Customer stories

Skype found the perfect fit in Azure Cosmos DB, the globally distributed NoSQL database service from Microsoft.

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.

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.

Johnson Controls has been a pioneer in building management solutions and services since founder Warren Johnson invented the first electric room thermostat in 1885.

The healthcare industry has started to embrace mobile apps and cloud technologies, and not just to optimize internal operations. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center wants to make visits to hospitals and doctors’ offices easier for patients and families.

Nasdaq revolutionized financial markets in 1971 by opening them up to millions of individual investors with the world’s first-ever electronic stock exchange.

IoT is reshaping the way we interact with the world around us.

Technology has enabled some pretty amazing things, but being in two places at once still isn’t one of them.

Chauvet Cave is one of the first and most surprising examples of human collaboration: An open-source Paleolithic project. Fast-forward to today, and the same open source principles are alive and well.

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.

Innovation through collaboration: A common concept in the open source community that has yielded some amazing achievements and helped shape modern software.

TASER and other leading law enforcement solutions are moving to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.