Microsoft Ignite is an annual conference for developers and IT professionals hosted by Microsoft. The first conference, then known as TechEd, happened in 1993 in Orlando, Florida, United States, and this year will be attended by over 30,000 delegates, partners and staff.
Below is an overview of the Keynote, and the topics that were covered as part of this years Ignite Update.
CEO Satya Nadella takes the Microsoft Ignite stage sharing the latest insights in his Keynote –
Intro: 10:00
Keynote – Satya Nadella – 14:30
– Welcome
– Intelligent Cloud
– That next generation of multi sense Multi-Device experiences
Customer Examples and Case Studies
– Ford – Business Transformation (Steam to Electricity)
– Tech Intensity – Empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
– Royal Dutch Shell Oil – Adoption of AI and Machine Learning
– CBRE – Software Adoption through Azure to manage digital transformation outcomes
– Bueller, Switzerland – improving food safety through Azure AI and Computer Vision
– BMW – Azure AI capabilities from the Bot Framework to the cognitive services for voice for the dialogue management including Skype and Cortana
– H&M, Sweden – Azure and Dynamics 365 transforming retail operations
– Eli Lilly and Company – Healthcare – Productivity and Efficiency through Microsoft 365
– ZF, Germany – Training and Assistance for their First Line Workers through Dynamics 365 mixed reality, businesses applications and HoloLens
Accelerating Tech Intensity through Partnership
– SAP CEO – Bill McDermott and Adobe CEO – Shantanu Narayen – Open Data Initiative
Security and Trust
– Political Campaigns – Account Guard
– Johnson City, Tennessee – Windows Defender and Machine Learning Systems
– IOT Security using Azure Sphere
– Coca-Cola – Advanced Threat Protection, Identity Management, Multifactor Authentication with Microsoft 365
– AI for good / Azure for Humanitarian Action
Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ignite
