Exclusive Interview with Microsoft - World Water Tech

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Exclusive Interview with Microsoft - World Water Tech

With just one week to go until the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit takes place in London (February 24-25), we were keen to speak to Microsoft’s Senior Program Manager – Azure IoT, Miriam Berhane Russom, to learn more about the company’s approach to innovation and integrating new technologies across the water sector. In this interview, Miriam shares some exciting case studies and will no doubt be sharing more insights at the summit in London.

How is Microsoft approaching innovation and leveraging new technologies for the water technology market worldwide?

We are in the era of digitization across every industry. Innovations in cloud, IoT, AI and Digital Twins are enabling new opportunities to harness real time signals from sensors, devices, and connected “things”. With these new data streams we can apply breakthrough intelligence in the cloud and on the edge to simulate and predict outcomes, build new experiences, and improve the lives of people around the world. Microsoft and its ecosystem of services and hardware providers are deeply engaged with cities and communities around the world, addressing the most pressing issues that government leaders face. As the water industry is undergoing digital transformation and investing in its digital infrastructure to improve water management, water utilities and solution providers are taking advantage of Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, Azure IoT and AI to digitise and optimise water and build resilient water systems for a sustainable future. At Microsoft, building a future where we can all thrive is at the centre of everything we do and our goal, together with our partners who are leaders in the industry, is to empower cities, utilities and citizens with the tools they need to modernise operations and enhance their services.

There is a lot of buzz around digitization and optimising water: what are the innovations you are seeing in the water industry?

With the rise of urbanisation globally, water is expected to be an increasingly challenging issue for many cities and regions dealing with the challenges of growing demand and the impacts of climate change. Investment in IoT based solutions for water operations are accelerating to address these concerns and realising benefits from savings on water consumption through smart water infrastructure, to reducing costs and minimise health risks to citizens. From established leading research organisations to enterprises to public utilities, we are seeing solution builders transform water operations leveraging Microsoft Azure. To highlight some examples:

  What partnerships and collaborations are of interest at the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit?

I am looking forward to connecting with thought leaders, and learn from the industry experts how they are leveraging the cloud, IoT and AI as well as what tools and services they need for developing resilient water systems for a sustainable future.

Miriam will be hosting a roundtable at the summit:  Internet of Things: Exploring Opportunities in the Water Sector

She will also be speaking on the panel:  Analytics and the Cloud – Digital Integration to Optimise Water

 

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