MSDW Podcast: R "Ray" Wang on key themes of the Microsoft Biz Apps Analyst Forum
R "Ray" Wang, Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman of Constellation Research, Inc., enterprise software blogger, and author of Disrupting Digital Business: Create an Authentic Experience in the Peer-to-Peer Economy, was on hand at this week's Microsoft Business Applications Analyst Forum. It was the first such event from Microsoft in several years, and Wang and other analysts shared many observations on the fly over the course of the event's two days. He also recently published an event report, and among his key findings was an updated Microsoft strategy focused around five key areas, at top of which is a "digital feedback loop" model that frames technology around customers, people, and products, with data and intelligence at the center. It's an ambitious vision, though one that the company has not yet have fully realized, Wang tells us.
Show notes:
- 2:10 - First impressions of what Microsoft is doing differently today, including the digital feedback loop
- 4:30 - Is Microsoft serious about competing with business soutions?
- 5:50 - Impressions of the leadership team shaping Microsoft strategy
- 7:30 - How the partner opportunity at Microsoft will change.
- 8:45 - Winning with Dynamics 365 in the large enterprise - what is the reality?
- 11:20 - Microsoft sees the C-Suite is pushing for digital transformation
- 12:20 - The licensing vision for business apps?
- 15:20 - Is Microsoft holding the door open for more big changes in branding and acquisitions?
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18:15 - The importance ...
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