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Unlock generative AI value in private equity: AI use cases and prompts
Helping private equity firms to navigate effective strategies to adopt generative AI and modern cloud solutions is our primary focus and a tenet of our work with Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services.![A man sits at a desk and leans over a laptop while looking through papers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MSC24-Canada-SMB-Getty-1214593883-rgb-300x200.jpg)
How Microsoft and AI work to reduce government benefit fraud and error
Governments are increasingly challenged to protect benefits programs from fraud, abuse, and waste. Here’s how generative AI and Microsoft are helping agencies respond in ways that can mitigate loss and help improve trust in government.![A decorative image of the Blue Yonder and Microsoft logos](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MSFT_Cloud_352022_Blog_Blogheader-300x169.jpg)
Supply chain AI for the new era of value realization
Together, Blue Yonder and Microsoft are unlocking a new era of value for retailers with AI. With AI-powered solutions, retailers can empower their teams to make decisions based on access to real-time data and intelligent insights.![A retail warehouse worker using AI to optimize processes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MSFT_Cloud_JUN19_211113_Blog_Blogheader_240624_V02-300x169.webp)
Innovating at the speed of AI: Microsoft’s industry Copilot solutions
Our commitment to innovation continues in our latest investment in industry-specific solutions that enable businesses to adopt and integrate AI technologies swiftly and efficiently.![Owner of a food truck help a customer, and takes an order for coffee using a digital tablet.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FSI-digital-featured-300x200.jpg)
Central bank digital currencies: Accelerating a digital economy with advanced technology
Many central banks are experimenting with the idea of issuing digital versions of national currency, in the form of central bank digital currencies. This new form of digital money is made possible by advanced technology, which Microsoft is helping to enable.![Man working while wearing headphones in the Microsoft Cyber Defense Operations Center](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Industry-FSI-featured-300x200.jpg)
How financial services firms are strengthening cyber resilience in a new regulatory environment
Helping financial services businesses become more secure in a world of escalating threats is an area of special focus for Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services. We’re working closely with customers, governments, and stakeholders across the industry to strengthen cybersecurity technologies and practices to protect against future attacks.![Group of business people are having a business meeting in a meeting room in a modern office working space.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1424393095-300x169.jpg)
Leverage AI to simplify CSRD reporting
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability data solutions in Microsoft Fabric (preview) can help organizations take sustainability data in any format, organize, and normalize the data for sustainability regulatory reporting. This quantitative data reporting approach is complemented by a joint solution from Accenture and Avanade that leverages generative AI to provide qualitative insights.![Ecologist using digital tablet surveying surface coal mine site, elevated view](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-165528005-300x225.jpg)
Futureproof the mining industry with AI and digital innovation
Digital transformation is essential for a resilient, durable, and sustainable mining sector. Geopolitical volatility and trade uncertainties are disrupting supply chains, while the industry grapples with the challenges of meeting the soaring demand for minerals essential for the energy transition.![engineers working together at server](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Outlook-uewcvtbh-300x200.webp)
Migrate to innovate: How governments are modernizing in advance of AI
For government organization, the advantages of cloud computing are compelling, and easier to realize than before. Governments that choose to migrate to Azure are realizing important benefits in many areas of their greatest concerns.![Microsoft booth at Hannover Messe](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Microsoft_HM204_5146-300x200.jpg)
Microsoft experience at Hannover Messe 2024: Accelerating industrial transformation with AI
With nearly 130,000 global business and government leaders in attendance, Hannover Messe is the event to showcase innovation in the manufacturing industry. This year, together with our partners and customers, Microsoft showcased how our technology is enabling manufacturers to “Accelerate Industrial Transformation with AI.![Green Berets prepare to board a KC-130 aircraft.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-140238008-2_Servicemembers-sunset-plane-300x200.jpg)