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How the financial services industry is merging social and sales 

Mention the financial services industry and chances are you conjure up images somewhere between it’s a Wonderful Life and The Wolf of Wall Street. What you might not imagine is an emerging community center, replete with conveniences like Wi-Fi and touchscreens available to customers along with the ability to connect with banks via social networks.

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The digital bank 

If banks want to remain relevant in the digital age, it is time for them to change the way they serve their customers, as we find out in conversation with Microsoft’s Marcelo Marquez

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Making sense of data and progress on a global stage 

On its own, data is not a panacea for real-world problems. In fact, in its raw form, it can distract and overwhelm decision makers. But, when aggregated and analyzed, data is an essential part of measuring success, identifying opportunities for progress, and setting priorities for the future.

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U.S. Air Force soaring to the Cloud with Office 365 

For the United States Air Force, one of largest departments within the Department of Defense (DoD), having instant access to secure email and unified capabilities that enable real-time conversations can make all the difference when it comes to responding to threats at a moment’s notice or nimbly managing service-wide logistics.

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Best of HITEC 2015: Top 5 takeaways 

Last month I had the opportunity to travel to Austin with our hospitality industry team to join the more than 6,000 participants at this year’s HITEC technology conference. I think this year’s record attendance, its record number of exhibitors, the volume of interest, the showcases, even Microsoft’s level of activity to some extent, were all fueled by the same strong undercurrent this is sweeping the industry forward.