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* Mar 13
* 5 min read
[4 real business benefits of Microsoft AIÂ chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/03/13/4-real-business-benefits-of-microsoft-ai/)
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At Microsoft, we’re working with thousands of customers across industries and around the world to help them realize the value of AI.
* AI
* Mar 5
* 4 min read
[FYAI: The role of responsible AI with Microsoft CPO Sarah Bird chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/03/05/fyai-the-role-of-responsible-ai-with-microsoft-cpo-sarah-bird/)
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Let’s explore Sarah Bird's experiences and perspectives on the evolving landscape of AI and discover how Microsoft is building trustworthy AI systems.Â
* AI
* Mar 3
* 4 min read
[AI in South Africa: Empowering innovation, transforming industries, and unlocking potential chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/03/03/ai-in-south-africa-empowering-innovation-transforming-industries-and-unlocking-potential/)
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Africa stands at the cusp of a transformative future, uniquely positioned to lead in AI-powered solutions.
* AI
* Feb 18
* 4 min read
[Maximizing AI’s potential: Insights from Microsoft leaders on how to get the most from generative AI chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/02/18/maximizing-ais-potential-insights-from-microsoft-leaders-on-how-to-get-the-most-from-generative-ai/)
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Get an overview of the 2025 AI Decision Brief, a Microsoft report on how generative AI is impacting businesses and how to maximize AI at your organization.
* AI
* Feb 13
* 6 min read
[5 key features and benefits of retrieval augmented generation (RAG)Â chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/02/13/5-key-features-and-benefits-of-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag/)
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Let’s briefly uncover the future of AI-powered language understanding and generation through the lens of retrieval augmented generation.
* AI
* Feb 10
* 6 min read
[Personalization at scale: How cloud and AI are redefining customer engagement chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/02/10/personalization-at-scale-how-cloud-and-ai-are-redefining-customer-engagement/)
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For organizations ready to embrace the future, building the right infrastructure is the first step toward achieving personalization at scale.
* AI
* Feb 6
* 4 min read
[Unleashing the power of AI in India chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/02/06/unleashing-the-power-of-ai-in-india/)
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India has embraced the power of AI to reshape industries, drive innovation, and unlock new opportunities across the nation.
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* AI
* Mar 10
* 25 min read
[How real-world businesses are transforming with AI — with more than 140 new stories chevron\_right](https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/26/how-real-world-businesses-are-transforming-with-ai/)
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We’ve collected more than 200 real-life examples of how organizations are partnering with Microsoft and leveraging our proven AI capabilities to achieve their strategic ambitions and solve real business challenges.
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* AI
* Nov 12, 2024
* 6 min read
[IDC’s 2024 AI opportunity study: Top five AI trends to watch chevron\_right](https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/12/idcs-2024-ai-opportunity-study-top-five-ai-trends-to-watch/)
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To help guide organizations on their AI transformation journey, Microsoft recently commissioned a new study through IDC, The Business Opportunity of AI.
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* AI
* Nov 6, 2024
* 4 min read
[A strategic approach to assessing your AI readiness chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/11/06/a-strategic-approach-to-assessing-your-ai-readiness/)
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We’ve created a new AI Readiness Wizard to help you get started in evaluating your preparedness.
* AI
* Jan 30
* 5 min read
[Accelerate employee AI skilling: Insights from Microsoft chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/01/30/accelerate-employee-ai-skilling-insights-from-microsoft/)
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Our experience has yielded some widely applicable takeaways that can be helpful to organizations that want to build AI skills.
* AI
* Nov 11, 2024
* 5 min read
[Explore AI models: Key differences between small language models and large language models chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/11/11/explore-ai-models-key-differences-between-small-language-models-and-large-language-models/)
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Explore different functions, features, use cases, and limitations of both SLMs and LLMs.
Explore AI
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[Generative AI](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/tag/generative-ai/)
[Responsible AI](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/tag/responsible-ai/)
[AI transformation](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/tag/ai-transformation/)
[Building a foundation for AI success](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/tag/building-a-foundation-for-ai-success/)
[Global AI innovation](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/tag/global-ai-innovation/)
[Recent posts](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/?sort-by=newest-oldest&date=any&s=)
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* * AI
* Mar 13
* 5 min read
[4 real business benefits of Microsoft AIÂ chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/03/13/4-real-business-benefits-of-microsoft-ai/)
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At Microsoft, we’re working with thousands of customers across industries and around the world to help them realize the value of AI.
* Official Microsoft Blog
* AI
* Mar 10
* 25 min read
[How real-world businesses are transforming with AI — with more than 140 new stories chevron\_right](https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/26/how-real-world-businesses-are-transforming-with-ai/)
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We’ve collected more than 200 real-life examples of how organizations are partnering with Microsoft and leveraging our proven AI capabilities to achieve their strategic ambitions and solve real business challenges.
[View all recent posts](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/?sort-by=newest-oldest&date=any&s=)
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* * Sustainability
* Dec 9, 2024
* 3 min read
[Sustainable by design: Next-generation datacenters consume zero water for cooling chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/12/09/sustainable-by-design-next-generation-datacenters-consume-zero-water-for-cooling/)
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This summer, we released our Datacenter Community Pledge, detailing our commitment to the local economies and communities in which we operate our datacenters.
* * Sustainability
* Dec 4, 2024
* 4 min read
[Sustainable by design: Advancing low carbon materials chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/12/04/sustainable-by-design-advancing-low-carbon-materials/)
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As we work to advance the sustainability of our business, we are also advancing the sustainability of the datacenter infrastructure needed to deliver cloud and AI innovations. At Microsoft, we are working to decarbonize datacenters by focusing on how we design, build, and operate.
* * Sustainability
* Sep 26, 2024
* 4 min read
[Sustainable by design: Innovating for energy efficiency in AI, part 2Â chevron\_right](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2024/09/26/sustainable-by-design-innovating-for-energy-efficiency-in-ai-part-2/)
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In this blog, I’d like to share a few examples of how we’re bringing promising efficiency research out of the lab and into commercial operations.
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