilot in Power Apps for natural language app creation to further accelerate development.

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Rapid IT ticketing rollout
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Developed Ticket-Fox on Microsoft Power Platform to streamline IT service management across multiple countries and process areas with a user-friendly ticketing interface

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Unified operational systems
Context

Custom implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite integrated with Power BI for real-time analytics and unified workflows, replacing siloed manual systems within a 12-month rollout

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Modernize legacy system
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Migrated the data platform to Microsoft Azure by leveraging Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, SQL Database, Azure Storage, Event Hubs, and Microsoft Power BI to consolidate and optimize data for self-service reporting and to enable AI initiatives with Microsoft Copilot Studio.

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Faster content creation & reporting
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Four Agency, a media, marketing, and communications agency with hubs in the UK and UAE, adopted Microsoft 365 Copilot across its 350-strong team to assist in creative brainstorming, content creation, reporting, and administrative tasks. Copilot aids in meeting tight deadlines, helps with HR processes, data analysis, report generation, and supports creative work by generating ideas to kick off brainstorming sessions. The team invested in staff training and change management to ensure effective adoption.

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Pinpoint leaky pipes
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FIDO Tech developed an AI acoustic leak detection tool that processes sound data from mobile sensors attached to water pipelines. The system uses deep learning powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to analyze acoustic files and accurately pinpoint leak locations and assess leak severity without needing pipe-specific details. It optimizes maintenance workflows by providing precise leak ranking and advising optimal sensor placement, enabling utilities to prioritize repairs and reduce water wastage.

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Enhanced cyber security
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Alaska Airlines uses Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Defender, GitHub Copilot for Business, and Azure OpenAI Service to strengthen its IT infrastructure, enhance cyber security, and empower employees. They have integrated GitHub Copilot for Business into their software development process, with about half of their software engineering team using it. They are also leveraging Azure OpenAI Service to enhance customer care and contact centers.

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Improved productivity and creativity
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Aztec Group, a financial services company, trialed Microsoft 365 Copilot with 300 staff to enhance productivity, creativity, and quality of work. Copilot assists employees in drafting documents, structuring thoughts, and streamlining workflows by working with data stored in Teams, SharePoint, and other Microsoft tools. Following the successful trial, Aztec plans to scale Copilot to 1,000 users this year and eventually roll it out organization-wide.

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Dynamic pricing & demand forecasting
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Molslinjen built an AI-powered dynamic pricing engine and demand forecasting system using Azure Databricks, integrating a custom capacity management module for near real-time data processing. They implemented the solution by combining Azure Service Fabric for centralized data storage, Power BI for real-time analytics accessible to operational staff, and Azure Static Web Apps for a web interface, thereby streamlining pricing, loading, and marketing workflows.

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Faster risk analysis
Context

Agnostic Intelligence leveraged Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and Azure Cognitive Services to build an AI-driven platform that delivers real-time insights for supply chain risk management. They integrated advanced machine learning and AI analytics to replace manual Excel questionnaires and lengthy email communications, streamlining risk assessments and compliance processes. The solution connected disparate systems via a digital control tower, enabling IT managers to focus on innovation and quality assurance.

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Faster marketing content creation
Context

Finastra, a UK-based financial services software provider, implemented Microsoft Copilot to automate and streamline their marketing processes. By integrating Copilot across Microsoft 365 applications and Power BI, they enhanced content creation, personalized marketing materials, and improved campaign analysis. This allowed their marketing team to reduce content creation time from six months to less than one, freeing employees to focus on strategic work.

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Faster coding process
Context

GoTo Group partnered with Microsoft Indonesia to integrate GitHub Copilot into its engineering workflow. They implemented the AI tool within developers’ IDEs to provide real-time code suggestions, conversational assistance, and syntax error corrections, thereby streamlining code writing and reducing repetitive tasks. The rollout involved close collaboration with Insight and iterative feedback from nearly 1,000 engineers to optimize software development processes.

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Relieve staff workload
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Torfaen County Borough Council, a unitary authority in Wales, uses Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 to streamline back-office processes. They implemented Copilot to assist with minute-taking in social care meetings, allowing staff to generate structured meeting minutes more efficiently by summarizing Teams transcripts into pre-defined templates.

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Scalable data management
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Syndigo, a content management and syndication company, uses Azure AI Services and Azure OpenAI Service to enhance its data insights and optimize customer experiences. By leveraging best-of-breed language models, they build and deploy large-scale data analytics projects, providing actionable insights to clients.

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Improved staff productivity
Context

McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based non-profit advancing justice, equity, and the arts, adopted Microsoft 365 Copilot across its staff to improve productivity and focus on strategic priorities. Using Copilot, staff can automate manual tasks such as drafting content, translating interviews, summarizing content across Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook, and improving accessibility in presentations. This allows them to spend more time developing deeper partnerships with grantees and advancing their mission.

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Simplify complex tasks
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BlackRock, a global investment management company, deployed Microsoft's Copilot for Microsoft 365 to over 24,000 employees worldwide. Starting with a group of 500 in their Digital Workplace team, they expanded to a "flight crew" of 3,000 early adopters who evangelized the tool across the company. Employees use Copilot to automate tasks like summarizing emails, creating meal plans, and analyzing spreadsheets, enhancing productivity and collaboration.

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Accelerated scientific discovery
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Unilever partnered with Microsoft to leverage Azure Quantum Elements, Copilot in Azure, and Azure HPC to simulate thousands of chemical reactions using natural language queries, thereby revolutionizing its R&D workflow. This AI implementation transformed their DataLab by expediting the screening of tens of thousands of materials and enabling rapid exploration of chemical reactions, reducing reliance on time-consuming physical lab experiments.

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Simplifying data access
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Xavier College implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 and AI tools like Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Services to consolidate data, streamline processes, and enhance productivity. They migrated all student and staff data onto Microsoft Azure, built user portals with Dynamics 365, and used AI to automate digitizing paper records.

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Improved operational efficiency
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Teladoc Health uses Microsoft 365 Copilot to transform its telehealth operations by automating routine tasks and boosting efficiency. Copilot acts as a personal assistant, handling note-taking during meetings, finding project information, and proofreading emails. Integrated with Microsoft Power Automate and Power BI, Copilot categorizes and routes client issues, handles tasks, initiates workflows, and synthesizes reports, leading to substantial time savings, faster client service response times, and streamlined onboarding processes.

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Improve employee efficiency
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Bader Sultan and Brothers Company, a Kuwaiti supplier of healthcare and hospital equipment, implemented Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 to enhance employee productivity. Employees use Copilot to craft and review emails, create comparison documents for clients, and respond to customer requests more quickly, allowing them to focus on more important tasks.

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Modernized telephony systems
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Replaced legacy PBX infrastructure by deploying a cloud-based Microsoft Teams Phone and Teams Rooms solution with Direct Routing and Operator Connect, and initiated a trial of Microsoft Copilot to integrate generative AI in daily workflows and industrial process controls.

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Automated repetitive tasks
Context

Lotte Hotels & Resorts used Microsoft's Power Platform, including Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pages, and Azure OpenAI Service, to automate repetitive tasks and empower employees as citizen developers. By providing an eight-week training program, employees learned to create their own RPA solutions, automating tasks such as manual data entry in reservation systems and database refinement, leading to increased efficiency and productivity.

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Faster document generation
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DEWA uses Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI Service, and Copilot for Microsoft 365 to enhance internal operations. The AI-powered Business Requirement Document Generator reduces document creation time, while Copilot helps employees increase productivity.

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Increase employee productivity
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Uniper, a German energy company, uses Microsoft's Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Copilot for Security to enhance employee productivity. Copilot assists in transcribing and summarizing meetings in Teams, extracting action points from Outlook emails, suggesting structures for PowerPoint presentations, and preparing targeted information. Auditors use Copilot to create audit plans and checklists. Copilot for Security helps identify risks faster and manage threats more effectively.

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Automating customer service tasks
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Alkemy implemented Dynamics 365 Sales to improve customer service and operational efficiency.

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Rapid cybersecurity upskilling
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Eastman implemented Microsoft Copilot for Security by integrating it with its existing Microsoft Defender suite and Microsoft 365 E5 environment to support its cybersecurity team. The AI tool converts natural language into Kusto Query Language queries, automating threat detection and incident analysis across a global, multicloud infrastructure. This deployment consolidated multiple security workflows into a single portal, streamlining incident response and analysis processes.

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