How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 1
Founded in 2003, Skype has grown to become one of the world’s premier communication services, making it simple to share experiences with others wherever they are.
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How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 2
Skype found the perfect fit in Azure Cosmos DB, the globally distributed NoSQL database service from Microsoft. -
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How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 3
Using Azure Cosmos DB, Skype replaced three monolithic, geographically isolated data stores with a single, globally distributed user data service that delivers better throughput, lower latencies, and improved availability. -
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AI & IoT Insider Labs: Helping transform smallholder farming
From smart factories and smart cities to virtual personal assistants and self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming how people around the world live, work, and play. -
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Johnson Controls tackles a $15b building industry problem with Azure Cosmos DB
Johnson Controls has been a pioneer in building management solutions and services since founder Warren Johnson invented the first electric room thermostat in 1885. -
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Cincinnati Children’s has a great app development experience with Azure services
The healthcare industry has started to embrace mobile apps and cloud technologies, and not just to optimize internal operations. -
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Bringing digital ledger interoperability to Nasdaq Financial Framework through Microsoft Azure Blockchain
Nasdaq revolutionized financial markets in 1971 by opening them up to millions of individual investors with the world’s first-ever electronic stock exchange. -
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E.ON and Azure Sphere: Building smart home experiences on a foundation of security
IoT is reshaping the way we interact with the world around us. -
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Azure IoT Suite helps Sandvik Coromant stay on cutting edge within digital manufacturing
Technology has enabled some pretty amazing things, but being in two places at once still isn’t one of them. -
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An open source project 32,000 years old
Chauvet Cave is one of the first and most surprising examples of human collaboration: An open-source Paleolithic project. -
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The open source history of MIT’s worst, most important building
Long before long-distance collaboration was feasible, an interesting example of interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation took place somewhat by accident—at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in its now-famous Building 20. -
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Open source cryptography: Cracking history’s toughest code
Innovation through collaboration: A common concept in the open source community that has yielded some amazing achievements and helped shape modern software.
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