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Transitioning to the cloud? Adopting cloud technology requires that you support legacy applications as well as new application models for cloud computing—like platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Listen in as our experts talk about how we evaluated our network and redesigned our infrastructure to support the cloud-first, mobile-first culture at Microsoft.These questions — and more — are discussed during this session:[30:45] How do you distinguish between managed and unmanaged clients?[31:50] For EHC, what are the primary benefits of platform as a service over infrastructure as a service?[32:42] For an attribute-based security policy, what kind of attributes are you looking for and what tools are you using to create those attributes?[34:36] For EHC, what if your back-end application never migrates to platform as a service? Are there implications in that constraint?[35:29] For EHC, are you stuck between choosing PaaS or IaaS? Is it one or the other?

Mohit Sharma, Program Manager, talks about how Microsoft has implemented predictive analytics built on Azure Machine Learning for the sales team—making the jobs of sellers, sales managers, and sales executives at Microsoft a bit easier. He discusses how our consolidated tools have reduced manual sales processes and provide business insights through Power BI and Cortana Intelligence Suite, resulting in accelerated pipeline management and more accurate sales forecasting.These questions — and more — are discussed during this session:[03:32] Understanding the shifting role of technology.[05:10] Developing forward-looking reports.[06:58] Overview:  How can machine learning help sellers?[08:27] Example:  How machine learning helps sellers.[10:27] How machine learning helps sellers find contextual resources at time of action.[12:57] Understanding what sales managers and leaders need to do to be successful.[13:40] How machine learning helps sales leaders and sales managers.[16:17] How machine learning is he

At Microsoft today, we think of Windows as a service. Cloud-powered Windows Analytics have streamlined the upgrade to Windows 10 Creators Update for our employees around the world. Our experts share lessons learned and best practices for application compatibility testing, upgrading, readiness, and adopting Windows Hello and Always-On VPN connection.These questions — and more — are discussed during this session:[01:00] Transitioning to Windows as a Service[02:38] Agile enterprise adoption[04:46] Streamlining our adoption approach[07:56] Compatibility[10:42] Application compatibility testing[11:56] Do you need to test quality updates?[13:36] Windows upgrade readiness[15:32] User-initiated deployment[17:32] Operating System Deployment task sequence[20:46] Windows Hello for Business[21:52] Auto-trigger VPN[23:37] User focused marketing[24:36] Lessons learned[28:39] Where do we go from here?Access additional technical content, discover new and exciting career opportunities in IT, and much more:Microsoft IT Showcas

In business, employee collaboration with colleagues inside and outside of the company is the name of the game. Finding a balance between readily sharing files and protecting corporate assets is crucial. At Microsoft IT, we get it. With over 400,000 SharePoint team sites, intranet portals, and OneDrive for Business sites, we have a lot to manage. Learn how we use custom solutions, organizational policy, Office 365, and Azure Active Directory to help manage, govern, and protect our data in a highly collaborative environment. These questions — and more — are discussed during this session:[1:52] Challenges and concerns around IT security risks and vulnerabilities.[2:58] Overview of the Microsoft IT Office 365 and SharePoint landscape.[4:21] Types of sharing and collaboration (SharePoint / OneDrive).[6:28] How to choose which type of sharing to use.[10:59] Types of governance within Microsoft IT.[12:17] SharePoint Office 365 container governance.[13:55]  Container and file classification labeling.[15:39]