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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
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owners, showcases how Microsoft’ s AI capabilities can drive both operational excellence and economic growth.
Comprehensive document intelligence Microsoft Azure is enabling organisations to unlock the value hidden within their contract portfolios. Sasfin Bank centralised 20,000 documents using Microsoft Azure, creating a unified platform for contract clause analysis that transformed their decision-making from guesswork into data-driven insights. This centralised approach provides real-time snapshots of contract status and obligations, giving organisations unprecedented visibility into their contractual commitments.
The scale of Microsoft’ s impact is further evidenced by Docusign’ s Intelligent Agreement Management platform, built on Azure AI. Supporting millions of workflows, this solution reduces contract processing times while enhancing customer satisfaction through advanced AI-powered analytics, demonstrating how Microsoft’ s technology can handle enterprise-scale contract automation demands.
Financial impact and risk mitigation Microsoft’ s AI services are delivering substantial financial benefits to organisations. Discover Dollar’ s Azure AI-powered solution has uncovered over US $ 1bn in customer savings by identifying overpayments and revenue leakages hidden within contracts, invoices and payment records. This demonstrates how Microsoft’ s technology can serve as a powerful financial oversight tool, protecting organisations from costly oversights and contractual blind spots.
Industry-specific solutions Microsoft’ s flexible AI platform enables tailored solutions across various sectors. GovDash leverages Azure
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