Microsoft has partnered with oil and gas industry solution providers to address challenges in upstream operations, refining, regulatory compliance, project management, supply chain visibility, and retail. Microsoft provides cloud-based business solutions and support. It has also launched the Microsoft Upstream Reference Architecture initiative with over 35 industry partners to develop a common IT framework. Microsoft's annual Global Energy Forum is a major platform for the oil and gas community and technology providers to learn about new solutions. Microsoft InfoPath Form Services is part of SharePoint and allows integrating forms with workflows and SharePoint libraries, but its future roadmap is uncertain. While easy to use, InfoPath lacks a free form filler client.