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Enterprise AI deployment & the Microsoft Frontier bet

Microsoft just bet $2.5B and 6,000 engineers that enterprise AI's bottleneck was never the model — it was deployment. What it means for your 2026 roadmap.

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Why we're excited to attend Shoptalk Europe 2025

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Stop betting on the model

Microsoft just bet $2.5B and 6,000 engineers that enterprise AI's bottleneck was never the model — it was deployment. What it means for your 2026 roadmap.

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Counting Down to Smart Manufacturing Week 2025

We're excited to be attending Smart Manufacturing Week 2025, taking place on 4–5 June at the NEC Birmingham. Here’s why.

The frontier just opened

Microsoft just bet $2.5B and 6,000 engineers that enterprise AI's bottleneck was never the model — it was deployment. What it means for your 2026 roadmap.

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Plus Pack: How output management improvements are driving circular business transformation

Plus Pack is a food packaging company based in Odense, Denmark, committed to delivering circular food packaging with a true net zero impact. Since its founding in 1914, Plus Pack has been driven by the motto "The drive to make a difference." The company aims to help customers protect and showcase food while using fewer of the planet’s resources.

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The cage opened

OpenAI's model escaped a controlled test and hacked Hugging Face on its own — one day before OpenAI launched a product to help you deploy trusted AI agents.

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Preparing The Senator Group for the next phase of growth

Hear how the UK’s largest office furniture manufacturer worked with Columbus to move complex desking operations to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

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Vend transforms its Nordic digital marketplace with Dynamics 365

Read how Vend worked with Columbus to modernise ERP and CRM processes with Dynamics 365, improving reporting, automation and cross-country operations.

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How Bubbleroom rebuilt its e-commerce for European growth

Bubbleroom partnered with Columbus and Shopify to turn a bold expansion plan into live European markets on a scalable e-commerce platform built for growth.

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A global digital platform supports KK Group’s international growth

Read how KK Group strengthened its digital foundation with Columbus, creating a global core platform for international growth, automation and AI readiness.

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New ERP system strengthens Devold of Norway's global growth ambitions

The wool manufacturer, Devold of Norway, is now better prepared for the future with Microsoft Dynamics 365 as its new ERP solution. Close collaboration between Devold's team and Columbus has been key to the project's success.

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Transforming Litehouse foods through organisational change management

This case study explores Litehouse’s challenges, the role of OCM in their transformation, and how the partnership with Columbus helped shape a strong, people-centric journey.

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Biometria digitises operations to drive transparency and sustainability in forestry

Biometria partnered with Columbus to modernise its technology, replacing its legacy platform with VIOL 3, a next-generation system.

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RICS restores operational trust in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance with AMS by Columbus

RICS partnered with Columbus to stabilise and strengthen its Dynamics 365 Finance platform. Through application management services (AMS), the company has improved performance, built internal capability and reduced operational risk, restoring confidence across finance and digital teams.

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B&O's transformation: Driving innovation, efficiency, and luxury experiences

With Columbus as a strategic advisor and implementation partner, B&O has set out on an extensive digital transformation project, taking an integrated approach to innovation, internal processes, and customer experience across all channels.

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Vedum ready for 100 more years of success with M3 Cloud

Together with Columbus, Vedum implemented Infor M3 Cloud to increase operational efficiency and futureproof the business’ IT infrastructure. Read the case study here.

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Contura ignites customer support with Microsoft Dynamics CE

Learn how Columbus helped Swedish manufacturer Contura to increase efficiency, service quality and cost control with Dynamics 365 CE. Read the case study here.