DOHA: As part of its Microsoft Philanthropies division and its ‘Modern Non-profit’ campaign, Microsoft has announced that it will be making its cloud: Microsoft Azure available for eligible non-profit and non-governmental organisations. This offer adds to the existing comprehensive suite of Microsoft cloud services that are available to non-profits to empower their missions.
Microsoft Azure’s cloud services help organisations accelerate innovation with integrated intelligence that powers insights and decision-making, supports a broad selection of operating systems, and provides industry-leading security.
“We are committed to helping non-profit groups to use cloud computing to solve basic human challenges. One of our ambitions for Microsoft Philanthropies is to partner with these groups and ensure that cloud computing is accessible to a greater number of people and meets the widest range of societal needs,” said Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft.
Through this campaign, NGOs can access Microsoft data centres around the world, as well as its computing and storage power, to develop and run their applications and to manage relationships with donors, volunteers and beneficiaries. They can also manage all of their devices, applications and data on a cross-platform basis.
“At Qatar Charity, we aim to fight global poverty through innovative solutions focusing on Education and empowerment,” Said Salman Kaladari, Executive director for local development, Qatar Charity.
“Availing Microsoft cloud services for free allows charities to understand the secrets contained in the data in such a way as to create new opportunities and improve the services that we offer. We do understand the importance of offering such advanced technologies to allow NGOs manage their day-to-day campaigns and move from outputs to outcomes.
“Measuring the success by figures Qatar charity managed to jump from around 20,000 thousand orphans sponsored in 2012 to more than 100,000K as for today. Donations also raised from 250 million Qatari riyals in 2012 to over a billion in 2016.
“That is why we are joining hand with Microsoft to showcase the impact of technology on every aspect of NGO operations, which we will be delivered through a public event next March” Salman added.
