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Emerging technologies are increasingly converging, making it harder to consider any one trend in isolation. McKinsey examines 14 technology trends shaping 2026 and the innovation, investment, adoption, and talent signals behind them, highlighting implications for business and the workforce. Connect with Play Good Group to discuss how these trends may influence your organization's technology strategy.
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.
Leveraging Microsoft Azure AI and global cloud services, Agora has built an efficient and secure real-time audio and video communication network, enabling real-time translation in over 140 languages with low latency.
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How does a medical communications agency speed up scientific work while protecting sensitive data? This customer story shows how Cactus Life Sciences uses Microsoft 365 Copilot and more than 30 custom agents to automate labor-intensive steps, while leaving human review intact. The company reports that structured data extraction is about 35% to 50% faster. Read the story to learn from Cactus Life Sciences' experience.
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Nearly 200 hours a month, recovered from phishing triage. When St. Luke's University Health Network needed real-time visibility across a fragmented security stack, it adopted Security Copilot in Microsoft Defender as the connective tissue linking alerts, access controls, and vulnerabilities. Agentic capabilities now speed threat response and turn incident reporting from hours into minutes. As a Microsoft Security solutions provider, Play Good Group can help you apply this approach. Read the story to learn from St. Luke's experience.
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Better AI prompts result in better finance outputs. The eBook, "Microsoft 365 Copilot Prompt Pack for Finance," gives finance professionals ready-to-use Microsoft 365 Copilot prompts for financial close and reporting, forecasting and performance analysis, risk and compliance readiness, contract and supplier decisions, and cash flow management. For prompts your finance staff can use right away, download the eBook by completing the form.
Retailers need reliable, real-time financial insight to make informed decisions and deliver better customer experiences. This customer story highlights how Mountain Equipment Company strengthened its finance operations with Dynamics 365 Finance, gaining clearer visibility, streamlined processes, and greater business agility. Read the story to see what's possible and contact Play Good Group to discuss how Dynamics 365 can support your organization's goals.
Improving customer interactions at scale can be complex and time-consuming. This customer story shows how Carvana faced this problem by using Azure AI to unify insights, reduce call volume, and improve service quality. Read the story to see how Azure supports faster, more consistent customer experiences.
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See what happens when the research assembles itself. This video introduces Copilot Cowork and how it handles complex financial research from end to end, building a structured plan, verifying data along the way, and producing consulting-quality reports and Excel analysis ready for professional use. Watch the video to see how Play Good Group can help your organization apply Copilot Cowork to the financial analysis your work depends on.
How do you securely move AI agents from experimentation into everyday work? "A Quick Guide to Bringing AI Agents into Your Workforce" gives you five practical steps to identifying high-value workflows, measuring impact, scaling agents, and building in observability, Zero Trust principles, and governance. Download the guide to learn how to approach agent adoption intentionally and responsibly.
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Where does your sensitive data actually live? This Microsoft Learn blog post introduces Microsoft Purview, the unified platform for data security, governance, and compliance across multicloud environments. Read the blog post to see how Purview supports secure AI adoption.
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This Microsoft Learn blog post gives an overview of Copilot Cowork, an AI-powered assistant that actively performs work across Microsoft 365, from drafting emails and scheduling meetings to conducting research and automating routine tasks. Step-by-step visibility and approval prompts keep your staff in control of important actions. Read the overview to see where Cowork fits into your nonprofit's workflows.
Explore how AI, multi-cloud, edge computing, zero-trust security, sustainability, and FinOps are reshaping cloud infrastructure strategy, then contact Play Good Group to discuss what this means for your roadmap.
Learn which AI use cases are truly improving cybersecurity outcomes and how CISOs can avoid hype-driven investments. Contact Play Good Group for help prioritizing the right AI projects for your security program.
Discover why effective AI transformation is about rethinking work design rather than cutting roles, and contact Play Good Group to discuss how to apply these ideas in your organization.
Organizations face mounting challenges in addressing rising threats and tools. This eBook, "Decision Maker's Guide to Comprehensive Security," outlines how leaders can reduce complexity, maximize investments, and strengthen security posture with integrated Microsoft solutions. Download the eBook to see how a unified approach can help your organization make smarter, more confident security decisions. Contact Play Good Group for personalized guidance on where to focus next.
Choosing the right AI model is getting harder every day as the options continue to grow. This eBook shows how Foundry helps you compare, test, and manage leading models at scale using an iterative approach. For clear guidance on selecting and refining AI models, download the eBook by filling out the form.
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Effective AI governance is the foundation for secure, responsible AI adoption. Microsoft's "Strategies for Governing AI" eBook provides practical guidance for creating a unified governance framework that balances innovation, security, compliance, and trust. Discover proven strategies for governing data, AI, and regulatory requirements while preparing your organization to scale AI with confidence. 📘 Complete the short form to download your complimentary copy of the eBook today.
Manual audits can slow approvals and increase risk. This customer story shows how NSF used Azure AI to reduce audit time and improve accuracy at scale. Read the story to see how Azure AI supports a faster, more reliable audit process.
A new way to work through the projects that take days, not minutes. This video introduces Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, an AI tool built for long-running, multi-step work across your applications. Watch the video to see how Play Good Group can help your nonprofit put Copilot Cowork to work.
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See what Copilot Cowork does when nobody's watching. In this video, Microsoft's Nicole Herskowitz demonstrates how Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork automates multistep, recurring sales and finance workflows, handling data analysis, content creation, and file organization in the background. Watch the video to see Copilot Cowork run a full process from start to finish.
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Security-first is a strategy, not a talking point. The Microsoft 2025 Secure Future Initiative report highlights progress in Zero Trust-aligned protections across identities, infrastructure, AI governance, and threat response. Download the report to see what's possible.
Find out why adding more data security tools raises risk instead of lowering it. This whitepaper draws on Microsoft research with data security, governance, compliance, and privacy leaders to show how fragmented platforms, evolving AI regulations, and limited data visibility create exposure-and how a unified approach with Microsoft Purview addresses all three. To get the research and recommendations, download the whitepaper by completing the form.
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Managing hundreds of outlets across multiple regions demands efficiency and visibility. The customer story, "Maxim's Brews Success in Starbucks Operations," illustrates how Maxim's uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to gain centralized control, streamline financial operations, and boost agility. Read the story for real-world insights and contact Play Good Group to discuss how Dynamics 365 can help your organization achieve similar results.
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Building AI applications requires reliable access to data, services, and infrastructure. This eBook shows how Microsoft Foundry brings these capabilities together to help organizations build trusted and scalable AI solutions. To see how an integrated platform supports modern AI development, download the eBook by completing this short form.
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Turn a prompt into a finished file. The eBook, "Word, Excel, and PowerPoint agents in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app," shows how to find each agent, write a prompt, answer Copilot's setup questions, and refine the result through chat. To help your staff create and iterate faster, download the eBook by completing the form.
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Data security and privacy remain top priorities for any business exploring AI. The blog, "Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft 365 Copilot," outlines how Microsoft safeguards customer information across Microsoft 365 with robust compliance frameworks, encryption standards, and access controls. Read the blog to understand Microsoft's security-by-design approach and contact Play Good Group to discuss how your business can confidently adopt Copilot.
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Alaska Airlines wanted to help travelers discover destinations in a more engaging way. By using Microsoft Foundry and Azure AI, the company created an experience that helps customers explore travel ideas more easily. Read this customer story to see how you can use AI to improve the customer journey.
This one-pager introduces the new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint agents in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. Describe the file you need, and the agent builds it, grounded in web information and the documents you provide. Read the one-pager to see how to prompt each agent.
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Get more from Copilot Cowork while managing costs. How can you take advantage of Copilot Cowork while keeping your budget in focus? Watch this quick video to understand how Cowork pricing works, estimate spend based on expected usage, and explore controls designed to help you manage costs as adoption scales.
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