Microsoft Pulse

Working secure

One year to go: Preparing for NIS2 isn’t a compliance exercise – it’s a business opportunity

I recently read an insight from IDC that suggests addressing cybersecurity threats is the top board priority worldwide. Further, CEOs of large firms say security is their most important expenditure. It was interesting to see the international consensus here. Certainly, in my work with Microsoft’s customers in Western Europe, I know cybersecurity is very much […]

Mike Hughes

Business Group Director, Security at Microsoft Western Europe

Customer & employee experience

Celebrating the Power Women igniting inspiration. 2024 Winners announcement!

The Microsoft Power Women Awards are part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to inspire a new generation and invest in female tech talent. It has been a way to shine a spotlight on some of the amazing women spearheading greater diversity and inclusion throughout our partner network. This year, we have received almost 400 applications. Thank […]

Joana Pires

Director Partner Go to Market Strategy - EMEA

Data insights & intelligence

NIS2 is almost here. Are you ready?

NIS2 is Europe’s comprehensive blueprint for cybersecurity resilience for all organizations that support critical infrastructure across 18 sectors including energy, finance, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing and more. In just six months’ time, 180,000 organizations involved in this sector will need to ensure they comply, or face potentially stiff penalties and disruption to their operations. The […]

Mike Hughes

Business Group Director, Security at Microsoft Western Europe

Digital culture

Elevating customer support at Polestar through AI

All fast-growing companies know how hard it is to grow without losing quality along the journey. For a car company like Polestar, with a high-end product and a strong brand image, the relationship to customers and potential customers is extremely important. So how do you achieve higher customer satisfaction and lower your costs per customer […]

Helena Kappen

Marknadschef Microsoft Sverige

Customer & employee experience

Amplifying Ambition to Spark Inspiration – Microsoft Power Women Awards 2024

The Microsoft Power Women Awards are part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to inspire a new generation and invest in female tech talent. Women make up almost half (49%) of total employment across non-STEM occupations, but just 29% of all tech-related roles.1 For high-level leadership positions such as VP and C-suite, representation drops to 17.8% and […]

Joana Pires

Director Partner Go to Market Strategy - EMEA

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Business optimization

AI momentum in Europe: How organizations are creating value with AI transformation

With 67% of businesses in Europe using AI today according to the IDC, there is real momentum in investing in this technology. The infusion of data in all business operations, the availability of pretrained models, investments in AI infrastructure and new expertise on AI implementation are fuelling this growth and creating an abundance of AI […]

Joacim Damgard

President, Microsoft Western Europe

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Working secure

Building cybersecurity resilience with generative AI

In the two or so minutes it will take you to read this post – there will be 480,000 attacks that Microsoft has blocked. That’s 4,000 attacks per second, and just represents one vector of attack via identity authentication. The finding is from our annual digital defense report which has shown the sophistication, speed and […]

Mike Hughes

Business Group Director, Security at Microsoft Western Europe

Productivity

Walking before you run: is your workplace ready for GenAI?

In all the excitement around the potential of generative AI, it’s easy to focus on one misleading question. Business leaders don’t really need to ask themselves whether their organization should use generative AI. With findings from the IDC showing that organizations are realizing an average return of $3.5 for every $1 they’ve invested in generative […]

Joacim Damgard

President, Microsoft Western Europe

Working secure

How Generative AI will give cybersecurity teams the ultimate advantage

As all organizations digitize and become data-led, the promise of increased growth and prosperity is significant. According to PWC, the net gains from AI will total $2.5 trillion in Europe by 2030. At the same time, it’s important to recognize that the cyber-threat landscape is expanding at a rapid pace. For example, in Microsoft’s 2023 […]

Joacim Damgard

President, Microsoft Western Europe

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