Microsoft Intelligent Cloud Platform: provides an opportunity for BigData Management, Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, to unlock insights and assist in production and market planning and forecasting, health and nutrition surveillance and interventions, and monitoring of market and social performance of different intervention. Azure is generally available in 36 regions around the world including three data centers in India and plans announced for four additional regions, including Africa. This will enable higher performance and support requirements and preferences regarding data location. The real opportunity is that the Intelligent Cloud platform can provide a focal point for partners across the agri-food system to collaborate and coordinate efforts and develop real-time synergies between different but synergetic interventions and business opportunities using insights. ICRISAT is working with Microsoft in piloting a DSS for farmers in India163.
