{"id":1149421,"date":"2019-11-12T17:18:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T23:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1006643"},"modified":"2019-11-12T17:18:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T23:18:50","slug":"suncor-speeds-digital-transformation-with-microsoft-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1149421","title":{"rendered":"Suncor speeds digital transformation with Microsoft alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suncor Energy of Calgary, Alberta has announced a multi-year strategic alliance with Microsoft Canada as the energy company accelerates its digital transformation. Microsoft will be Suncor\u2019s cloud provider, allowing the company to tap into the full range of Microsoft\u2019s solutions to create a connected and collaborative workforce.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two companies will collaborate on innovation products, drawing on expertise and opportunities from both organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Suncor will move towards cloud-based computing with Microsoft Azure as a preferred cloud platform. The move to Azure is expected to enable the rapid deployment of new technologies to improve safety and productivity through artificial intelligence, machine learning, enhanced automation, and Industrial IoT (IIoT) and visualization.<\/p>\n<p>Suncor president and CEO Mark Little said, \u201cThis is an example of how we are driving to improve our business in ways that were not possible before \u2013 to make our people safer, increase reliability and productivity, reduce costs and improve sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we are an industry leader in many respects, we still have much to learn in the digital space, which is why we\u2019re working with a number of organizations including Microsoft to challenge us,\u201d he said. \u201cSimilar to how we partner with and learn from innovators across our physical value chain, we\u2019re choosing to partner with the experts in digital innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(This article first appeared in the <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianminingjournal.com\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Canadian Mining Journal<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suncor will move towards cloud-based computing with Microsoft Azure as a preferred cloud 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