June’s live Cloud Wars Expo event featured dozens of industry leaders allowing the Acceleration Economy team access to the inner workings of the greatest growth market the world has ever known.
If you missed the Expo or just want to catch up on sessions you were not able to attend, then you’re in luck. We recorded more than 40 hours of education sessions from the event, which are available for free to Acceleration Economy subscribers. We’re also previewing the content in this series of Moments, which feature highlights from each session.
In this Cloud Wars Expo moment, excerpted from the Financial Services Industry Cloud Battleground, Tony Evans, Worldwide Financial Services-Americas Regional Business Lead, Microsoft, defines what the future of Microsoft looks like.
Highlights
00:16 — The acceleration and aggregation of data are important in considering the future of Microsoft. Evans predicts that increased access and a common data model will surface in order to reach “the goldmines of data” that customers are sitting on.
00:44 — Microsoft is anticipating more competition, which will “drive faster innovation and the requirements to move to a cloud.” This competition will occur between incumbents and providers that are “born in the cloud.”
01:06 — The future of Microsoft is all about data. Specifically, “it’s all going to be about the velocity, speed of change, and competitive pressures that will be on those incumbent institutions.”
To see more Cloud Wars content, including all recorded sessions from June’s live Cloud Wars Expo, please register here for your Cloud Wars Expo on-demand pass. The on-demand pass, which is included with your Acceleration Economy subscription, gives you access to approximately 40 hours of invaluable educational content.
