I disagree with Rod. The larger the business, the less they are concerned with "keeping up with release schedules" - at least as far as infrastructure and utility services goes.
Applications that make money or capture market opportunities are different, but Microsoft doesn't make much in that area. Cheers Ken From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan Finnesey Sent: Monday, 24 June 2013 6:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RE: Microsoft's 'Blue' servers I feel the laws will be updated and the regulatory requirements will change. 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...
