July 16,2019

3 Important Partner Takeaways from Microsoft Inspire 2019

Microsoft’s Inspire conference brought more than 40,000 IT industry professionals to Las Vegas last week. This was my fifth consecutive year participating in the three-day summit, and it was the most vibrant and positive one yet. Over the course of more than 40 meetings with partners of all sizes, I heard one consistent theme: the Microsoft of today is very different than the Microsoft of the past — and everyone we spoke with couldn’t wait to see the Microsoft of tomorrow.

Here are a few key takeaways from my meetings and the broader conference as a whole:

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