by Contributed | Oct 3, 2024 | Business, Microsoft 365, Technology
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The path to IT modernization involves the integration of technology to optimize processes and elevate experiences for customers and employees alike. Microsoft recognizes that customers have many tech and vendor choices on this journey to help solve their biggest workplace challenges.
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by Contributed | Oct 2, 2024 | Technology
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Join us in Reston, VA, on October 15th, 16th, or 17th for our Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC Readiness Days!
This exclusive in-person event is your chance to learn how AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC can address the unique challenges of public sector missions. Tailored for IT professionals, administrators, and decision-makers in government agencies, these readiness days offer practical, actionable insights to help you drive secure productivity, efficiency, and innovation in your organization.
Reserve Your Spot Today!
Spaces are limited for these in-person readiness days to ensure personalized, in-depth discussions. Register now to secure your spot and be among the first to explore how Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC can empower your teams to work more effectively.
Why You Should Attend
Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC is set to revolutionize government workspaces, bringing AI-powered productivity into secure, compliant environments. At this event, you will uncover how Copilot can automate routine tasks, enhance collaboration, and help your team focus on higher-priority activities—all while meeting the stringent regulations of government operations.
What You’ll Gain from the Event:
- In-Depth, Actionable Learning: Sessions will provide detailed, step-by-step guides on how to implement Copilot GCC within your agency’s existing workflows.
- Transparency and Trust: Gain insights from candid discussions about the strengths and limitations of AI in government settings, addressing your concerns around compliance, security, and data privacy.
- Real-World Solutions: Learn directly from AI thought leaders and engineers on how to navigate integration challenges and leverage responsible AI practices.
What to Expect:
- Prepare to Become an AI-Powered Public Sector Organization: Learn how to ready your workforce for a seamless transition to Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC, with practical tips tailored to government environments.
- Responsible AI: Discover how Microsoft partners with government agencies to implement AI responsibly, ensuring compliance, security, and ethical considerations.
- Gov AI Integration Challenges and Opportunities: Engage in transparent discussions with product experts and engineers to explore best practices for deploying Copilot GCC in your agency’s environment.
Event Agenda:
- 09:00 AM – 09:15 AM: Keynote
- 09:15 AM – 10:00 AM: Roadmap
- 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM: How Copilot Works
- 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM: How to Get Ready: Technology
- 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
- 01:00 PM – 01:50 PM: Microsoft 365 Business Chat Conversation
- 02:00 PM – 02:50 PM: How to Get Ready: People
- 03:00 PM – 03:50 PM: Art of the Possible Demos
Note: The agenda is identical for each day, so select the date that best fits your schedule.
Is Lunch Provided?
Yes! Lunch is provided each day, thanks to our spectacular sponsoring partners:
Be sure to learn more about our sponsoring partners’ Copilot offerings during the Partner Lunch & Learn session!
Venue Details:
- Where: The Microsoft Garage, Reston – DC, 11955 Freedom Drive, Reston, VA 20190
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by Contributed | Oct 1, 2024 | Technology
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1. File Actions
If you use the SharePoint File Actions dataset in Microsoft Graph Data Connect, you might want to join it with the SharePoint Files dataset to get the details for each file. This post is about how you can do it, including the most common issues.
2. What is in File Actions
The SharePoint File Actions dataset includes details about every time a file was accessed, deleted, downloaded, modified, moved, renamed, or uploaded. The information about each action includes the type of action, when it happened, what file was acted upon, what application was used, and the user who performed the action (the actor).
For more information about the dataset, see the full schema documentation at data-connect-dataset-sharepointfileactions.md.
3. Joining with other datasets
A common use of this dataset is to join with the SharePoint Sites or the SharePoint Files to understand how much activity is going on for a specific Site or File. You could use this to see which Site or File was the most accessed on a given day. If you accumulate the actions for a longer period, you could find which sites had no activities in the last 90 days.
To find the details for site associated with a specific action, group File Actions by site ID then join with Sites. Here’s a SQL example to get a list of most popular sites during the period covered by File Actions:
WITH ActionsBySite AS (
SELECT
SiteId,
MIN(ActionDate) AS EarliestAction,
MAX(ActionDate) AS LatestAction,
COUNT(*) AS ActionCount
FROM FileActions
GROUP BY SiteId
)
SELECT
S.Id AS SiteId,
S.[RootWeb.Title] AS SiteName,
S.CreatedTime AS SiteCreated,
S.[RootWeb.LastItemModifiedDate] AS SiteLastModified,
S.[RootWeb.TemplateId] AS SiteTemplateId,
A.EarliestAction,
A.LatestAction,
A.ActionCount
FROM ActionsBySite AS A
JOIN Sites S
ON A.SiteId = S.Id
ORDER BY ActionCount DESC
LIMIT 10;
To find details of the file associated with a specific action, group File Actions by File then join with Files. Here’s a similar example to get a list of most popular files during the period covered by File Actions:
WITH ActionsByFile AS (
SELECT
SiteId,
WebId,
ListId,
ListItemId,
MIN(ActionDate) AS EarliestAction,
MAX(ActionDate) AS LatestAction,
COUNT(*) AS ActionCount
FROM FileActions
GROUP BY SiteId, WebId, ListId, ListItemId
)
SELECT
F.DirName,
F.FileName,
F.AuthorEmail,
F.TimeCreated AS FileCreated,
F.TimeLastModified AS FileLastModified,
A.EarliestAction,
A.LatestAction,
A.ActionCount
FROM ActionsByFile AS A
JOIN Files F
ON A.SiteId = F.SiteId
AND A.WebId = F.WebId
AND A.ListId = F.ListId
AND A.ListItemId = F.ItemId
ORDER BY ActionCount DESC
LIMIT 10;
NOTE: Please check with your compliance team if they approve of keeping the File Actions data for longer periods of time. There might be restrictions on how long you should keep private information.
4. Potential issues
With huge datasets like Files and File Actions, there are scenarios where the JOIN is not a perfect match. Here are a few possible issues when joining File Actions with Sites or Files.
4a. Different regions
IMPORTANT: This section applies only to tenants that use the Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo capabilities, as described at Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo and Multi-Geo Capabilities in OneDrive and SharePoint.
The JOIN operation will exclude a specific action if the File Action is in a different region than the File. When a tenant has multiple regions, the actions are recorded in the region of the actor. An actor in that region might be accessing files in other regions, which you might not have in that environment. To overcome that, you must run collection for SharePoint Files from all the regions and combine (union) them into a single dataset.
NOTE: These datasets are partitioned by region for compliance reasons, so please make sure to run this scenario by your compliance team before combining data from multiple regions.
4b. Matching dates
There are certain situations where the Files will be missing when you try the join because your File Action snapshot is more recent than your File snapshot date. For instance, if you have a File Actions snapshot for July 15th joined with a Files snapshot for July 1st. Essentially, the JOIN will exclude the File Action because the File data did not make it yet.
Also, the SharePoint Files dataset might take about a week to fully update. You might exclude an action for a file that was recently created and did not make its way into the Files dataset yet. So even if both the File Actions snapshot and the Files snapshot are from July 1st, there is the possibility that some of the recent files have not been captured yet.
There is also the chance of some File Actions arriving late (typically less than 0.01%). For instance, a small percentage of actions for July 1st might show in the snapshot for July 2nd.
So, in general, if you want to get the most complete dataset, it’s a good idea to wait until July 8th to process and report on actions for July 1st. This will guarantee that you are using a fresher Files dataset and allowing for late-arriving File Actions data.
4c. Not a Document Library
Another reason for not finding a match between the File Actions dataset and the Files dataset is when the file action is for a file not in a document library. The SharePoint Files dataset only includes files in a document library, ignoring other types of lists. This is by design to keep the Files dataset to a more reasonable size.
A common scenario here are actions related to SharePoint pages (files with the “aspx” extension), typically in Communication Sites. While you will not see these “aspx” pages in the Files dataset, you could still count actions per site.
Covering this gap would require adding specific datasets for SharePoint Pages and/or SharePoint Lists, providing additional details. This is something the team is considering for the future, but there is no estimated date for this.
4d. List Item Id missing
The File Actions dataset shows the telemetry as reported by applications. For some of these applications, it is possible that the ListItemId is not reported or is reported as “null”. In that case, the join will exclude those actions.
Again, you could summarize these actions at a site level even if the ListItemId is missing. You can also look at a summary by User Agent to identify specific applications that are not providing data.
5. Conclusion
I hope you learned more about the SharePoint File Actions dataset in Microsoft Graph Data Connect. You can read more about the Microsoft Graph Data Connect for SharePoint at https://aka.ms/SharePointData. There you will find many details, including a list of datasets available and frequently asked questions.
by Contributed | Sep 30, 2024 | Business, Microsoft 365, Technology
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Microsoft 365 is the best way to access the latest versions of the productivity apps that millions of people use every day to bring their ideas to life and power through tasks. But we know some of our customers still prefer a non-subscription way to access our familiar apps, which is why we’re releasing Office 2024 on October 1 for consumers and small businesses.
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by Contributed | Sep 30, 2024 | Technology
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I was having a conversation with a small business owner, and they mentioned wanting to have an emphasis on improving customer service and ratings, but the process of reading feedback and survey responses was taking up a lot of time. I often spend time analyzing questions and comments from customers, and it’s always a painstaking task dissecting verbatims and identifying themes and insights, let alone develop an action plan to resolve them. With the recent slate of enhancements announced, including Copilot in Excel being generally available, I thought it’d be appropriate to explore some ways Copilot could help make this a much simpler task.
Tip 1: Use Copilot in Excel to summarize unstructured text in a table
Easily one of the best tips that could save you time when trying to dig into and get insights from feedback verbatims is to ask Copilot to do it for you! Whether it’s customer feedback, survey results, or focus group studies, you can simply ask Copilot to summarize the text data.
In this example, I open my spreadsheet with customer ratings and feedback. I then open Copilot in Excel on the top right and ask it to “Please summarize the feedback in this sheet.”
A screenshot of Copilot in Excel summarizing rows of feedback verbatims
Copilot provides a high-level summary of the feedback, group it into different themes. Very quickly, with little effort, we already have some insights that we could start working with!
Tip 2: Add specifics to your prompt to get more precise insights
As we’ve covered in previous editions, how you craft your prompt matters. Let’s say you want to drill down further and get more insights focused on more negative reviews and areas of improvement.
Using the same example data here, you could then write a prompt like, “Hone in on Feedback with Ratings of less than 3, can you summarize this feedback and provide key themes and areas of improvement.”
Copilot first explains what it’s doing:
A screenshot of Copilot outlining how it’s going to summarize feedback from responses with a rating of less than 3
Then, based on the focused information, gives me back more detailed and specific information so that I can focus on specific aspects of customer service that I want to address, including tips on how to take action.
A screenshot of more detailed insights focused on neutral to negative feedback analyzed
A screenshot of recommendations by Copilot on how to improve customer service based on the feedback analysis
Just like that, we were able to find insights from raw feedback that would’ve otherwise taken time to parse through manually, and I can instead focus on building an action plan to help address my issues!
Let me know in the comments below how else you’ve been using Microsoft 365 Copilot, or if there are tips you’d like to see!
by Contributed | Sep 29, 2024 | Technology
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Azure Data Explorer (ADX) supports time series aggregation at scale, either by the summarize operator that keeps the aggregated data in tabular format or by the make-series operator that transforms it to a set of dynamic arrays. There are multiple aggregation functions, out of them avg() is one of the most popular. ADX calculates it by grouping the samples into fixed time bins and applying simple average of all samples inside each time bin, regardless of their specific location inside the bin. This is the standard time bin aggregation as done by SQL and other databases. However, there are scenarios where simple average doesn’t accurately represent the time bin value. For example, IoT devices sending data commonly emits metric values in an asynchronous way, only upon change, to conserve bandwidth. In that case we need to calculate Time Weighted Average (TWA), taking into consideration the exact timestamp and duration of each value inside the time bin. ADX doesn’t have native aggregation functions to calculate time weighted average, still we have just added few User Defined Functions, part of the Functions Library, supporting it:
Here is a query comparing the original & interpolated values, standard average by the summarize operator, twa using fill forward and twa using linear interpolation:
let tbl = datatable(ts:datetime, val:real, key:string) [
datetime(2021-04-26 00:00), 100, 'D1',
datetime(2021-04-26 00:45), 300, 'D1',
datetime(2021-04-26 01:15), 200, 'D1',
];
let stime=datetime(2021-04-26 00:00);
let etime=datetime(2021-04-26 01:15);
let dt = 1h;
//
tbl
| where ts between (stime..etime)
| summarize val=avg(val) by bin(ts, dt), key
| project-rename _ts=ts, _key=key
| extend orig_val=0
| extend _key = strcat(_key, '-SUMMARIZE'), orig_val=0
| union (tbl
| invoke time_weighted_val_fl('ts', 'val', 'key', stime, etime, dt)
| project-rename val = _twa_val
| extend _key = strcat(_key, '-SAMPLES'))
| union (tbl
| invoke time_weighted_avg_fl('ts', 'val', 'key', stime, etime, dt)
| project-rename val = tw_avg
| extend _key = strcat(_key, '-TWA-FF'), orig_val=0)
| union (tbl
| invoke time_weighted_avg2_fl('ts', 'val', 'key', stime, etime, dt)
| project-rename val = tw_avg
| extend _key = strcat(_key, '-TWA-LI'), orig_val=0)
| order by _key asc, _ts asc
// use anomalychart just to show original data points as bold dots
| render anomalychart with (anomalycolumns=orig_val, title='Time Wighted Average, Fill Forward & Linear interpolation')
Explaining the results:
|
2021-04-26 00:00
|
2021-04-26 00:00
|
Interpolated value
|
100
|
(300+200)/2=250
|
Average by summarize
|
(100+300)/2=200
|
200
|
Fill forward TWA
|
(45m*100 + 15m*300)/60m = 150
|
(15m*300 + 45m*200)/60m = 225
|
Linear interpolation TWA
|
45m*(100+300)/2 + 15m*(300+250)/2)/60m = 218.75
|
15m*(250+200)/2 + 45m*200)/60m = 206.25
|
Note that all functions work on multiple time series, partitioned by supplied key.
You are welcome to try these functions and share your feedback!
by Contributed | Sep 27, 2024 | Technology
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Scenario
Customers follow the Microsoft doc to create CMK encrypted objects (data source, index etc.), but get the 500 Internal Server Error:
{‘error’:{‘code’:”,’message’:’Could not use key vault key to wrap/unwrap the encryption key. {‘Message’:’An error has occurred.’}’}
Possible Causes
- The key vault host is incorrect, e.g. incorrect key vault domain.
- Action: check the keyVaultUri in the Json payload.
- The key vault host is inaccessible to search. For example, the key vault has public network access disabled but does not have a shared private link (SPL) configured from search.
- Action: check the SPL configurations or create a SPL.
Note that if the key vault Uri is correct or accessible, the error message due to a wrong key vault key name or version in the JSON payload is slightly different. The error message has the complete key vault key path.
{
“error”: {
“code”: “”,
“message”: “Could not use key vault key https://keyvaultname.vault.azure.net:443/keys/wrongkeyname to wrap/unwrap the encryption key. The key vault key cannot be found.”
}
}
by Contributed | Sep 27, 2024 | Technology
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We’re thrilled to announce that Copilot is now available1 on OneDrive for the web to all our Copilot licensed commercial users2, marking a significant milestone in the way you work with files in OneDrive. Copilot brings the power of AI right into OneDrive to help you work more efficiently and effectively. Let’s take a look at how Copilot can transform the way you work with your files.
What Can You Do with Copilot in OneDrive?
Copilot isn’t just a tool; it’s a productivity companion that works alongside you, making everyday tasks easier and empowering you to achieve more. Here are some of the exciting ways you can take advantage of Copilot’s capabilities:
Generate Summaries for Large Documents
No more scanning through long documents to find the key points. With Copilot, you can quickly generate a concise summary of a single document or up to 5 files3 at a time, allowing you to easily get insights and focus on what matters most.
Compare Differences Between Multiple Documents
Whether you’re working with contracts, financial reports, or job applications, sometimes all you’re looking for are meaningful differences between files. With Copilot you can now save time by quickly comparing up to 5 files, highlighting the key differences between them in an easy-to-read table view, without even opening these files.
Answer Complex Questions Using Files
Need insights from multiple documents? Copilot can analyze the content of your OneDrive files and answer complex questions by pulling the right information from across your stored data -turning your file storage into a valuable source of knowledge and insight.
Generate Ideas for New Documents
If you’re stuck and need inspiration, Copilot can help you get started by suggesting outlines, ideas, or even a draft based on the files stored in OneDrive. For example, you can select relevant docs in your OneDrive and ask Copilot to generate drafts of a sales proposal, marketing strategy, or a project plan.
How to Get Started with Copilot in OneDrive
Getting started with Copilot in OneDrive is easy. Simply hover over a supported file in your OneDrive and click on the Copilot button to choose from a menu of suggested actions or ask your own question. You can also select up to 5 files and click the Copilot button in the command bar to get started. Whether you’re summarizing a report or need an insight from a file, Copilot is just a click away.
If you’re new to Copilot or want to learn more, check out our getting started guide for detailed instructions and tips on how to make the most of this powerful new tool. If you need more answers, visit our FAQs.
A Smarter, More Efficient Future with OneDrive
With the full availability of Copilot in OneDrive, we’re excited to see how you leverage this AI-powered assistant to transform the way you work. And we have a lot more exciting Copilot features coming your way soon. Start exploring Copilot in OneDrive today and discover how it can help you achieve more!
Join us on October 8th for our exciting OneDrive digital event: AI Innovations for the New Era of Work and Home
Please give us your feedback
We’d love to hear your thoughts—don’t forget to provide feedback directly in Copilot by using thumbs up or thumbs down feature. Your input helps us improve our experience!
- Copilot in OneDrive requires a Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license.
- Copilot in OneDrive is currently available on OneDrive for web and for our commercial users only.
- For a list of currently supported file formats, please visit our FAQs.
About the author
Arjun is a Principal Product Manager on the OneDrive web team. His main focus is to bring the power of AI to files experiences in OneDrive and across other M365 apps. Outside work, he enjoys dining out, traveling, and playing cricket whenever possible.
by Contributed | Sep 27, 2024 | Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Technology
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Boost visibility, streamline role management, and enhance compliance
In today’s digital landscape, managing security, roles, and licensing within ERP systems is increasingly complex. As organizations scale, the need for robust governance, efficient user management, and cost-effective licensing strategies becomes paramount. To address these challenges, Microsoft Dynamics 365 is introducing a set of new capabilities in our ERP portfolio. These new capabilities enhance security and governance, offering significant benefits to IT professionals and business leaders alike.
A critical aspect of the upcoming security features is how they will help prepare for compliance certifications, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). With regulatory standards becoming more stringent, achieving compliance is essential. More than ever, companies need to mitigate risks associated with fraud, reporting errors, and security breaches. As new AI technologies are adopted, security becomes even more top of mind. Robust governance frameworks safeguard sensitive data and ensure ethical AI deployment. The enhanced governance features will ensure that you can maintain rigorous control over financial processes, role management, and security protocols. These features provide visibility and a transparent audit trail, significantly easing the certification process. Additionally, they reduce the likelihood of non-compliance, protecting your organization from financial and reputational risks.
“Bringing additional transparency and simplicity to our ERP customers for managing security, licensing and roles is a critical step in helping organizations meet their compliance and governance goals while saving costs.” – George Glantsching, VP, Microsoft Dynamics
Bringing new features to customers faster
Microsoft is delivering advanced security and role management features which will empower organizations to apply precise role management, advanced audit capabilities, and comprehensive license optimization tools, while maintaining a seamless user experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365. This ensures that you can access these critical features faster, enhancing security and operational efficiency.
Simplify role management while reducing costs
We’ve listened to our customers and are introducing advanced features to the Dynamics 365 ERP portfolio, focusing on security management and licensing. This capability will simplify role management, providing you with tools to create, manage, and optimize roles within the ERP environment. The precise role and duty management feature, powered by tailored automations, allows organizations to define duties based on specific processes or tasks. This ensures role access aligns accurately with each team’s operational needs, leading to more accurate control over access permissions. Cost savings are driven by ensuring that licenses are scoped to each user’s specific needs. By refining role management in this way, these advanced features ensure organizations can scale with confidence while optimizing both governance and cost efficiency.
Ensure compliance with role-based access control
Another critical feature is the segregation of duties (SoD) validation. This control mechanism ensures no single system user controls all aspects of any critical business process, reducing fraud and error risks. System administrators will be able to easily define incompatible tasks, ensuring that critical operations are not compromised. This feature is essential for leaders aiming to meet stringent regulatory requirements and maintain high levels of internal security. With integrated SoD validation, your business can minimize exposure to risk and better prepare for audits or regulatory reviews.
Gain greater control with advanced security features
The new features coming to Dynamics 365 will include several advanced security controls giving system administrators greater visibility and control over their environments. The role audit trail will provide a non-removable history of permission changes, making it easier to track and audit role modifications over time. Security versioning and snapshot capabilities will allow security snapshots at specific points, enabling easy comparison or restoration if needed. The temporary role assignment feature will be invaluable for managing employee absences, allowing roles to be reassigned while maintaining strict control over access. These capabilities will provide peace of mind for business leaders that require agile, yet secure, role management.
Control elevated privileges and secure sensitive data
A critical addition to the upcoming security features is the Elevated privilege management. (This is often referred to as super user privilege management (SPM) or ‘FireFighter’ in ERP world.) It provides the ability to manage and monitor elevated privileges for super users or administrators requiring temporary critical system access. Significantly reduce the risk of misuse or security breaches by restricting elevated access to specific, time-limited periods and tracking all super-user activities. This advanced control ensures only authorized personnel have access to sensitive systems, when necessary, further enhancing compliance and internal governance.
Optimize costs with detailed licensing insights
The upcoming license report based on the new licensing model allows organizations to see exactly what license levels are applied to each user, calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO), and validate license accuracy. This report, alongside others like role components with license indicators and duty components with license indicators, provides a comprehensive view of license usage, helping optimize license costs effectively. These tools empower better licensing management, ensuring customers only pay for what they need and maximizing the value of their ERP investments.
Looking ahead: the future of ERP security
As Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP portfolio evolves, these new features mark a significant step forward in ERP security and governance. For system administrators, these tools will provide enhanced control, reduced risk, and greater efficiency in managing complex ERP environments. Integrating these features into daily operations ensures ERP systems are secure and aligned with latest industry standards and best practices.
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to innovate, enhancing the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP portfolio. We look forward to delivering tools that empower you to excel in today’s dynamic business landscape.
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by Contributed | Sep 26, 2024 | Technology
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As a Microsoft Partner, are you still determining what events to attend this fall?
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A key focus of the Summit will be understanding how an ecosystem approach enables partners to align with Microsoft, reach more customers and accelerate growth.
Sandy Gupta, Global VP for ISV at Microsoft will join Vince Menzione, Ultimate Partner CEO, for an exclusive strategic conversation to discuss Microsoft’s perspective on the ecosystem.
During this fireside chat you will learn:
- Where cloud, AI, and digital transformation are headed, and what that means for your business. Jay McBain, Chief Analyst at Canalys, has predicted that GenAI will be a US$158 billion opportunity for the channel ecosystem by 2028. Sandy will discuss how the Microsoft partner ecosystem is aligning for this opportunity.
- Real-world, actionable insights to position your software company to win in this ecosystem and unlock new growth opportunities. Microsoft recently commissioned a global study through IDC, “Microsoft Partners: Driving Economic Value and AI Maturity”. Key findings from the study show for every $1 of Microsoft revenue, partners who develop software generate $11.
- About Sandy’s career path at Microsoft and how his unique viewpoint will shape Microsoft’s ISV strategy in FY25
Meet and ask questions to leaders like Sandy and his team during this event! Build deep, meaningful connections with other senior executives from leading Microsoft Partners and VP/GM Microsoft leaders from ISV, GSI, and CSP.
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