| | SEPTEMBER 20196CIOReviewMicrosoft is known to make big announcements at the commencement of its annual "Build" conference. This year, Microsoft revealed a number of upcoming products and services with a primary focus on natural language processing and Azure cloud system, which the company perceives as the "world's computer." With Azure, Microsoft aims to meet the requirements of developers at every part of the developmental stack. At Build 2019 alone, the company unveiled 25 major updates and features involving Azure to the Edge, Azure Kinect, Azure Data Box, Azure IoT, as well as augmented reality with the Azure-connected Hololens 2 headset.In the case of natural language processing and transcription, the Azure speech service is a major advancement of Microsoft's computing on the edge enhancements with its cloud platform. As a result, language processing and transcription systems can now learn jargons and buzzwords that are limited to certain organizations and teams, thus breaking the slang barrier. As part of Microsoft Dynamics 365, the Azure speech service now has the ability to assign transcriptions to people based on their voice signature, with no trouble in dealing with product names that may also include periods, symbols, and acronyms.With continuous advancements in the Azure and Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem as well as the rest of the Microsoft technologies, Microsoft solution providers constantly endeavor to incorporate these innovations into their offerings, quickly and effectively. Hence, organizations must resort to providers that not only best fit their business needs but also help them stay on top of the latest trends. To assist organizations with the complicated selection process, this edition of CIOReview features some of the most promising Microsoft solution providers.Do let us know your thoughts.EditorialAzure: The World's ComputerCopyright © 2019 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.Editorial StaffSalesAaron PierceCarolynn WaltersDane StanleyCalvin JamesTom Francistomfrancis@cioreview.comVisualizersIssac GeorgeBrian HardingManaging EditorJustin Smith*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJustin SmithManaging Editoreditor@cioreview.comContact Us:Phone:510.722.8394Fax:510-894-8405Email:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.com marketing@cioreview.comSEPTEMBER - 07 - 2019, Vol 08 - Issue 71 (ISSN 2644-237X )Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewThis special edition on Microsoft is an initiative of CIO review magazine. The selections for this 50 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers / 10 Most Promising Microsoft Azure Solution Providers / 10 Most Promising Share Point Solution Providers is made by an independent body, and Microsoft has no involvement in this initiative nor any partnership with CIO review.
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