Tag: large companies using cloud computing

FINNING digitally transforms its operations with IoT apps on Azure cloud

How do you calculate the ROI for a successful digital transformation strategy? For FINNING, it was easy: increased satisfaction and loyalty, as well as major advances in productivity for itself and its customers.

Watch this video to learn how Microsoft AzureIoT can optimize your business, and then contact us for more information.


FINNING, the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer, started its digital transformation journey with customers in mind, but soon realized that its own operations were seeing just as many benefits as its clients. Not willing to turn down an opportunity to improve, FINNING quickly learned that the data obtained from customer-facing solutions enabled it to gain insights into internal processes and become even more efficient.

Watch this video to learn how Azure IoT can have game-changing solutions that push forward internal process optimization and enhance customer satisfaction.

Customer Story: SitePro

Running a business, you have enough to worry about. With the enterprise-grade built-in high availability of Azure Database, you never have to spend the time or money updating your software again.

Instead, you can always enjoy the latest innovations on a platform that is always ready to grow to meet your needs and the needs of your customers.

Check out this video to watch how moving the cloud allowed SitePro to maximize the potential of their software and their business. Interested in what Azure could do for your business? At R.B.Hall Associates, LLC, we are too. Contact us to learn more.


SitePro is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for their oil and gas customers. To do this, they needed to be as agile and as informed as possible. They moved to Azure to enjoy the freedom and possibilities of the cloud.

Customer story: iSalon

For iSalon, making the move to Microsoft 365 Business was a no-brainer. In fact, the IT department at iSalon identified the superior data-loss prevention tools from Microsoft 365 as a game-changer for the company.

In addition to protecting customer data and simplifying IT management, iSalon has already seen a positive impact on its bottom line since adopting Microsoft 365 Business.

Our team can help you increase security measures and grow your business. Contact us to learn more.


For UK-based business iSalon, protecting sensitive customer data is their top priority. iSalon provides software and management systems to over 2,000 hair salons, and most of their customers are small business owners who have poured their life savings into their companies.

iSalon depends on security technology from Microsoft 365 Business to defend against information loss and cyberattacks like malware and malicious URLs. And with employees scattered across the UK, collaboration and productivity tools keep employees connected and engaged.

GEICO turbocharges insurance innovation with Microsoft Cloud

Achieving multi-device, always-on availability is a crucial step for companies that embrace digital transformation. Learn how GEICO used a hybrid, cloud-based model to overcome legacy infrastructure and enable new customer-facing applications.

Contact us to find out how Microsoft Azure can help you fulfill your next step in digital transformation.


Insurance customers want the ability to buy and be serviced from anywhere, at any time. To meet this desire, GEICO decided to focus on two key aspects: abandoning its legacy infrastructure and focusing on digital transformation from a customer engagement perspective.

Watch this video to learn how GEICO evolved from a traditional, silo-based infrastructure to an integrated, automated, and collaborative model. This transition allowed for increased flexibility and productivity thanks to a DevOps approach using Microsoft Azure.

The NQCranes Story—Game Changing Microsoft Cloud ERP

When you do something right, your employees will let you know. Here’s what NQCranes heard from administrators, technicians, and managers when they migrated to a Microsoft cloud-based ERP system. Watch now:


Stephen Goodson, IT manager at NQCranes, worked with his Microsoft partner to envision and create an ideal tomorrow for his company—a future that successfully connected their 60 technicians to their more than 15,000 pieces of equipment. After trying several different applications, Microsoft 365 Business Central was the only whole platform that could be fully integrated to meet their needs.

After choosing Microsoft 365 Business Central, the comprehensive, cloud ERP platform for mid-sized enterprises, the entire company was able to access data quickly, eliminate many manual processes, and improve visibility across all reporting.

Announcing new options for SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 End of Support

We get it. Change is scary. If you’ve been running the same operating system for many years, a large-scale overhaul is understandably intimidating.

But it’s time. To continue their focus on progress and innovation, Microsoft is ending support for some popular 2008 products, including SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2.

If you are still running either of these, don’t panic! Microsoft has put options in place to give you the time you need, and we at R.B.Hall Associates, LLC, are here to assist you with a smooth transition. Check out this article and contact us for more information.

This article outlines the end of support timeline for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, as well as options and recommendations for current users moving forward.

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