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Lloyd Hewitt articles
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Lloyd Hewitt
Director Business Strategy
Worldwide Public Sector Defense and Intelligence, Microsoft
Hewitt, as an experienced business leader, and former United Kingdom and Australian Defense Naval Officer has worked in both public and private sector industries. As Director, Worldwide Public Sector, he is responsible for Microsoft’s Defense Strategy where he relies on years of experience and intuitional knowledge of defense procedures and ecosystem. He is a vocal advocate for the adoption of cloud-based technologies to future defense missions.
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5 reasons to move to hyperscale cloud now
As we delve deeper into technological advancements, the Microsoft Defense and Intelligence team understands that AI stands at the forefront, driving innovation and transformation across various sectors.![Placeholder](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DefenseandIntelligence-featured-300x192.jpg)
Microsoft Defense and Intelligence: Unleashing the potential of the industrial metaverse
Microsoft aims to demystify the metaverse and share how the industrial metaverse embodies the confluence of many technologies—particularly to defense and intelligence organizations.![A graphic representation of a keyhole in the shape of a key overlayed over a globe. The graphic looks like blue digital connections that represent a network.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Picture4-Featured-300x168.webp)
Microsoft for Defense and Intelligence: Secure the digital defense ecosystem and improve interoperability
Data security and resiliency are now being enhanced by the distribution of digital operations and data assets with Microsoft Azure.![Female mechanic using digital tablet at work](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1063826000-300x200.jpg)
Modern development methods for mission success
The Microsoft Global Defense and Intelligence team will be at the Atlantic Future Forum 2022 to discuss how the allied defense community can leverage commercial technology and modern development paradigms to support militaries and defense industrial base partners alike, in their capability lifecycle transformation goals.![active-duty military personnel on a battlefield and weapons are somewhat visible](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Army_10-624f53850866f-300x200.webp)
Discover how interoperability enables cooperation at Eurosatory 2022
Cooperation is critical to the success of modern defense organizations. Even today, operations require a high degree of coordination across allied nations and their defense forces. As global threats evolve, the need for an integrated and coordinated response becomes increasingly vital. What helps ensure successful international cooperation? Interoperability.![a group of people standing in front of a sunset](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-140238008-300x200.webp)