There are people who keep pace with Microsoft? Some companies are very conservative when it comes to upgrades. I have been chatting with a couple people whose companies are now starting to migrate to win 7. :)
For many; it will be a year or two after the cloud becomes the norm. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 7:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft's 'Blue' servers Microsoft wants to drive you to the cloud. Some people will settle on a single version of the software and then move years later. There is no ostensible requirement to keep pace with Microsoft. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 9:53 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft's 'Blue' servers Is "cloud the only way to go" going to be feasible? Regulatory and other requirements will mean there will still be a lot of on-premise stuff. Or will "private cloud" gear count as part of the "cloud" concept? On the MS front, someone sent me this article today - from a while back but still fascinating reading http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2012/08/microsoft-lost-mojo-steve-ballmer#/1 On 4 June 2013 14:34, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The new mantra is "Cloud First", which means all development has shifted to provide functionality with Azure first, then on-prem after. In less than 2 years, due to Microsoft's dev shift and due to IT no longer being able to keep up with updates from the accelerated release schedule, a subscription model (Cloud) will be the only way to go. Sent from Microsoft Surface Pro From: Andrew S. Baker Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8:27 AM To: ntsysadm The focus is on cloud integration... ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker<http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market... On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Nothing I can say. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Ryan Finnesey Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 10:20 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft's 'Blue' servers What are your thoughts? From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 12:47 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] Microsoft's 'Blue' servers Microsoft's 'Blue' servers: What's coming when | ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-blue-servers-whats-coming-when-7000016224/ -- James Rankin Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk<http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk/>
