Microsoft is illuminating several places with big data and analytics offerings. In Finland, Microsoft along with CGI  developed a data driven smarter transit system, which saw Microsoft utilize the city's existing warehouse systems to create a cloud-based solution that could assemble and analyze travel data. Boston serves as another example where Microsoft is working to spread information about the variety of urban farming programs. Microsoft has also partnered with Athena Intelligence in developing the hill city of San Francisco. As a part of this, Microsoft is influencing Athena's data processing and visualization platform to gather valuable data about land, food, water, and energy.For further information.Read more at:

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