The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) will collaborate with Microsoft to further enable and expand JJMDC's secure and compliant digital surgery ecosystem. The Microsoft Cloud will help JJMDC realise its vision of driving innovation that advances skills, improve workflow, and enhances surgical decision making for a better overall customer experience and improved patient and economic outcomes.

As part of the strategic partnership, Microsoft will serve as JJMDC's preferred cloud provider for the company's digital surgery solutions and help JJMDC build out its digital surgery platform and internet of things (IoT) device connectivity. By harnessing the power of the Microsoft Cloud, including Azure, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365, the companies expect to work together to deliver innovation across the following areas:

• Innovating to improve patient outcomes through artificial intelligence, machine learning and data insights.
• Increasing JJMDC device connectivity, insights and intelligence using Azure IoT and Edge Computing technologies.
• Increasing the pace of digital innovation and transformation across the JJMDC digital surgery ecosystem using Azure capabilities and services.