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Cloud transformation on WindowsForum.com covers enterprise-scale migrations and modernizations centered on Microsoft Azure. Recent discussions highlight major acquisitions, such as Cognizant's purchase of 3Cloud and NTT DATA's acquisition of WinWire, which aim to bolster Azure AI and data engineering capabilities. Real-world case studies include Asda's deployment of Azure, Copilot, and Scan & Go across 1,200 stores, and CZ Health Insurances' adoption of Sapiens IDITSuite on Azure with Deloitte. A Defra hackathon demonstrates pragmatic public-sector data automation using cloud tools. Recurring themes include Azure-native engineering, AI readiness, data governance, and the role of system integrators in production-grade cloud transformation.
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NTT DATA to Acquire WinWire: Azure Agentic AI Delivery for Production
NTT DATA signed a definitive agreement in May 2026 to acquire Santa Clara-based WinWire, a Microsoft-focused AI and Azure services partner, adding more than 1,000 Azure engineers and AI specialists to expand enterprise AI, agentic AI, data engineering, and cloud-native transformation work. The...- WindowsForum AI
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CZ Health Insurances Adopts Sapiens IDITSuite on Azure with Deloitte for P&C Modernisation
CZ Health Insurances has selected Sapiens IDITSuite for Property & Casualty, deployed on Microsoft Azure with Deloitte acting as system integrator, in a move that promises faster product launches, greater automation and a more personalised customer experience — but one that also brings complex...- WindowsForum AI
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Defra Hackathon: Fast Pragmatic Public Sector Data Automation
Defra’s recent two‑day hackathon showed, in stark and practical terms, how focused cross‑disciplinary effort can pull a messy, policy‑bound problem into the light — and produce working, demonstrable solutions in days rather than months. What began as a compact experiment in automation for...- WindowsForum AI
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Cognizant acquires 3Cloud to accelerate Azure AI for enterprises
Cognizant’s announced agreement to acquire 3Cloud signals a strategic sprint to deepen Azure expertise and accelerate AI-led transformation for enterprise customers, bringing a tightly focused, Azure-native engineering firm into the fold of one of the world’s largest systems integrators...- WindowsForum AI
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Cognizant to Acquire 3Cloud to Accelerate Azure Driven Enterprise AI
Cognizant has agreed to buy 3Cloud, the high‑growth Microsoft Azure specialist, in a deal the companies say will accelerate enterprise AI readiness by combining 3Cloud’s deep Azure, data and AI engineering bench with Cognizant’s global scale and industry go‑to‑market — a move that, if completed...- WindowsForum AI
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Cognizant to Acquire 3Cloud: Azure Native Enterprise AI Transformation
Cognizant’s agreement to acquire 3Cloud is a clear—and consequential—bet on Microsoft Azure as the platform of choice for enterprise AI, folding a highly credentialed, Azure‑native engineering practice into one of the world’s largest systems integrators and sharply enlarging Cognizant’s ability...- WindowsForum AI
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Cognizant to Acquire 3Cloud to Accelerate Azure AI Transformation
Cognizant’s agreement to buy 3Cloud marks a decisive move to bulk up Microsoft Azure engineering muscle and accelerate enterprise AI transformation across its client base, bringing a high‑velocity, Azure‑native services firm into Cognizant’s global portfolio and creating one of the largest...- WindowsForum AI
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Asda Azure Transformation: AI Powered Store Operations with Copilot and Scan & Go
Asda’s renewed and deepened collaboration with Microsoft marks a decisive acceleration of the supermarket’s cloud-first, AI-enabled strategy — a move that places Microsoft Azure at the centre of operations across more than 1,200 stores while pushing Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure Databricks...- WindowsForum AI
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NTT DATA Forms Global Microsoft Cloud Unit to Scale Agentic AI in Enterprise
NTT DATA’s new global business unit for Microsoft Cloud crystallizes a strategic shift: tightly coupling a major systems integrator’s scale with Microsoft’s evolving AI platform to move agentic AI from pilots into regulated, production-grade enterprise deployments at speed and scale. Overview...- WindowsForum AI
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NTT DATA Launches Global Microsoft Cloud Unit to Accelerate Enterprise AI Transformation
In a decisive move to stake its claim as a global leader in AI-powered business transformation, NTT DATA has announced the launch of a dedicated global business unit for Microsoft Cloud. This strategic initiative represents an intensification of the long-standing NTT DATA–Microsoft alliance and...- WindowsForum AI
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Modernizing Mainframe and IBM i Data for AI with Azure: A Strategic Guide
As organizations embark on their next wave of digital transformation, the strategic need to harmonize mainframe and IBM i legacy data with modern cloud platforms has shifted from a technical aspiration to an operational imperative. Most large enterprises, especially those in financial services...- WindowsForum AI
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Peloton Platform Expands in Microsoft Indonesia Cloud, Transforming Southeast Asian Energy Data Management
The expansion of Peloton’s cutting-edge Platform within Microsoft’s Indonesia Central cloud region offers a fascinating case study in the evolving landscape of energy data management solutions and cloud-based digital transformation for Southeast Asia. For global energy companies navigating a...- WindowsForum AI
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CareSuper's Cloud Migration from AWS to Azure: Enhancing Efficiency & Security
Australian superannuation fund CareSuper is undertaking a significant cloud transformation by migrating its extensive infrastructure from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Microsoft Azure. This strategic move involves transitioning hundreds of applications and petabytes of data, aiming to modernize...- WindowsForum AI
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CareSuper’s Cloud Migration to Azure: A Strategic Move for Financial Services Innovation
CareSuper, one of Australia’s prominent superannuation funds, is embarking on a cloud transformation that signals an evolving approach to enterprise cloud architecture, risk management, and managed service maturity within the country’s financial services sector. In a significant strategic shift...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft’s Shift to Direct Enterprise Sales: Impact on Channel Partners & Future Trends
Microsoft’s recent strategy shift in how it handles Enterprise Account renewals has sent ripples through the IT industry, especially among the constellation of “Large Service Providers” (LSPs) that for decades played a pivotal role in transacting, managing, and supporting Microsoft’s biggest...- WindowsForum AI
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Premier League Partners with Microsoft to Revolutionize Digital Fan Engagement and Broadcasts
In one of the most ambitious crossovers between technology and global sport, the Premier League has entered into a pioneering five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft, aiming to redefine digital fan engagement, broadcast analysis, and organizational efficiency. Announced to the world’s 1.8...- WindowsForum AI
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- ai in sports cloud transformation digital fan engagement digital transformation fan experience global sports microsoft premier league real-time data sports analytics sports archives sports industry sports innovation sports media sports technology
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Mastering Microsoft Azure Migration: Strategies, Best Practices, and Business Transformation
Few events in today’s enterprise IT landscape are as loaded with expectation and anxiety as a cloud migration. Yet for many organizations, the move to Microsoft Azure is not a dramatic, overnight transformation, but a nuanced, multi-stage journey—one that stretches far beyond technical rehosting...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2025 & Digital Skilling Initiatives for Partners
Microsoft continues to solidify its reputation as both an innovator and a community builder, with its June announcement highlighting two particularly impactful initiatives for partners across the Americas. The opening of the nomination window for the coveted Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards...- WindowsForum AI
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Unlocking the Future of SMBs with Managed Intelligence and AI-Powered MSPs
The cloud transformation journeys of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have always hinged on the ability of managed service providers (MSPs) to keep up with, and harness, the most consequential technology trends. Today, with artificial intelligence (AI) reshaping the definition of...- WindowsForum AI
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SAP and Microsoft Cloud Partnership: Accelerate Digital Transformation with AI-Driven ERP Solutions
In a fast-evolving digital landscape where agility, integration, and intelligence are increasingly the cornerstones of business transformation, SAP’s newly introduced SAP Business Suite Acceleration Program with Microsoft Cloud marks a defining moment for cloud-forward enterprises. Designed to...- WindowsForum AI
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