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🚀 Introducing the New Era of Collaboration with Microsoft Teams! 🚀 We believe great ideas come to life when people come together. That’s why we’ve been listening closely to your evolving needs in our AI-powered world. Today, we’re thrilled to unveil the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams—designed to help you collaborate more efficiently and effectively than ever before. 💡 What’s New? • Simplified Workspace: We’ve combined chats, teams, and channels into one streamlined place under Chat. No more scattered messages—just seamless communication. • Stay Focused with @Mentions: Never miss an important message again. The new @mentions view gathers all conversations directed at you in one spot. • Customize Your Workflow: Organize your projects your way with custom sections. Bring together chats, channels, meetings, bots, and AI agents—all tailored to your needs. • Enhanced Productivity Tools: Enjoy features like intelligent recap for meetings, co-editable code blocks for developers, and “Meet now” for quick huddles. But don’t just take our word for it! “The redesigned Microsoft Teams chat & channels experience has simplified the way we work at T‑Mobile. It has streamlined our communication, and our employees appreciate the flexibility to customize Teams to match the way they like to collaborate.” —Aravind Manchireddy, SVP, Technology Operations, T‑Mobile 📱 Coming to All Your Devices Whether you’re on desktop, mobile, iOS, or Android, stay connected and productive wherever you are. 🗓 Save the Date The new chat and channels experience is coming to public preview in November 2024. If you have access to Teams public preview, simply select “Get started” when you see the welcome screen. 🔮 Looking Ahead We’re just getting started! Exciting enhancements like threaded conversations are on the horizon, with broad availability expected in mid-2025. https://lnkd.in/e7wr9GZg

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Lots of goodness in the latest issue of The Lead Line, including top skills and strategies to get ahead in this new era of AI. http://spr.ly/6043iiBjf

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At Lenovo, we're building #AI into everything we do, from PCs to IT Infrastructure, to services and solutions that make it a reality for our customers. Learn more about it in this recent Yahoo! Finance interview with Ryan McCurdy. #AIforAll #AI

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Introducing Clari Forecast for Consumption – helping leaders drive predictability and accountability across complex revenue models. Predict and manage all consumption revenue in one place, uncovering next best steps, new opportunities, and use cases. You’ll also get customizable forecasting fit for the scale and complexity of your revenue cadence. Now, all members of your sales team can lean in and run revenue like a pro. Learn more about how you can recharge your revenue engine with AI here: https://bit.ly/3yb09dT 

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Feeling overwhelmed by the endless flood of information? In today’s GTM era, growth is becoming more expensive, and acquiring new customers is harder than ever. Everyone’s focused on retaining and expanding, but how do you cut through the noise? Robin Daniels, Chief Business Officer at Zensai, has some profound yet simple insights. His approach is clear but challenging to execute. Curious? Watch this snippet from our upcoming podcast to hear Robin’s game-changing strategies. Don’t miss it!  #MarketingStrategy #CustomerAcquisition #GTM #BusinessGrowth #Retention #Expansion #PodcastRelease #RobinDaniels #Zensai #Leadership #SalesStrategy

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CIOs are under pressure to implement AI into their enterprise, but taking the right steps can be daunting. In this first episode of the new CIO Corner video series, Salesforce CIO Juan Perez talks to Salesforce SVP Casey Coleman about the lessons she learned about AI use cases during her time as the CIO of the U.S. General Services Administration and the questions businesses should ask before integrating new AI tools. Watch.

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Multi-Agentic systems like #Autogen have the potential to revolutionize the way Agents, Humans, and #Robots collaborate and work as a team. By leveraging #GenerativeAI, robots can engage in complex workflows, providing instructions in #naturallanguage and utilizing #LLMs to determine the most appropriate actions. This integration allows robots to understand and execute tasks with a high degree of autonomy, while still being able to interact seamlessly with human counterparts. The synergy between these entities can lead to more efficient and effective operations, as robots can handle repetitive or hazardous tasks, freeing up humans to focus on more strategic and creative endeavors. This harmonious blend of technology and human ingenuity can drive innovation and productivity to new heights. #ComposableAI plays a crucial role in this ecosystem. Composable AI refers to the ability to create AI systems by connecting smaller, independent “agents” or robots. Each of these agents/robots can handle specific tasks, and they can be combined like building blocks to form more complex #AI applications. This modular approach allows for greater flexibility and scalability, enabling organizations to tailor AI solutions to their unique needs and easily adapt to changing requirements. By integrating Composable AI with multi-agentic systems, we can achieve a more dynamic and responsive AI infrastructure that enhances collaboration and drives continuous improvement. Check out this video of Speech-to-Speech Reasoning with Figure Robots: https://lnkd.in/gjGSUd7Z Also, check out this fascinating conversation with Daniel Rosenstein, Group Product Manager of Advanced Autonomy and Applied Robotics at Microsoft on #GenerativeAI and #Robotics: https://lnkd.in/gfae3PtT Timothy H Chung, Felice Miller, Dr. Irina Raicu, Heena Purohit, Tom Davis, Sally Ann Frank, Manas Bharadwaj, Hayan Ortega, Xenia Giese, Crispin Lowery, Howe Gu, Nina Lund, Vic Miles, Robin Laylin, Omar Hijazi, JR Geoffrion, Sue McMahon, Nitin Uchil, Pramod Ghadge, Rohit Pitale, Gonen G., Arno Schilperoord, Bhuvan Panwar, Jenny Oh, Rafael Pires

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We are in an era where customer support will flow no longer with scripted replies but with cultivated empathy. Employed with wisdom, emotional AI can be this era's catalyst for more intuitive and psychologically attuned enterprises that bring nobility back into our technological incarnations. However, it will take some really thoughtful developers to fully harmonise this capability in the direction of collective growth and consciousness. The journey before us requires nothing less than meeting the emotional awakening of our machines with an equal awakening of our own deepest judgement and values as their creators. This will be a test in leadership and we must come through. #artificialintelligence #generativeai #leadership

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Stay ahead with AI modernization—drive your enterprise initiatives into the future.

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Congratulations to our Weather Team! For the second consecutive year, we’ve been named the most accurate global weather forecast provider by ForecastWatch.   This is another great example of how application of AI can revolutionize established businesses. Read the Windows Blog to learn more about how Microsoft is at the forefront of applying AI to advance weather prediction. Let’s continue to lead the way in #WeatherReady excellence! #MicrosoftStart https://lnkd.in/gEr5WmMg

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Learn more about how the Premier Success Plan helps you start strong, scale, and get more value from Salesforce.

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6 key strategies underlying how digital leaders invest in technology and manage continuous disruption. #innovation #digitaltransformation Bain & Company https://lnkd.in/es8iDVwF

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🛰 Exciting times! 🌟 I love 💓 seeing public-private partnerships proving to be game-changers in driving innovation for the public good. By combining the strengths of both sectors, we can tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges, from climate change to upskilling the workforce. These collaborations are not just beneficial but essential for creating sustainable and impactful solutions. 🌍🤝 Let’s celebrate the power of teamwork between Microsoft and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the incredible potential that lies in these partnerships. Together, we can achieve so much more and pave the way for a brighter, more innovative future! 💡✨ It's the positive impact of projects like these that I miss the most about my time at Microsoft. #Innovation #PublicPrivatePartnerships #Sustainability #Collaboration

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As businesses adopt generative AI to fuel innovation, managing, scaling, and securing technologies in production is a major challenge. Yina Arenas dives into the evolving world of Generative AI Operations (GenAIOps) in the latest Future of AI blog series. #AzureAI #developer #AI

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The pace of AI innovation today is extraordinary indeed! AI isn’t just a tool anymore—it’s the driving force that's empowering customers across all industries to bend the curve on innovation and achieve remarkable results. Check out Judson’s blog to explore how over 100 customers are realizing the promise of transforming their businesses with AI: https://lnkd.in/gsaRcKC6

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How do the best CROs in Fortune 500 companies stay ahead of the curve? It’s not luck—it’s their approach to revenue. After working closely with top enterprises, I’ve seen how they use AI and disciplined Revenue Cadences to eliminate revenue risk and drive predictable growth, quarter after quarter. Take G-P for instance—they cut slipped deals by 39% with a precise, data-driven cadence. And Nutanix? They freed up 50% more time for their sales teams to sell by streamlining their forecasting process. This level of precision is how winning companies stay ahead, and Clari has compiled all of these insights into the new CRO Playbook. Want to know how to run revenue like the best in the business? Download it now and share your thoughts: https://lnkd.in/gZVSw7Tb

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