Software Upgrades Get an Upgrade

At Avanade, we put a great emphasis on leading by example – if we are recommending it for customers, it is a solution we would be comfortable deploying internally. After Windows 8 launched in October, we aggressively deployed it across the company.   We are not only pleased to be an early adopter of Windows [...]

2013 Tech Trends: The Amplification Loop

2012 has been a very exciting time to be in the IT industry. The much talked about four mega tech trends of Cloud, BigData, Social Computing and Mobility have started to converge and their combined impact is having a real transformational impact in the way that many of our customers are running their businesses. It [...]

Innovation Enabling Business Change

September not only marks the beginning of changing seasons, but it also is the start to Avanade’s fiscal year.  At 13, Avanade is now a teenager – and as those of you with teenage children can attest, it promises to be a fun, potentially volatile, rewarding and challenging experience all at once!   In FY12, [...]

Beyond the jargon, innovation is transforming business

Innovation seems to be the buzzword of the moment. Not just because the stores are full of the most innovative, must-have gadgets for every occasion (check out the latest news coming out of Consumer Electronics Show 2012 for the lastest gadgets) but because business leaders are recognizing it as key to differentiating themselves and driving [...]

It’s a Cloudy World

In IT, we often do a terrible job explaining the simplest things. Take the concept of Cloud Computing. To most people not in IT, they can’t even begin to understand what it is. In fact, it’s downright cloudy! For my inaugural blog, I thought I would spend some time helping to clear the skies and [...]