Microsoft UK Enterprise Insights Blog
The Microsoft Enterprise Insights blog is for CIOs, CTOs and leaders in business to find the latest news and reflection on innovative technology to help you meet your business needs and objectives.
Introducing Office 365 Enterprise
What does Microsoft’s new Office 365 have to offer enterprise customers? New Office 365...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/21/2013
The new era of devices and services
After a busy year of innovation and product releases, Microsoft is making more big bets on five huge...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/18/2013
Anywhere Working Week – what’s in it for the Enterprise CIO?
Next week we will be providing online coverage of Anywhere Working Week and sharing relevant content...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/14/2013
Social enterprise changing the face of internal communications
Organisations have come a long way in the last few years from a social enterprise perspective though...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/13/2013
20 things you didn’t know you could do with natural user interfaces
- Safer heart surgery. Surgeons are using Kinect to access patient records from the operating room...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/12/2013
Tablets that mean business – Windows 8 helping cut the total cost of ownership
There is no doubt that Windows 8 is the new kid on the block as far as operating systems are...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/07/2013
From reports to insight: How Microsoft’s Finance team is benefiting from Microsoft business intelligence technology
Business intelligence sounds like something every company would want, but what does it mean in...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/04/2013
Experiencing Business Intelligence First Hand
Business Intelligence (BI) and its parent, Big Data are top IT industry buzzwords. But what do they...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/04/2013
ResearchNow Event - Design-led Innovation
“People never wanted the kettle, they wanted hot water,” says Mat Hunter, Chief Design...
Author: HowieT Date: 02/28/2013
Your vision of the enterprise data centre - does it have a future?
Cloud is big. And by the looks of things, it's going to grow to become the main focus for enterprise...
Author: HowieT Date: 02/15/2013
Are you a business 'Change Agent'? The next generation of marketers powering innovation
Marketers are using cloud computing to deploy a range of tools and services to run modern marketing...
Author: HowieT Date: 02/14/2013
What is a data scientist?
Is data science the new rock and roll? What does a data scientist actually do? We asked our own...
Author: HowieT Date: 01/31/2013
The new Office - what we love about it...
In case you missed it the new Office is already available to volume license customers and later this...
Author: HowieT Date: 01/24/2013
The new world of social collaboration in Enterprise - free download!
As you have probably noticed we are witnessing fundamental shifts in enterprises and societies. Four...
Author: HowieT Date: 01/22/2013
Windows Phone 8 - a secure choice for Enterprise
Wow, has it really been a few months now since the launch of Windows Phone 8? I certainly seems like...
Author: HowieT Date: 01/15/2013
Four cool R&D projects that are going to change your world
At a recent event at Microsoft Research Cambridge, a number of demos stood out. They address big...
Author: HowieT Date: 01/10/2013
See, touch and explore the future of interaction
Microsoft Research is exploring the future of interaction, including direct 3D interactions with...
Author: HowieT Date: 01/08/2013
Build your own gadgets
If, like me, you’re a bit of a geek and you enjoyed playing with LEGO as a kid, .NET Gadgeteer...
Author: HowieT Date: 12/20/2012
Inventing the future: interview with HoloDesk creator
The Holodesk from Microsoft Research lets people interact with virtual objects in a uniquely real...
Author: HowieT Date: 12/17/2012
Natural user interfaces and business
At a recent event at Microsoft Cambridge, we saw some amazing new user interfaces. Some used...
Author: HowieT Date: 12/12/2012
Inside Microsoft Research Cambridge
Microsoft recently held an event at Microsoft Research Cambridge, inviting thought leaders and...
Author: HowieT Date: 12/12/2012
Lessons in innovation from Microsoft Research Labs
Microsoft spends a significant proportion of its revenue on research and development. It has more...
Author: HowieT Date: 12/07/2012
Microsoft server technology powers the new era of IT
In the last of this three-part series, Tim Cozze-Young reports on Microsoft’s recent...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/29/2012
An embarrassment of riches: new Windows 8 devices on display
One of the highlights of Microsoft’s recent Executive Briefing was the chance to get hands-on...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/28/2012
All change – Steve Ballmer discusses innovation, Microsoft and enterprise IT
Tim Cozze-Young was at the Microsoft Executive Briefing in London to hear what our CEO, Steve...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/23/2012
Microsoft launches three-year programme to help tackle youth unemployment
Microsoft has launched 'Get On', a new programme offering young people in the UK the skills and...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/23/2012
The compelling case for Windows 8
In this section of our three-part series on Microsoft’s recent Executive Briefing event, Tim...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/21/2012
ResearchNext – First impressions
I’m just on the train back to London after the ResearchNext event at Microsoft Research in...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/20/2012
Transform your workstyle to a flexible one with Windows 8!
This is just a quick post for you today but one that is none-the-less important if you're thinking...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/15/2012
Women in business leadership: breaking the silicon ceiling
Microsoft’s First Women in Business Leadership Dinner brought together a group of remarkable...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/15/2012
The Business Intelligence Experience
Microsoft runs Business Intelligence Experience days for Enterprise organisations. We spoke to...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/08/2012
What can Windows Server 2012 do for my business?
The recent launch of Windows Server 2012 has created new ways for companies to manage the very heart...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/08/2012
Windows 8 and the Enterprise
Microsoft recently ran an event for senior managers to explore the impact Windows 8 could have on...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/06/2012
Windows Phone 8 is here and ready for business!
In the past week or so, it seems we at Microsoft have had more launches than NASA. The latest tasty...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/02/2012
easyJet transforms business model with cloud and Azure
Luton-based easyJet are differentiating themselves from other low cost airlines by bringing in a new...
Author: HowieT Date: 11/02/2012
Building Society increases business agility with private cloud solution
Skipton Building Society needed a self-service portal for development environments for its mortgage...
Author: HowieT Date: 10/23/2012
The Cloud is a journey, not an ultimatum
Through previous posts we have discussed ‘what is cloud’ and examined Infrastructure,...
Author: HowieT Date: 10/19/2012
Mapping Endangered Species
What do the California condor, the snow leopard, and the Wollemi pine have in common? They’ve...
Author: HowieT Date: 10/12/2012
Microsoft in leading pack for self-service BI vendors
Hello, just a quick post today to bring you some recent news from the world of business intelligence...
Author: HowieT Date: 10/10/2012