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Monday 9/25 – Expo Pano
Posted on September 26, 2017 Leave a Comment
This ridiculously restrictive layout won’t do the shot justice, but here is the Expo floor in all of it’s gory, err…I mean glory… Here’s another angle…
Monday 9/25 – Accelerate Office 265 Adoption Through Microsoft FastTrack Services
Posted on September 26, 2017 Leave a Comment
Official Description… I can’t find it. Blake’s Takes… So I refuse to cede my groovy high-top table for one, and another presentation magically appeared. For kicks, I’m gonna just stay and watch. So Stiller and Meara are leading off with a number of funny questions, which I always totally love! “How many of you work […]
Monday 9/25 – Microsoft Office 365 adoption: If you can’t measure it, it’s not happening
Posted on September 25, 2017 Leave a Comment
Official Description… Organizations invest a lot of money when they decide to use Office 365. Getting value for that investment is important, and the only way of understanding whether end users are taking advantage of the complete spectrum of Office 365 functionality is to measure what’s happening. With real data about real users you can […]
Monday 9/25 – Power transformative change with Microsoft business applications and platform
Posted on September 25, 2017 Leave a Comment
Official Description… Digital transformation is top of mind for businesses. Your business applications and application platform are critical to powering your company’s transformation. Join James Phillips, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Business Applications Group, to learn about Microsoft’s vision and strategy for business applications. See how modern applications are powered by data and intelligence, how they […]
Monday 9/25 – Vision Keynote
Posted on September 25, 2017 2 Comments
Official Description… Plan ahead for Monday’s Vision Keynote with Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella. Blake’s Takes… So this kicked off with me being on the wrong end of the longest walkway in Orlando. As a result, I’m viewing the keynote with 3,500 of my closest friends in overflow area #1. The keynote predictably starts with some […]
Sunday 9/24 – Revelry & Some Food, I Think
Posted on September 25, 2017 Leave a Comment
After working out–you always have to test out the hotel workout facilities right when you arrive–I was planning on a quiet evening chilling out by the pool with my iPad and my complimentary beverage ticket…. …and then someone yelled out “Blake!” from across the poolside tiki bar. It was my old partner in crime, from […]
Sunday 9/24 – Arrival
Posted on September 25, 2017 Leave a Comment
Back at the ol’ stompin’ grounds for some spectacular geek-a-luscious IT conference happenings. I was last here in the spring of 2009 for the IOUG Collaborate Conference. Got muh badge. Got muh swag (backpack–chose the blue option, t-shirt & water bottle–the orange one). Got the Microsoft Ignite app installed on the ol’ mobile communications device. […]