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It's like you were there: the Worldwide Partner Conference keynote as Windows Supersite and Windows IT Pro saw it
See what Windows Supersite's and Windows IT Pro's Rod Trent (@rodtrent), Richard Hay (@WinObs) and Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) took away from the Worldwide Partner Conference Keynote. Here's what mattered from the morning's announcements.
ITPro Today
July 13, 2015
12 Min Read
Richard Hay
Keynote has started - people still walking the aisles looking for seats. This is the reason my flights are always late
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015MicrosoftWow confetti and banners for Microsoft Partners of the Year. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/AvYlmHNcmd
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Micosoft's @phil_sorgen is on stage to kick things off for #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/iNFeC4YfZZ
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Surface Reseller program expanded to thousands worldwide instead of just a few hundred. #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Cortana announces Satya #wpc15 pic.twitter.com/oj7WmuFdJ7
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Someday, all keynotes will be delivered by Cortana #WPC15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Cortana is busy outlining what a big year it’s been for MSFT. Lots of quotes from tech press included. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Nadella: MSFT has invented desktop computing, democratized client-server computing, now time to go mobile/cloud first. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015"Mobile First, Cloud First". Familiar words on Microsoft's mission from @satyanadella #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015"We are focused on helping our customers achieve greatness through digital technology.” — Nadella #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Human mobility is core to vision #WPC15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015"When we talk about mobile first it is about the mobility of the experience first" #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/J2ycJaZqjO
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015“We think of our servers as the edge of our cloud.” Says regulations, privacy means thinking of distributed cloud infrastructure. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015.@satyanadella: “The core goal of ours is to help our customers transform.” #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015MSFT: wants to use digital tech to help customer adapt to ever-changing world w/o getting swamped by cost. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015"We want to reinvent productivity & business processes." @satyanadella #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/iCjPkajMUz
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Talking about reinvention of productivity and business process: says it starts with redefining, recognizing they’re not separate #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Keynote: There’s no dissonance between life/work w/the right set of MSFT tools. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Callback to 2014 keynote ref about Skype & translation, uses that for through-line on MSFT breaking through unproductive boundaries. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015"Our tools can be used in both your work and personal life" @satyanadella #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Can't wait for Minecraft for work
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Boss says, "I need you to build a new datacenter. Please use Minecraft this time."
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015.@julwhite is now demo’ing GigJam.
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Project GigJam is a blank canvas and lets you pull in data from multiple sources. Cortana is integrated. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/xlvttz0rBo
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Showing how GigJam can link orders by customers, ex. of linking different datasets for BI analysis/action #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015An IPhone has been pulled into GigJam demo. Not successfully at first, but signal is obvious: MSFT tools are multiplatform. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015New angle on GigJam: Being able to remotely assign tasks, send info to employees who are not in meetings. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015GigJam demo moves on to step to show how data, sharing sync up for users, across different devices in real time. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015The unique views of the various devices inputting to @gigjamapp show those views in @gigjamapp #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/RoczkXcuGy
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Just in preview @gigjamapp pic.twitter.com/hrBOpRWefB
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Example of MSFT integration: Can use Skype to tag in/out of meetings & share info via GigJam #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Breaking down the walls between devices, apps & people: Nadella, on how MSFT is creating situation-specific apps built on MSFT tools #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Coming up: “building an intelligent cloud.” #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015“We took all of the big data … infrastructure & we’re bringing it together in one suite called Cortana Analytics.” #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Wait for it... Windows 10 news #wpc15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Here comes the Windows 10 Demo - waiting for @tmyerson to come on stage at #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015"The feature I am most excited about in Windows 10 is Continuum" @satyanadella
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015“It’s not just the technology, but what Windows means for [the personal computing] ecosystem” that’s driving us. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Key differentiator for #windows10: “Natural interaction” via multiple types of devices, input #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015This special camera lets everyone see the holographic view - FOV not withstanding. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/dTaasxHIMu
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Watching demo of HoloLens & CAD software is not unlike watching Tony Stark do the whooshy hand gesture computing in Iron Man #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Day job note: I am watching the HoloLens demo at the #WPC15 keynote & it is a-maz-ing. 3-D holographic computing is going to be amazing.
— Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) July 13, 2015Now @satyanadella is closing out his portion of the keynote. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/jwwvLFOwAP
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015For those of us playing along at home: livestream has been replaced by sea otters and it’s ridiculously adorable.
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015We’re off otters and on to Terry Myerson. He’s going to have to work hard to overcome the adorable otters from the website stream. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015“Upgrade your world” is the phrase linked to the Windows 10 launch. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Windows 10 - we're giving you back what we took away
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Windows 10 is the first step of the journey to "more personal computing" @tmyerson #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/GzeNofP0xW
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Bryan Roper is now demoing Windows 10 and trying to fire up the crowd! #WPC15 #NiceHat pic.twitter.com/0YFiZbAMPA
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Alt-tab gets a round of applause. All 6% of Alt-tab users are here, apparently #wpc15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Snap Assist exists because the majority of users snap a second app after snapping the first one. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/sBKqRUECRS
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015“Where are my Snap lovers in Windows 7 & 8?” —> Thing that is entirely within context at #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Bryan Roper stresses heavily that the Windows platform is there for partners to use as way to create business-specific tools. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Demoing Continuum now from Windows 10 Mobile. "This is a phone!" #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/NCngoOjJ94
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015It’s all fun & games when the chef hat comes out. Bryan Roper’s now explaining how Windows 10 will serve line-of-business apps. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Chef Boyardee #wpc15 pic.twitter.com/Bjc56Sp44b
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Alex Kipman & engineer pal are demo’ing Windows Holographic, showing how MSFT apps live in virtual office space. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Back in 80s: virtual reality was ppl jumping “into” made-up environment. Now it’s ppl taking custom environment WITH them everywhere #WPC15
— Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) July 13, 2015“If you care about security, you need Windows 10 on modern hardware.” — Terry Myerson
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015"It it's not kept up to date, it's not secure." Take that Windows XP users #WPC15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Windows 10 security capabilities. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/zaWnnkwmFB
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Watching the #WPC15 keynote & so far, MSFT’s had at least 4 women on stage & presenting in 90 minutes.
— Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) July 13, 2015The POS security demo is good timing with all the recent breaches tied to Point of Sales systems. #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015#IoT security is growing concern for U.S. tech market, interesting to see MSFT get in front of it via out-of-box Windows 10 features #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015"Microsoft will operate Windows Update for Business at no cost" #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/etMdj4HUcz
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015That is no cost to the business - not necessarily to MS as a company :-) #WPC15 https://t.co/f6DArXjpYG
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Myerson is back on stage, emphasizing near-constant security updates, citing diffuse device market, constant security threats #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015“Long-term servicing branch” = new option for mission-critical security deployments for devices that otherwise don’t need updates #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Julia White talks about “millennial effect” — far more connected & collaborative workplace, “work is what we do, not where we go.” #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Office 365 E5 announcement coming... #WPC15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015E5 suite provides opportunity for partners to build new service offerings around real-time communication and analytics #WPC15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Points out that video is essential to business b/c so much of communication is non-verbal & this tech picks up on it. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Positions Surface Hub + Skype as top-of-line device for business meeting communications. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015“Co-creation is the norm. That’s how work gets done — in teams and in notebooks.” #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Julia addressing SharePoint FUD #WPC15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Microsoft absolutely committed to SharePoint 2016 #wpc16
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Entire OneDrive for Business is being re-worked from user experience to sync. #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Promising rock-solid sync for OneDrive for Business. Less claps than Alt-tab #WPC15
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015Julia White just laid out what to expect in near future: pic.twitter.com/IKtTiMrCGl
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015WE’ve moved on to Scott Guthrie talking about how every organization will need a cloud strategy in the next few years. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 201519 Azure Regions available worldwide. More than AWS and Google combined. 5 more planned right now. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/k5xm9f1jko
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015A shot across the bow to AWS & Google: Scott Guthrie notes there are 19 Azure regions in service & more coming online. Scale! #WPC15
— Windows IT Pro (@WindowsITPro) July 13, 2015The numbers for Cloud and partner momentum on Azure. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/Aao7Cz0VXg
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015SaaS, the public cloud & machine learning being presented as “the combination of 3 services” for cloud strategy. #WPC15
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Another Microsoft Partner, VMob, on stage talking about their use of MS's Cloud for a company like McDonald's. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/6WuiI2wB51
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Rackspace is now on stage - Announcing a new service at #WPC15 Rackspace Fanatical Support. pic.twitter.com/D0QxkiG7lz
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Throughout the course of this segment of the Day 1 Keynote the crowd has thinned significantly. #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Oh, thought that this was over. 10 minutes left - four major announcements coming in next 10 mins. #WPC15
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 20151st Announcement "Expansion of Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Program. #WPC15 Includes Azure, EMS and CRM Online.
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Second Announcement - New active usage dashboards for Office 365, EMS, Power BI & Azure. #wpc15 pic.twitter.com/y0LjCtdkuo
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Third Announcement - MS Azure Certified for Hybrid Cloud. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/rOCwrH3BIX
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015Fourth Announcement - New Office 365 E5 suite. #WPC15 pic.twitter.com/Yy0xBVwaVf
— Richard Hay (@WinObs) July 13, 2015WPC 2016 will be in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 10-14, 2016. #poutine #alreadyexcited
— SuperSiteforWindows (@SSforWindows) July 13, 2015Chocolate fix #wpc15 pic.twitter.com/EByD1pvKVk
— Rod Trent (@rodtrent) July 13, 2015About the Author
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