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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

What every company can learn from Frontier firms leading the AI revolution

What separates the organizations winning with AI from everyone else? The IDC InfoBrief, "What every company can learn from Frontier firms leading the AI revolution," draws on a global survey of over 4,000 leaders to show how Frontier Firms scale generative and agentic AI, invest in customized solutions, and strengthen governance to drive growth and differentiation. For the data behind superior AI returns, download the InfoBrief by completing the form.

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What is Microsoft Defender XDR? - Microsoft Defender XDR

Disconnected security signals can make threats harder to understand and slower to contain. This Microsoft Learn tutorial explores how Microsoft Defender XDR coordinates detection, prevention, investigation, and response across endpoints, identities, email, and applications--helping security teams connect signals, investigate attacks, and respond more effectively. Read the tutorial to learn how Microsoft Defender XDR can help you build more coordinated, efficient security operations.

Lessons from the cloud era: Why agentic AI demands a new security approach

As AI becomes part of enterprise cloud environments, organizations are applying lessons learned from cloud adoption to build more secure and resilient AI architectures. This SDxCentral article explores why cloud-era thinking remains highly relevant in the age of agentic AI. Reach out to RIPEVA LLC to discuss how your cloud strategy can evolve alongside AI innovation.

Monday, August 31, 2026

Powering a new era of smart operations: How CATRION fuels growth with Microsoft Power Platform | Microsoft Customer Stories

How does a leading catering and hospitality provider scale operations without watching costs climb? This customer story shows how CATRION adopted Microsoft Power Platform to automate manual processes, streamline core functions, and empower business units to build and manage self-service applications. The result: stronger operational efficiency, a culture of innovation, and teams driving continuous improvement across the organization. Read the story to learn from CATRION's experience with Power Platform.

What is Copilot Cowork? | Meet the Builders

Who builds an AI agent you'd trust with complex work? In this video, Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork builders Steve Gustavson, CVP Cowork Design and Research, Bas Brekelmans, Partner Software Engineer, and Christopher Whitten, Engineering Manager, share insights on tools that let you delegate multi-step work to AI. Watch the video to hear how Cowork frees people to focus on the tasks that demand more personal attention.

How to Escape AI Pilot Purgatory

What separates AI projects that reach production from those that stall? In this DBTA article, Radiant Advisors analyst John O'Brien breaks down 2026 AI Market Study findings from Data Summit 2026, pointing to committed AI budgets, traceable model outputs, and automated readiness assessment as markers of production-ready programs. Read the article to see why operational governance is often enough to start moving, and how we can help you apply that thinking.

AKD secures the backbone of an essential industry with Microsoft Defender and Entra | Microsoft Customer Stories

From reactive defense to proactive protection. As AKD's cloud footprint grew, its security tools grew fragmented, leaving a small IT staff with limited visibility. This customer story shows how the Australian timber supplier consolidated identity, cloud, endpoint, and data protection with Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Entra on Microsoft 365 E5 licensing, raising its Secure Score by 10% in three months. Read the story to learn from AKD's experience and see how we can support similar goals.