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Reimagining Ireland by Harnessing Innovation

Reimagining Ireland by Harnessing Innovation Today marked an important day for Microsoft in Ireland as together with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD and the IDA we announced the creation of 200 new engineering roles to strengthen our existing Irish based team of over 600 highly skilled engineers. We […]

Have Irish Organisations Overlooked Security In The Race To Adapt To Remote Working?

Have Irish Organisations Overlooked Security In The Race To Adapt To Remote Working?   Recent research asks if organisations and employees in Ireland have overlooked security in the race to adapt to homeworking?  We can all agree that the Pandemic was an unexpected event with immediate and severe effects that can fundamentally change our environment.  […]

Flexible ways of working are here to stay, finds new Irish research – with leaders focused on trying to maintain culture and innovation

Flexible ways of working are here to stay, finds new Irish research – with leaders focused on trying to maintain culture and innovation When recently asked about their business transformation priorities, almost every business leader (97%) cited the importance of changing their firm’s ways of working to become more innovative and flexible. This stands to […]

Irish SMEs to benefit from the launch of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Online in Ireland

Irish SMEs to benefit from the launch of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Online in Ireland   Business Central Online is a cloud-based business solution that makes it easier to manage financials, sales, services, and operations.   From 1st October 2020, the latest version of Dynamics 365 Business Central Online, a cloud-based all-in-one business management […]

Using the Power Platform to help Irish organisations modernise business processes

Using the Power Platform to help Irish organisations modernise business processes   No two organisations are alike, and neither are the solutions needed to achieve meaningful business results. The one common challenge for every organisation, however, is the need to manage costs and drive efficiencies.   One way that businesses can do this is by […]

Adapting to the “Never Normal” and Innovating in Challenging Times  

Adapting to the “Never Normal” and Innovating in Challenging Times   Overnight, how and where we work has been transformed. The pandemic has presented major challenges for businesses and the wider society, forcing a rethink of everything from how we do business, to how we socialise and how we communicate.   We are living in a rapidly–changing world where the need to learn and adapt has never been greater. We hosted the first–ever “Microsoft Talk” this week, a live Microsoft […]

Microsoft Inspire 2020: Empowering partners to make more possible 

Microsoft Inspire 2020: Empowering partners to make more possible Our partner ecosystem is essential to delivering transformative solutions for customers. It serves as a catalyst to equipping businesses and customers with the technology and tools needed to succeed in an evolving digital economy.    In the past year – and in the past few months especially – we’ve seen first-hand exactly what our partner […]

Ergo named Microsoft Ireland Country Partner of the Year for record fifth time in 10 years

Ergo named Microsoft Ireland Country Partner of the Year for record fifth time in 10 years  Globally, our partners play a crucial role in helping our customers fundamentally digitially transform their businesses. It is a complex and challenging task, which our partners work tirelessly to achieve.   Every year, we host awards globally to recognise those partners […]

Democratising Business Management Software for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Democratising Business Processing Software for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses  Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS, a cloud-based business management solution, will be available in Ireland for the first time from 01 October 2020.  In recent times, the phrase ‘the new normal’ has become commonplace to describe a new way of living and going about our lives, our work and our interactions with other people.   When it comes to businesses, to […]

A look inside the classroom of the future at Sacred Heart School in Tullamore 

A look inside the classroom of the future at Sacred Heart School in Tullamore  At Microsoft, we are continually inspired by schools across the globe that are enabling remote or blended learning in ingenious ways. One such example is Sacred Heart School in the town of Tullamore, which is leading the way in Ireland when it comes to the integrated use of technology in the classroom.   Teachers and students at the all-girls school now use […]

University College Cork Transforms the Learning Experience for over 21,000 Students and Staff Overnight

University College Cork Transforms the Learning Experience for over 21,000 Students and Staff Overnight Using Microsoft Teams, UCC staff host 600 meetings and calls daily and deliver student exams across 3000 subject modules despite the campus remaining closed. COVID-19 didn’t give anyone time to prepare. Over the course of a weekend University College Cork was […]