It’s time for Microsoft hybrid cloud solutions

Only Microsoft provides you with solutions that span from your datacenter to the cloud to extend your compute, networking, and storage capacity—all while driving down costs. You get the power, flexibility, and control to deliver apps to users on any device and discover insights from any data.

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Microsoft products and services enable you to use the cloud in the way that fits your business. But don’t take our word for it—see for yourself. Watch the videos to learn about our latest solutions.

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Transform your datacenter

To meet today’s business challenges and take advantage of the opportunities offered by the cloud, people are now rethinking the datacenter. With the latest releases of Windows Server and Microsoft System Center, Microsoft offers an array of options for reducing infrastructure complexity, increasing speed, and extending to the cloud. You get consistency across clouds when connecting to Windows Azure or a service provider cloud. Software-defined networking, new hybrid options for business continuity, and new approaches to application management expand the possibilities for your datacenter. Across the infrastructure, IT can do more than ever before.

Watch the modern datacenter videos Learn more about software-defined networking Learn more about business continuity Learn more about virtualization See what's new in Windows Server 2012 R2 See what's new in System Center 2012 R2

Empower people-centric IT

Balancing the challenges and opportunities associated with the consumerization of IT is a top priority for many businesses.

With people-centric IT, users can be productive almost anywhere on almost any device, while IT efficiently protects valuable corporate assets and data. Our latest Windows Server, System Center, and Windows Intune releases make the benefits of the people-centric IT solutions even richer. You get new functionality, like comprehensive management settings, common identity for accessing resources on-premises and in the cloud, as well as selective wipe.

Watch the people-centric IT videos Learn more about user & device management Learn more about access and information protection Learn more about virtual desktop infrastructure See what's new in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager See what’s new in Windows Intune

Unlock insights on any data

Data is growing exponentially and it’s now possible to mine and unlock insights from data in new and unexpected ways—from predicting presidential election results to early disease detection.

With Microsoft’s business intelligence solutions, you can quickly and easily analyze both structured and unstructured data, while IT has the power to securely manage the platform. Harness the rich capabilities of SQL Server and the familiarity of Office to help organize, analyze, and make sense of your data—no matter the size, type, or location.

Watch the data insights videos Learn how to gain new insights with familiar BI tools Learn about Microsoft's complete data platform See what's new in SQL Server 2014

Enable modern business applications

A rapid evolution is taking place as businesses look for new ways to reach out to more customers. Microsoft provides one consistent, open, flexible platform for you to build your next-gen business apps or modernize existing ones.

Modern applications can now be built, tested, and run in private datacenters, in public cloud or across premises. Infrastructure and application cloud services accelerate time to market and increase cost efficiency. You also get better data availability, security, and performance with new in-memory capabilities and cloud data services integrated with SQL Server.

Microsoft's application platform provides best-in-class experience with familiar and advanced tools to all developers for traditional, cloud and mobile applications.

Watch the modern business application videos Learn more about using development and test Learn more about mobile apps Learn more about web applications Activate Windows Azure benefits included with your MSDN subscription See what's new in Windows Azure

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Across the Cloud OS platform, our partners deliver solutions and services that span the entire stack of Microsoft server products and technologies. Find a trusted partner or become a partner to open a world of new opportunities for your business.

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