Software stalwart Microsoft announced a new partnership last week with digital services and consulting company Infosys. The deal aims to deliver smart buildings and spaces (SB&S) initiatives for construction, architecture, engineering, real estate development, and facilities management. The smart building focused collaboration will utilize Microsoft’s Azure cloud and analytics services in combination with Infosys' experience creating connected ecosystems for buildings. Together they hope to develop SB&S solutions to improve energy efficiencies, optimize space utilization, enable higher people productivity and deliver differentiated user experiences. “Leveraging the latest digital technologies, the solutions aim to improve the entire lifecycle of building construction and operations, and the user experiences of those that manage and work in buildings,” reads the press release that accompanied the announcement. Azure is a powerful and broadly influential service, in building, urban, and enterprise settings, Infosys’ experience and ability meanwhile, should not be underestimated. We can realistically expect to see a full suite of new […]