I agree with you, Rod This is the inevitable direction things will take for a while unless we see a huge shift in this industry. With every vendor or any importance moving towards consolidation, the role of IT pros is going to shrink from a vendor standpoint. Sadly.
*ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> *Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…* On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, they do. Some went to TechEd this year to give it a shot (after > Microsoft “merged” MMS into TechEd). The experiment didn’t go well, but > MSFT event management spun it differently (in their favor) to show that a > mega-conference is possible. > > > > I’ve worked with the event management/marketing teams since, oh…jeez…1999, > helping them with community stuff and social media, so I’m privy to certain > conversations from being included in meetings over the years. > > > > TechEd has actually been on the chopping block for about 3 years. There > were talks that TechEd might be rolled into MMS at one point, since MMS > really represented Microsoft’s true direction. This year made the most > sense due to company shifts, a new CEO, and perceived cost-cutting. > > > > I have personal feelings about the new event I’ve never been shy to share, > but from a Microsoft business perspective it makes perfect sense. That’s > something that can’t be argued. Pure and simple, Microsoft needs a vehicle > to deliver a centralized marketing and sales message to the biggest > audience at once. Multiple events only serves to dilute the message and > complicate a unified message delivery. There’s technical training and > sessions built in, but that’s not the main intent of the event. And, > really, you can’t blame Microsoft for doing this. All other big vendors > (and even smaller ones) do the same. > > > > To be successful with this route, though, Microsoft will have to invest in > and support the smaller, more targeted and better technical events. And, > they know that, hence why Brad Anderson is supporting IT/Dev Connections > this year. > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2014 4:57 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > > > It’s been yelled about, cursed, discussed, and hammered to death in > various private forums, before it was ever announced publicly. > > > > The MVPs (Lync, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, I can’t speak for any of the > rest) hate it. > > > > Rod can tell us for certain, but I’m pretty sure the System Center folks > hate it too (they had MMS). > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *William Robbins > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2014 4:50 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] I'm sure you've heard already... > > > > I'm kind of surprised this topic has laid here quietly this long. I've > never been able to go to any of the (now cancelled) conferences for one > reason or the other, but I always had the impression they were considered a > rather big deal by IT folk that attended. > > > > - WJR > 🙈🙉🙊 > > > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> > wrote: > > …but, TechEd, MEC, and all other events are being replaced. > > > > http://windowsitpro.com/cloud/teched-dead-long-live > > >
