Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said on Thursday that the company is looking to build better tools for developers so they can build more technology, and highlighted some of the ways Indian innovation is transforming people’s lives locally and globally.
Addressing a gathering of developers, startups and technology leaders at the Microsoft Future Ready Technology Summit in Bengaluru, Nadella highlighted the crucial role of the developer community in creating innovative products and solutions that transform organizations across all industries.
It further reinforced the digital imperative for all organizations and how the Microsoft Cloud creates opportunity for all developers with its rich set of technologies and platforms, empowering them to solve for India and do for the world, a statement said.
Nadella also highlighted the 100,000 cloud skills and certifications earned by the community in the month of December 2022 on the Microsoft Cloud.
“Ultimately, for me, it’s about being able to put the power of all this technology in the hands of other technologists and developers so they can create more technology that has real impact in the world, across small businesses, big businesses, nonprofits and the public sector,” said Nadella.
“At heart, we’re a company that gets up every morning to build better tools for developers so they can build more technology,” he added.
The advisory said Microsoft offers the most comprehensive developer toolchain to empower teams comprised of front-line software professionals and domain experts to innovate together so they can do more with less.
“Just as the use of programming languages and open source has revolutionized the industry, AI is transforming the future of software development with GitHub at the center of it all. Platforms like GitHub and GitHub Copilot are fundamentally changing the nature of software development, enabling developers to code over 50% faster,” he said.
“Nadella highlighted some of the ways Indian innovation is transforming people’s lives locally and globally. Several leading companies, startups and SIs are innovating with Microsoft and startups across India have participated in the Microsoft for startups Founders Hub program to become enterprise ready,” the statement added.
He said Infosys is using the Azure infrastructure to power InfyMe, its in-house ‘all in one and one for all’ Super App, consolidating 200 employee apps into 1 which is used for everything from onboarding to timesheet management.
“LambdaTest, one of the fastest growing startups, is using GitHub to run its cloud-based test execution platform, which developers can use to perform manual and automated tests on their websites and applications on over 3,000 different browsers and operating systems,” the statement said.
He said that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Microsoft have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fuel the growth of space technology startups in India.
The MoU seeks to empower space technology start-ups across the country with technology tools and platforms, go-to-market support and guidance to help them scale and become enterprise-ready. ISRO and Microsoft Collaborate to Support Space Tech Startups in India – Microsoft Stories India.
Earlier in the day, Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it was inspiring to see India’s focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth led by digital transformation.
“Thank you Narendra Modi for an insightful meeting. It is inspiring to see the government’s deep focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth led by digital transformation and we look forward to helping India realize the vision of Digital India and be a light to the world,” the Microsoft chief said in a tweet.
Nadella, who is visiting India, met with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar yesterday and discussed various issues including governance and security in the digital domain. Nadella’s visit to India includes a trip to Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi.
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