Building on Microsoft Platform Lubos Pechatschek Developer and Platform Manager Central and Eastern Europe
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Imperatives for the Agile Business Embrace and Manage Change Integrate Inside and Out Align IT with Business Maximize Value of IT
The Integration Imperative Integrating Inside and Out Company A Company B Customers Partners Suppliers Remote Office/Consumers Mobile Employees Remote Office/Consumers Mobile Employees
Connecting Business and IT Business Practice strategy judgment change oversight tradeoffs insight Applications Business Functions Infrastructure
Business Applications The Agile Business Decide Act Collaborate Insight Oversight Business Practice Business Practice Applications Business Functions Business Applications Infrastructure Infrastructure
IT Expectations
The Microsoft Platform devices Operations infrastructure Application infrastructure Information work infrastructure
Visual Studio 2005 “Personalized productivity” Novices, enthusiasts, and students “My first program” Web developers VB6 developers Web apps/services Smart client apps Device apps All languages Development organizations Team collaboration Process-driven orgs Pro developers in a small team Office-based apps Server-based apps Database apps
Microsoft Platform Attributes Integrated Platform Connected Platform Best Platform Economics
Our Progress … Corporate and Enterprise Space ISVs Programs and Initiatives Academic Space Broad Developer Engagement Communities
Corporate and Enterprise Space Executive Briefing Center Microsoft Technology Center .NET Architecture Center Developer Center (knowledge base, Flash, WebCasts, MSDN TV, Channel 9, Community) Evidence
ISVs and Partners Partner Programs (Empower, MSPP) Technical Enablement .NET Architecture Center, Dev Center Early Adopter Programs ISV MTC (Vedbaek) Business Engagement Opportunistic sales-with approach
Academic Initiatives Access to MS SW and Technologies Faculty Engagement Student Engagement WW Contest Community Platform
Summary New Challenges and Opportunities Broad Investment in Microsoft Platform Microsoft .NET is connecting people, systems, information, and devices Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio Team System Eco-system around Microsoft Platform
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