INTELLIGENT ENERGY
Halliburton and Microsoft Gulf
collaborate to digitally transform
the oil and gas industry
Both companies will leverage
and optimise Microsoft
technologies in machine
learning, augmented reality
(AR), user interactions and
Industrial Internet of Things,
as well as Azure’s high-
performance infrastructure and
built-in computing capabilities
to deliver tightly integrated
solutions across the energy
value chain.
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icrosoft Gulf and Halliburton
have announced plans to enter
into a strategic alliance to drive
digital transformation across the oil and
gas industry.
The relationship will combine the
expertise of a global leader in cloud
and digital transformation with a
global leader in exploration and
production (E&P) science, software
and services.
“Halliburton is focused on delivering
intelligent cloud solutions to drive the
next generation of efficient oil and gas
exploration and production,” said Jason
Zander, corporate vice president of
Microsoft Azure.
“We are excited to bring the power of
Azure’s hyperscale, hybrid and global
cloud platform technologies to this
alliance to enhance the value chain for
our mutual customers.”
Researchers and engineers from both
companies will leverage and optimise
Microsoft technologies in machine
learning, AR, user interactions and
Industrial Internet of Things, as
well as Azure’s high-performance
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