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A collaboration announced today between two titans in their respective industries— Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson, and Microsoft—has a sharp focus on enabling real-time visibility for C.H. Robinson’s shipper customers, as well as meeting changing global supply chain demands.

The companies said that this platform significantly reduces integration time and programming efforts, in order to on-board new automation devices into warehouse facilities, which, in turn, provides shippers with more flexibility in selecting robotics systems geared towards their specific business needs, while leveraging Microsoft Azure IoT and cloud platform services.

Two global companies with household names—freight transportation and logistics bellwether FedEx and software and technology services giant Microsoft—announced they have partnered up for a multiyear collaboration, with an emphasis on meshing their respective key elements, including the FedEx global digital and logistics network, with Microsoft’s intelligent cloud power.

FedEx Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to provide commercial shipping customers with early warnings of delays from weather, traffic, and other mishaps, giving the courier and the software maker another weapon as each competes with Amazon.

Microsoft has announced a $1 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a partnership with the artificial intelligence start-up, OpenAI will use Microsoft Azure cloud servers exclusively while it develops more advanced AI.

Starbucks has been using Microsoft's reinforcement learning technology, a type of machine learning in which a system learns to make decisions in complex, unpredictable environments based upon external feedback, to provide a more personalized experience for customers.

This ebook describes how blockchain has the power to bring transparency and accountability to even the most complex supply chains, and why it is poised to transform the way suppliers, retailers, and consumers interact with one another and their goods.

Survey conducted by Incisiv in collaboration with Microsoft reveals executives plan to invest in agility, intelligence and automation to transform their supply chains and incrementally evolve to the “Intelligent Enterprise.”

Taking a disruptive, cloud-based approach to business-to-business communications in the third-party logistics industry, LEGACY Supply Chain Services now services customers 70 percent faster and reduces technology operating costs by 50 percent using Microsoft Azure Logic Apps.

JDA to build cognitive SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure to deliver 'Autonomous Supply Chain' to customers.

Under the Scottish sea, as part of the next phase of Project Natick, Microsoft tests a data center including 864 servers and 27.6 petabytes of storage that’s quick to deploy and could provide internet connectivity for years.

The Epicor and Microsoft partnership expands an already proven strategy to a global scale, as more customers are able to access the power of Epicor ERP and Prophet 21 running on the world-leading public cloud platform. Epicor Azure partnership, Cloud ERP from Epicor and Microsoft

Windows will stop supporting its mobile operating system in 2020, leaving devices vulnerable to attack. While that may seem like a lifetime away, savvy DC operators need to develop a migration plan.

An investment firm run by Bill Gates has put down $80 million to develop a planned community in Arizona, the community will integrate technology and high-speed data into its "smart city" infrastructure.

Microsoft has teamed with SAP Ariba and Intrigo Systems to create a scalable, modern cloud-based platform to support the efficient, cost effective manufacturing of its most popular products, including the Xbox and Surface.