7 WE LCOME : AUTUMN 2 0 2 2 Leading the way This issue of the magazine will be available at a number of leading industry events around the world. If you’re attending an industry gathering over the coming months do look out for a copy of Technology Record and take the opportunity to engage with magazine staff who will also be attending. When the Autumn 2022 issue is released, delegates from around the globe will be gathering in Amsterdam for Sibos, one of the leading financial services events of the year. As always Technology Record will play an active role as media partner. In our main financial services feature, we talk with Microsoft’s Peter Hazou about the impact that Azure cloud services are having upon the core process of bank payments – a topic which he and his colleagues will no doubt expand upon at the event. You’ll find that feature on page 130. In the 20 years, since its launch Microsoft Dynamics has grown from relatively humble beginnings as a suite of accounting and resource planning tools for small and medium-sized enterprises to a solution used by organisations of all sizes and across every sector. In a special product focus starting on page 76, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of business applications marketing Emily He tells us more about this latest iteration of the software tools, the partners who are helping Microsoft to power industry innovation and the customers that are using Dynamics 365 to gain real competitive advantage. Jeremy M. Goldberg continues to showcase Microsoft technology in his series of articles on public sector infrastructure, with a timely focus upon the work being done to evolve the built environment in sustainable ways. In our Industrials & Manufacturing section, Microsoft’s Indranil Sircar discusses how manufacturers are using the firm's products to reimagine their supply chains to become more agile, resilient and sustainable. We also talk with Microsoft’s Simon Crownshaw about fundamental changes underway within the world of broadcasting and how Azure-based tools are driving wide-ranging innovation across the media and communications industry. I hope you enjoy the read. ANDY C L AY TON - SM I TH : E X E CUT I V E ED I TOR
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