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As the global landscape evolves at an unprecedented pace , Microsoft is helping defence and intelligence clients with game-changing capabilities .
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As the global landscape evolves at an unprecedented pace , Microsoft is helping defence and intelligence clients with game-changing capabilities .

Microsoft has been a technology leader supporting the allied defence ecosystem for four decades . They have been a key partner helping organisations around the globe to harness data as an asset and deliver technology solutions to accomplish mission-critical outcomes .

As the technological landscape continues to evolve , developments are now coming faster than ever . As Kate Maxwell , Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft ’ s Worldwide Defence and Intelligence Industry , explains , the rate of advancements – particularly in recent years – has been extraordinary .
“ Our defence customers face adversaries who are increasingly taking an integrated offensive posture – with traditional kinetic effects now married with cyber effectors and disinformation campaigns ,” she says .
“ That is modern warfare , and it is playing out in real-time .”
Modern warfare Traditionally , warfare has primarily involved the deployment of military forces , the use of conventional weapons , and strategic manoeuvres in the domains of ground , sea , air , and space . However , given rapid advancements in technology and the evergrowing proliferation of data , the dynamics of conflict are shifting . The convergence
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