Richard Zak, Author at Microsoft Industry Blogs

Cold aisle view racks of compute & storage servers

Published November 3, 2022

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Microsoft delivers Azure Commercial offering for Criminal Justice Information

United States criminal justice agencies can work with their Microsoft account teams to assess requirements and determine the appropriate cloud platform for managing their Criminal Justice Information.

female police office standing behind police car door talking on a radio.

Published October 13, 2020

1 min read

How technology is increasing officer safety and operational efficiency

Attend the IACP Annual event and listen to Richard Zak, Director, Public Safety & Justice Solution host a session on how law enforcement leaders have addressed critical challenges.

Published July 2, 2019

3 min read

Digital tools help reduce fire and crime incident response times

Public agencies are shortening emergency response times and adding situational awareness with cloud technologies that provide data from new and traditional sources.

two firefighters analyze data on a Surface book

Published April 10, 2019

4 min read

Cedar Rapids Fire Department: How Data Analysis Helps Their Citizens

We sat down with Chief Andrew Olesen of the Cedar Rapids, IA Fire Department to discuss the importance of data to his operations and the impact to their citizens.

Published April 26, 2018

3 min read

Smarter fire vehicles mean safer communities

Learn about a new solution that creates smarter fire vehicles to support the mission of the fire service—and help keep communities safer.

Published May 23, 2016

3 min read

Creating safer communities through cloud technology

Microsoft’s cloud platform for government is driving a broad array of solutions to improve public safety & improvements towards creating safer communities.

Published March 22, 2016

4 min read

Hyper-scale cloud computing is a powerful tool for the law enforcement mission

Four questions every law enforcement agency needs to ask before choosing a cloud provider.

Published June 8, 2015

3 min read

The Microsoft approach to CJIS compliance

Microsoft’s approach to CJIS compliance breaks down the barriers to law enforcement’s adoption of the cloud.

Published April 7, 2015

2 min read

Using the power of the cloud for public safety

Microsoft Azure Government is enabling the U.S. public safety community to use the cloud to address emergencies, protect life and property, and provide transparency.

Richard Zak articles

Microsoft delivers Azure Commercial offering for Criminal Justice Information

How technology is increasing officer safety and operational efficiency

Digital tools help reduce fire and crime incident response times

Cedar Rapids Fire Department: How Data Analysis Helps Their Citizens

Smarter fire vehicles mean safer communities

Creating safer communities through cloud technology

Hyper-scale cloud computing is a powerful tool for the law enforcement mission

The Microsoft approach to CJIS compliance

Using the power of the cloud for public safety

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