Business strategy based on data and artificial intelligence is booming. Organizations have realized that the value of their data lies not only in the quantity, but also in the quality and how they use it to make smarter, more strategic decisions.

But, as with all emerging technologies, it is very difficult to adopt them without first having to do a lot of research to find what is really tangible and interesting behind the noise, while always maintaining our zero-trust cybersecurity posture in the face of new cyberthreats that are also emerging.

Specifically, Data and artificial intelligence technologies complement and enhance each other to improve processes, providing great added value to advance business objectives faster and more securely. Analyzing the environment, finding behavioral patterns, predicting consumption trends or optimizing processes are just some of the use cases where we can take advantage of its full potential. But where do we start if we want to maximize the value of the data? For the foundations. And for this, first of all, it is essential to have a modern data warehouse. And second, connecting business data and transforming it in a way that is fit for purpose.

Building a modern Data Warehouse

A Data Warehouse provides a centralized and structured repository where data from various sources, such as operational databases, enterprise applications and cloud systems, can be stored. This allows for a comprehensive and unified view of the data, facilitating analysis and accurate reporting.

Some organizations have their own Data Warehouse. Even so, many are still not taking advantage of the benefits of a modern cloud data warehouse, such as scalability, performance, availability, advanced analytics capabilities through AI and cost reduction to create much more flexible, faster and secure data repositories.

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Connecting business data and transforming it appropriately

Once the Data Warehouse is configured, the next step is to connect the necessary business data and transform it in an appropriate way to ensure the quality of the data in the right format, under the principles of integrity, continuity and availability.

Once the data is available in the Data Warehouse and has been transformed, it is possible to start making smarter, evidence-based decisions. Data analysis can reveal patterns, trends and relationships that were not previously visible, allowing organizations to gain valuable insights for strategic decision making. In addition, it can also help identify opportunities for improvement, optimize operations, understand customer behavior and anticipate market trends.

In the current context, the ability to securely connect the organization’s data to ChatGPTThe new solution, following the best security and privacy practices, offers new opportunities to solve different business processes, allowing to take advantage of the knowledge and analytical capacity of the model to obtain information and quick answers about different aspects of the business.

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In conclusion, having a data-driven strategy and knowing how to maximize the potential of new technologies allows companies to unlock the full potential of data to make better decisions, solve problems more efficiently, and gain a competitive advantage.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) technology have emerged as powerful tools capable of transforming the way companies operate and make strategic decisions. The adoption of these technologies to drive digital innovation will generate a very significant impact for those companies that are able to maximize their potential by creating next-generation business applications.

In this article, we explore the benefits of AI adoption with ChatGPT through 4 use cases, using the capabilities of Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services and Azure OpenAI Services:

1. Improve the user experience and reduce the workload of the Helpdesk team.

Business application:
Virtual customer service assistant.

How: By leveraging the potential of Azure Cognitive Services’ Language Understanding Conversational AI Service (LUIS), the virtual assistant is able to interact naturally and provide faster and more accurate responses to user queries and even understand the intent of the query.

2. Improve productivity and personal organization

Business application:
Personalized virtual assistant for task management.

How:
Using Language Understanding (LUIS) and Text Analytics, the assistant can understand user requests and questions, track tasks, send reminders and provide personalized recommendations.

3. Increase engagement and drive sales

Business application:
Virtual assistant for personalized recommendations.

How: ChatGPT can be combined with Azure Cognitive Services’ Personalizer service to develop a virtual assistant that provides personalized recommendations to users based on data history and behavioral patterns, among others.

4. Increase the efficiency of business processes with quick access to information.

Business application:
Virtual assistant for internal corporate information search.

How:
Leveraging Azure Cognitive Search to perform semantic searches by indexing all types of documents, files and internal databases, along with ChatGPT offering a conversational interface to process user queries, with the goal of finding specific information faster, more accurately and securely.

As artificial intelligence and GPT technology continue to evolve, more use cases will emerge whose application in business processes will become an important part of the business process. must in digitally ambitious companies, due to its great usefulness and efficiency, in order to continue advancing their business objectives in an increasingly competitive world.

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The success of Yammer

As you know, Yammer is an enterprise social network designed for employees to communicate and collaborate better with each other. Proof of its success are the figures showing the growth and acceptance of the social network from the companies:

• Registered users have increased by 55% to nearly 8 million.
• The user activity (measured by posts, groups and files) doubled
• The paid subscriptions have grown by over 200% year on year.

Roadmap established by Microsoft to integrate Yammer with Office 365

Phase 1-Basic Integration
Since early this month, Office 365 customers can replace the newsfeed (newsfeed) SharePoint Online by Yammer. This new capability enhances the social experience that SharePoint provides, somewhat limited and that many organizations could be insufficient.

Microsoft provides a useful guide on how to make the change you can check here

Phase 2 – deeper connections
During the fall Microsoft will release a new update that will allow deeper integration with social network:

• Single sign for both products as well as adding the link to Yammer in the Management Portal Office 365 and the navigation bar.
• Capabilities to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint from the browser using Office Web Apps.
• Translation of messages and conversations in real time with the machine translation system, Microsoft translator covering 39 languages

Phase 3-Connected Experiences
Microsoft will continue to work on new social improvements, which will be announced as we move into 2014, and we aim to make communication tool Yammer main company. To give you an idea of ​​the future plans of Yammer, here are some of the projects currently in development:

• SharePoint Search Integration: Ability to search Yammer talks
• Yammer messaging enhancements: Improved Yammer’s user experience by adding the ability to send messages to multiple groups at once.
• Integration with Exchange Online: Microsoft works to help you use Yammer and electronic mail together. You can monitor a subject of Yammer, reply to messages and participate in discussions via email.
• Integration with Lync Online. Capabilities instant messaging, voice and video.
• External communication. Improved messaging infrastructure to facilitate the addition of users outside the company Yammer conversations.
• Mobile applications. Phones and devices are a means to use Yammer, indeed Microsoft announced in early June a free application of RSS to users of Yammer, ready for download in the Windows Store website. However, the company is working to improve the user experience in Windows 8, Ipad, Iphone and Android.

Should I make the switch to Yammer?

The first step of integration with Yammer is optional for customers. However, Microsoft suggests that we make the change with these words of Christophe Fiessinger, product marketing manager for the Microsoft Office division “Our recommendation is to use Yammer as it is our best bet at the office of the company and we are committed to make our social layer below all our products ”

In conclusion, Office 365 and Yammer will enable you to transform communication and collaboration of employees in your company, having the best and most innovative ideas in your organization. You bet!