High energy at Air Canada Centre. Cloud topic #1.
Connected devices, continuous services. Cloud OS.
- Windows Live
- CRM Online
- Xbox Live
- Office 365
- Bing
- MSN
73% of businesses planning to use public/private clouds in next 3 years
37% say investing in modern apps a critical priority
In next 5 year number of smart devices to grow 3x
Azure and windows server 2012
- Scalable & elastic
- Always up, always on
- Shared resources
- Automated and self-service important
Azure Supports
- 64 virtual processors per images
- 1 TB of memory per vm
- World leading performance
- 1 million OPS per vm
- New capabilities in azure and portal
- Much easier user interface. Finally!
Microsoft Business Services $ 1B run rate. 3k Dynamics partners attending WPC in Toronto.
Delivering vertical expertise is key to growth
Global ISV?s are joining MS Dynamics community.
Office 365 (O365) and CRM online together incredible platform.
- Dynamic business vision.
- Demo impressive. (Ask us if you would like a personal demo of this.)
Tom Gruhler – Windows phone 8 GM
- Flexible app distribution, enterprise app store
- Enterprise device management.
- Shared windows core , accelerates innovation
- Easier to build and maintain Window?s solutions
- Combined with 1.3 billion windows users and it’s unmatched.
I have to say the interface, usability and functionality of Windows Phone is quite impressive. I firmly believe it will be a contender. If you haven’t checked out a Windows Phone out lately, I highly recommend you do. http://www.windowsphone.com/
New Metro UI CRM Interface Coming!! In a word IMPRESSIVE!
UI/UX will be critical to creating successful apps and experiences using them. We have a UI/Design gap and should look for resource/partners to help in this area. A couple of screenshots below.
Quick Note on R9 / Q2-2012 Dynamics CRM Release
R9 was not where Microsoft wanted it to be. Preview and beta feedback not as high as it should have been. Quality is highest priority. New VP of Engineering has taken over and after seeing feedback and the desire to deliver compelling and quality releases, they decided to push delivery of cross-browser support and new mobility to Q4.
New Engineering head is still committed to the new release cadence and expects to improve it. Expected to have Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer releases.
Windows Server / Azure: A new community technology preview (CTP) of new technologies that enable hosting service providers to use their Windows Server data centers to deliver the same great web site and virtual machine capabilities recently announced for Windows Azure.
Switch to Hyper-V Program: Microsoft announced a new program to help customers transition from VMware infrastructure to Microsoft. The ?Switch to Hyper-V? Program provides partners with guidance, training and software tools, including the Virtual Machine Migration Toolkit, to more seamlessly migrate virtual machines to Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center.
Microsoft Dynamics: Several new global independent software vendors are choosing Microsoft Dynamics or extending their solutions across the Microsoft Dynamics platform, including: Campus Management Corp., Cenium, Inc., Cincom Systems, Inc., PROS Pricing and Technosoft.
Windows Phone: Showed off new hardware capabilities coming to Windows Phone 8 and some of the powerful features Windows Phone 8 will deliver through integration with Windows 8. They also showed off some of the most interesting new apps coming to Windows Phone, including: Words with Friends, Draw Something, Audible, Chase and PayPal, and games including Asphalt 7: Heat, N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, and Batman: The Dark Knight Rises.
What?s Your Cause Challenge: Microsoft wants to know: What?s your cause? Between July 10 and August 31, 2012 Microsoft Partners are challenged to nominate 500 eligible nonprofits serving youth in their communities to receive a software donation from Microsoft. Read here for more information!
Mike