| | SEPTEMBER 20186CIOReviewMicrosoft has evolved from being an operating system to an all-encompassing ecosystem that delivers the much-needed productivity, flexibility, and scalability for a wide range of business operations. From offering an array of Office 365 tools to creating a cloud environment supporting Microsoft Dynamics, Azure, and SharePoint, Microsoft has become one of the go-to destinations for solution providers with varied applications. As a result, Microsoft witnessed an increase in its cloud market share, from 10 percent to 13 percent earlier this year, boasting global revenue of $110.36 billion for the company. On the operating system side, it holds the pole position with 82 percent market share, undeterred over the past decades. The company's portfolio of enterprise solutions paves the way for vendors to augment their products and services on to the Microsoft platform. Microsoft Azure, on its own, hosts numerous cloud services that provide the feasibility for building, testing, deploying, debugging, and managing cloud applications; it functions as a point of convergence for data analytics and cloud computing. On the other hand, the tech giant recently announced that it would deliver an "AI-enhanced application" for SharePoint on the mobile platform. Made available on the Android and iOS platforms, the SharePoint mobile applications facilitate intranet site browsing, customized view of an organization's team sites, communication sites, and news feeds, and access to contact cards. These advancements are aimed at enhancing the productivity of a user, while also providing a centralized platform for collaboration. It goes without saying that Microsoft's developments indicate the growth of an ecosystem that enables solution providers to resort to a unified platform that fulfills all the business prerequisites, thereby delivering exceptional results for objective-driven organizations. By nurturing vendors to adopt the Microsoft framework for various business operations, the ecosystem fuels the evolution of solution providers that enhance the value proposition delivered through the Microsoft portfolio of solutions and services. As a result, CIOReview's editorial board has identified industry leaders and promising vendors that could fulfill the need for cost-effective and efficient Microsoft solutions that add value to the ecosystem. Let us know your thoughts.EditorialA Point of Convergence for Data Analytics and Cloud ComputingCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewSEPTEMBER - 04 - 2018Email:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com SEPTEMBER - 04 - 2018, Vol 07 SE 65 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT:510.996.5126Aaron PierceCarolynn WaltersJustin SmithPooja RayRussell ThomasShirley FaithAndrew Smithandrew@cioreview.comMax Wilsonmax.wilson@cioreview.comVisualizersIssac GeorgeAnil KumarManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeMICROSOFT SPECIAL*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comContact Us:Phone:510-402-1463Fax:510-894-8405
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