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Abel Sanchez is executive director of MIT's Geospatial Data Center. His research focuses on the internet of things, big data, cybersecurity, and digital innovation.

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(Photo: Getty) Microsoft is leveraging its cloud analytics, service, and storage platforms to meet the specific needs of certain verticals, including fintech, healthcare, nonprofit, and retail, the company announced at its Microsoft Ignite virtual conference this week. In the case of the latter, Redmond tipped a preview of Microsoft Cloud for Retail, a sector that saw massive shifts across all business aspects over the last year. "Retailers have had to rapidly adapt over the last year, embraci...