When you’re working with data, you want to be able to crunch, twist, add, cut, slice and dice information – plus secure it, manage and govern it in many ways. Microsoft and Width can help, whether you want to harness data on-premises, accelerate insights and predictive analytics from the cloud, integrate intelligence into your applications or leverage AI to empower your innovation agenda.

When it comes to managing your data, Microsoft’s database management system (DBMS) vision is the most complete and rated the highest for ability to execute. SQL Server offers scalability, performance and availability for mission-critical intelligent applications and data warehouses. It also connects you to real-time intelligence and end-to-end mobile BI with your choice of languages and platforms.

Today, your only limitation is the question you haven’t asked. Advanced analytics techniques using AI and machine learning make it possible for machines to think and learn. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning enables data scientists to prepare data, develop experiments and deploy models at cloud scale. You can then leverage Docker containers for experiments in managed environments and have the ability to use advanced hardware to accelerate execution. Azure Machine Learning includes three components (Workbench, Experimentation Service and Model Management Service), a learning library as well as Visual Studio Code Tools for AI.

If you’re thinking of pushing the boundaries on how you optimise your operations, introduce and create new services or augment your team’s capabilities, artificial intelligence can help. Microsoft Cognitive Services enables you to integrate AI into your websites, bots and applications, providing human-like capabilities to address your business challenges and applications.

Power Platform enables you to use low-code technologies to fulfill the promise of effective “citizen development,” where business users can bridge gaps with low-code application development using Power Apps. Create easy-to-use Power BI dashboards and visualisations, and develop virtual agents with Power Virtual Agents to respond to real-time needs. With Power Automate, round out your automation capabilities to a single platform and migrate from other platforms with ease.

If you’re trying to get data and insights from your IoT devices and integrate them directly with your data warehouse, Azure IoT Edge may be your answer. It connects AI, cloud and edge computing and links to your devices. You can quickly and easily deploy complex event processing, machine learning, image recognition and other AI capabilities. We can help you harness your IoT devices and synthesise the information that can be incorporated into your business in real-time. This provides greater agility and faster response to the data and insights.

A powerful search index across your websites, web applications and mobile apps will help you to serve your customers, clients and employees better.Microsoft Azure Cognitive Search enables you to transform your data into discoverable, contextual and relevant content. Using the power of cognitive skills for vision, language and speech, as well as advanced machine learning models and semantic search, you can now truly understand user intent beyond the keyword.

If you’re like most organisations, your data connections, systems and processes have been pieced together over time, creating a data landscape that resembles a transit map. Now’s the time to migrate your data assets to a modern platform to realise the benefits of the cloud, unlock valuable business data, and use modern cloud platform tools/agile process to support business innovation.