Allison Nachtigal articles

Allison Nachtigal

Vice President, Azure Chief Product Officer, Customer & Field Experience

Allison Nachtigal in her role in the Office of the CPO works to drive Azure product excellence by fostering a strong, bi-directional connection with our customers and support teams across the sales and support organizations. Employing her 30 years of industry experience in digital transformation, she works to inform product priorities and implementations based on customer needs with a commitment to enhancing the customer experience, enabling business innovation.

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Published February 19, 2025

4 min read

How Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services fosters AI adoption and innovation

Microsoft leaders discuss the impact of AI on the financial services industry, focusing on the capabilities of Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services.

Published December 12, 2024

6 min read

Ushering in the new era of financial services AI with partner-built agents

Microsoft is addressing challenges in the financial services industry with Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services.

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Published September 30, 2024

5 min read

Elevating investment management tech: AI-powered leadership from BlackRock and Microsoft

Microsoft and BlackRock’s strategic partnership is at the forefront of generative AI evolution, exemplifying the potential of AI to redefine industry standards, enhance client experiences, and set new industry standards.

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Published January 25, 2024

6 min read

Explore the latest release plans for Microsoft Industry Clouds

New capabilities within the 2024 release wave 1 will be available from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024. This plan covers features for Microsoft Cloud for Retail, Azure Data Manager for Agriculture, Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, and Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit.

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Published December 6, 2023

5 min read

Well-Architected for Industry: Optimize Microsoft Industry Clouds implementation

As part of our efforts to empower implementers to create reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions, we have introduced Well-Architected for Industry. The framework consists of five pillars of architectural excellence including reliability, cost optimization, operational excellence, performance efficiency, and security.

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Published October 18, 2023

7 min read

Innovating with Microsoft Industry Clouds next release wave

These innovations represent our collaboration with partners across industries who build and extend these solutions, enabling high-value scenarios for our customers. During this wave, we’re offering richer, more data-driven precision, and new personalized experiences for customers and employees to advance decision making for business growth.