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March 16, 2026
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Manufacturing at the 2026 inflection point: How Frontier companies are entering the agentic era 

Microsoft is powering manufacturing’s 2026 inflection point—turning AI from pilots into orchestrated, end‑to‑end intelligence.

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The future of field service 

Earlier this year, Microsoft launched its latest wave of Dynamics CRM, which included the new Connected Field Service solution. Now available in preview, the Connected Field Service solution ‘provides out-of-the-box internet of things (IoT) to field service capabilities.

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Empowering the field worker 

Today’s leading field service workers are much more efficient and can quickly respond to faults through access to real-time data and line of business applications. They have a fully-digitized job list with the ability to report the status of a job, even if they’re out of network range.

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An expanding ecosystem 

Many people in the manufacturing industries believe the internet of things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 are essentially stuck at the concept level and there is no standard available for tools and solutions today in the automation market.

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Enabling the Connected Car 

Digital technologies are enabling a new level of connectivity and mobility for drivers and automotive manufacturers alike. The automotive industry is going through a significant digital business transformation. Consumers expectations are altering, and a seamless experience while at home, in the car or at work is in greater demand than ever before.