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The Future Started Yesterday… Rupert March Director, Platform & Developer Experience CEE Multi-Country Region
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Who is Rupert March? Moved to Munich in 1999 with Compaq Computer Working with Linux distros from 1999-2002 Working with developers, ISVs and startups since 2002 in CEE Responsible for a team of specialist technology evangelists across 24 countries in CEE Set up twelve Microsoft Innovation Centres Dot.com, Dot.bomb, startups to Unicorns!
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Your single moment of attention the next 30 minutes.... (and your main lesson learned for today) Intensity of audience attention (meaning you are still awake) Presentation time (or my overload of slides) Your single “Pay Attention” moment of this session… Slide 11Slide 1
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4 The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes…
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5 The world’s largest taxi company does not own any taxis The world’s largest taxi company does not own any taxis The world’s largest accommodation provider does not own accommodations The world’s largest accommodation provider does not own accommodations The world’s largest phone company does not own any infrastructure The world’s largest phone company does not own any infrastructure The world’s most valuable retailer does not have any inventory The world’s most valuable retailer does not have any inventory The world’s largest cinema house does not have any cinemas The world’s largest cinema house does not have any cinemas The world’s most popular media owner does not create any content The world’s most popular media owner does not create any content Seeing the world with new eyes…
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Voice Recognition Holographic Computing Wearables Motion Sensing Technology
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Share my observations Do disruptive business models last? Should you protect innovative code or technology? Know your numbers Monetise as you go Celebrate changing your mind
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Today’s technology trends are sparking opportunity 58% of new IT investments will directly involve business executives in 2013 80% of new IT investments will directly involve business executives by 2016 70% of CIOs will embrace a cloud first strategy in 2016 Businesses must employ a connected strategy—across mobile, social, cloud, and information—to remain competitive mobile social cloud information #1 tech priority for both IT execs and BDMs: “Improve the use of and analytics to improve business decisions and outcomes” data Internet of things “Smart” assets will make processes more efficient, give products new capabilities, and spark novel business models Mobile devices: new primary design point for end-user access Apps 85% of CxOs view IT department as key resource for achieving strategic goals
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BizSpark – Helping Startups Succeed Get up $750/month FREE AZURE Cloud Services for three years With support for Windows plus most OSS including and Linux,.NET, Node.js, PHP, and Python. Access to software and tools worth $13,000 Download developer licenses for Microsoft’s most popular products optimized for startups Developer Store Accounts Publish your Windows and Phone apps for free for one year Technical Support Hundreds of free training classes, professional technical and product support plus four free phone support incidents. Scale with Microsoft Azure 120k Offer When you are ready to scale, work with our network partners, be nominated for $10,000 per month for one year of Azure.
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16 BizSpar k Less that 5 years old and from the CEE region To win startup needs to be… Less than $1M annual revenue Suitable for the cloud Awes0me
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History of making big bets “ Our industry does not respect tradition - it only respects innovation.” Satya Nadella CEO, Microsoft
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Thank You and Good Luck Rupert March Director, Platform & Developer Experience CEE Multi-Country Region
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