Microsoft to invest $10.1 Billion in R&D of Mega Technology Trends
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Acknowledging the significance of mega technology trends like Mobility, Cloud, Big Data, etc, the Redmond giant Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) is betting big on these technologies. It is reportedly said that Microsoft will invest $10.1 billion in R&D across the five megatrends. In 2012, Microsoft spent over $9.5 billion in R&D which was more than its nearest competitor. Microsoft has sustained its investment in product development and innovation year over year and continues to do so. Microsoft has a comprehensive cloud strategy that is enterprise grade as well as people focussed. Some of the company’s offerings for cloud are: Office 365, Yammer, and Skype for productivity and collaboration; a database platform with SQL; and business applications with Dynamics CRM and Dynamics ERP. Enterprise social is all about enabling and empowering employees and partners to connect with the people they need to connect with, a...