SPECIAL Offer 12-16 January: This week only, save up to $1,000 on Microsoft World Partner Conference in Orlando 2015

Hi everyone,

For Microsoft partners, whether you are a managed or a non managed partner and wherever you are located, this offer can be interesting for you.

Hope to see you there in Orlando.

Follow me on twitter:@jeanclaudechan or connect via Linkedin: jean.claude.chan@jccconsultancy.com

Have a good one.

Jean-Claude Chan

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JCC Consultancy goes Microsoft Summit Canada on October 8th and 9th 2014:

Hi All,

Last Thursday JCC Consultancy had a great conference call with Microsoft Canada about the challenges Microsoft Non Managed Partners are facing in Canada. As my company JCC Consultancy is specialized in helping, advicing, coaching, supporting Microsoft Non Managed Partners to hands-on execute their Cloud strategy, Sales and Marketing plans, Microsoft Canada is interested to hear from JCC Consultancy what her vision and approach is in terms of this Non Managed Partnes group.

Microsoft Summit Canada

Having said so, I was asked to attend the upcoming Microsoft Summit in Canada which will takes place in 4 cities, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. The summit will takes place from october 8th till october 16th.

Besides attending this summit and gain and collect the latest intelligence and information from Microsoft Canada, JCC Consultancy has the purpose to  meet up with some key stakeholders from Microsoft Canada at the Summit to talk about the Non Managed Partners market and take it from there.

JCC Consultancy will bring live updates of the Summit in Canada

Of course, like we did earlier this year at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas in March  (CLICK HERE for our blogs on the SPC Vegas)  and the WPC in Washington in July (CLICK here for our blogs on the WPC Washington) , JCC Consultancy will bring you live updates from the summit upcoming October.

So if you want live updates from this Summit, please follow me on via this blogsite http://www.jcccloud.com or Twitter @jeanclaudechan or visit our website http://www.jccconsultancy.com

 

Agenda of the Microsoft Canada Summit October 8th

7:30 – 9:00 Executive Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45 VISION KEYNOTE: ALL ATTENDEES
New World Realities – and Channel Partner Implications

We live in a mobile-first and cloud-first world. We are moving from a world where computing power was scarce to a place where it now is almost limitless.

The combination of many devices and cloud services used for generating and consuming data creates a unique opportunity for us, together. Our customers are looking for new capabilities, new solutions that enable them to be more productive, supported by a platform, that enables growth, flexibility, innovation and ultimately, offers security. Our passion, partnered with you is to enable people to thrive in a mobile-first and cloud-first world.

This new paradigm, which represents tremendous opportunity all of us, is also marked by change – in technologies, in capability, in business models and more. The keynote will set context for these new world realities – from the evolving markets we sell in, to changing customer buying behaviours to the implications for the Channel in how to sell, how to market, and implications to your business model.

9:45 – 10:30 VISION KEYNOTE: ALL ATTENDEES
Partnering for Success in the New World

10:45 – 11:45 Breakout Sessions:

Evolving your Business model to improve Profitability by selling cloud solutions

Learn how successful partners have leveraged the new revenue stream opportunities that the Cloud has opened up across multiple business models. These business model evolutions are providing the foundation to increase margins, establish annuity and aggressive growth through new customer acquisition in the whitespace. This session will cover industry research as well as real partner stories to articulate why a business model transformation is key to building profitability in the future.

Transforming and growing your business with Office 365

Office 365 represents a once-in-a-generation shift in technology and a new era of partner opportunity. Microsoft is front-running this industry transformation and leading the charge to the cloud by providing a next-generation productivity experience for Enterprise customers. Learn how Office 365 has created new partner opportunities across the customer lifecycle, including other Microsoft Cloud offers such as Dynamics CRM Online and Power BI.

Microsoft Hosting: Learn how to build and offer hosted and hybrid cloud services to address Canadian customer needs.

In this session, we will provide you with an overview of how you can launch new services for your customers based on Microsoft’s Cloud OS. We will show you the fastest way to take this service to market with your customers while developing and growing monthly recurring revenues. We will also discuss the demands for hybrid cloud scenarios in today’s marketplace and review core sales scenarios driven through our existing partners today. You will hear about Microsoft’s position relative to the market and discuss the pricing and licensing of key Cloud OS products. Finally we will provide you with an overview of some of the fantastic resources, tools and offers available to help accelerate your profitability by hosting cloud services.

The New Windows

In this session, we will discuss the updates and enhancements to Windows and how it provides Business solutions your customers need.  Learn about the value proposition of Windows in the Mobile-First Cloud-First world.  Gain an understanding of the impacts and changes to the licensing model.

11:45 – 12:30* 45min Breakout Sessions:

Cloud at the core of MPN: Supporting your Cloud Growth

This session will explore how the Microsoft Partner Network is evolving to reflect the new opportunities that exist in the Cloud – understanding that those first steps toward building your cloud and hybrid practices can be the most challenging, requiring you to make new investments and shift your business model. This session will cover key changes, announcements and programs available through the Microsoft Partner Network to accelerate your Cloud transformation.

Driving service revenue through O365 consumption

Office 365 FastTrack is Microsoft’s new 3-step Office 365 pilot and deployment process. FastTrack is designed so customers experience service value early in the sales cycle with a smooth path to advance from a pilot to full deployment. Customers can quickly pilot Office 365 within hours and easily move to deployment in days with no ‘throw away’ effort. In this session, learn how to utilize the Office 365 FastTrack process to win sales and get customers up and running quickly.

MICROSOFT AZURE: Learn about how MS Public Cloud offers new possibilities and revenue streams

In this session, we will provide you with an overview of what Microsoft Azure is and go through some of the core use scenarios we see customers using and partners selling today. We will also cover Microsoft’s position relative to some of the other cloud competitors in the market, while spending some time discussing how Azure is priced and licensed today. Finally we will provide you with an overview of some of the fantastic resources, tools and offers available to help accelerate your profitability with this cloud solution.

Building Successful Apps on Windows

Come hear first hand from Local Experts on the business opportunity of developing Apps on Windows.  Get inspired and see what it means to be successful by leveraging Azure and the Windows platform to build Apps that your customers want and need.

12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH BREAK

1:30 – 2:30 Breakout Sessions:

Modern Marketing: Building and accelerating pipeline in a cloud world

In a “Cloud first, Mobile first world” marketing can and should play a larger role in how you acquire new customers. This session will explore the fundamentals of practical modern marketing as a lever to accelerate your Cloud business.

Competing to win with Office 365

Understanding the key differentiators in Office 365 versus the competition is key to winning customers. It’s equally important to know how Microsoft is investing to help you win and grow your business. Hear why Microsoft provides Partners with the broadest revenue opportunity and learn how to guide Customer conversations to a competitive win – simply by stating the facts.

Windows Server 2003 is End of Extended Support- Learn about the opportunity and what it means for your organization

In this session we will take you through the Windows Server 2003 End of Extended Support opportunity and discuss what this truly means for your customers. We will also discuss how this not only provides an opportunity to grow your on-premise revenues but also find new revenue streams in the Cloud with a hybrid approach. Finally we will share some of the great partner resources, tools and offers we have available to help you take advantage of this opportunity right.

Sales Strategies on winning with Windows 8 Devices

Hear from Partners on sales strategies, success stories, and programs that help win Windows 8 device deals. Also, learn about the lineup of hero Windows 8 commercial devices that you can pitch to your customers. After attending this session you will have an arsenal of ideas on how you can sell more Windows 8 devices as part of your customer solution offering.

2:30 – 3:30 Breakout Sessions:

Understanding and Planning for the Economics of the Cloud

The Cloud introduces new dimensions in revenue and profit margins. This session will provide a practical, financial view on the economics of the Cloud in your business, and how to plan for the realities and opportunities it introduces to build new revenue streams.

Building a Hosting practice with Office 365

Your customers are looking for the latest technology, the ability to access applications from any device, and to reduce costs while growing their business. Build your cloud services offerings with technologies and software your customers know and trust.

New Partner Opportunities with BI, Big Data and SQL Server 2014

With IT budgets shrinking and demand for Data & Business Intelligence growing, you face the challenge of increasing database scale to meet demand with minimal increase in costs. Join us and learn how SQL Server 2014 provides breakthrough performance and scalability, while Power BI for O365 delivers an easy to sell and deploy BI solution.

The New Windows

In this session, we will discuss the updates and enhancements to Windows and how it provides Business solutions your customers need.  Learn about the value proposition of Windows in the Mobile-First Cloud-First world.  Gain an understanding of the impacts and changes to the licensing model.

3:30 – 3:45 AFTERNOON BREAK

3:45 – 4:45 Breakout Sessions:

Transforming and growing your business with Office 365

Office 365 represents a once-in-a-generation shift in technology and a new era of partner opportunity. Microsoft is front-running this industry transformation and leading the charge to the cloud by providing a next-generation productivity experience for Enterprise customers. Learn how Office 365 has created new partner opportunities across the customer.

MICROSOFT AZURE: Learn about how MS Public Cloud offers new possibilities and revenue streams

In this session, we will provide you with an overview of what Microsoft Azure is and go through some of the core use scenarios we see customers using and partners selling today. We will also cover Microsoft’s position relative to some of the other cloud competitors in the market, while spending some time discussing how Azure is priced and licensed today. Finally we will provide you with an overview of some of the fantastic resources, tools and offers available to help accelerate your profitability with this cloud solution.

Empower Enterprise Mobility

In this session, we will bring you through the MS cloud offering of Enterprise Mobility Suite comprised of Azure AD Premium, Azure RMS, and Windows Intune. You will learn how this solution can solve customer’s challenges with COIT, BYOD and IT management of SaaS applications. We will also discuss how to extend your AD, O365 and MDM business to sell EMS.

How to grow & diversify your Microsoft business and add new revenue streams with a CRM Online Practice

In this session, we will provide an overview and look at the opportunities for Microsoft CRM and its complimentary cloud offerings. We will look at the potential revenue streams from a services and software advisor perspective. And we will look at some examples of partners that have made the transition to the cloud and the challenges and successes they have seen.

4:45 – 5:45 COCKTAIL HOUR

Thursday October 9th : Drumbeat Office 365 training with Microsoft Canada.

On Thursday October 9th JCC Consultancy will attend the Drumbeat Office 365 training with Microsoft Canada.

The agenda of this day looks like this:

 

Microsoft would like to extend an exclusive partner-only invitation to the Drumbeat Sales Readiness day for sales and pre-sales technical roles exclusively.

Come learn the proven best practices for selling Office 365!

The Drumbeat Sales day, provides partners in sales and pre-sales technical roles with best practice sales training for Office 365. Selling Office 365 requires a new way of selling, come hear about it. In addition to sharing Microsoft best practices, programs, and selling tools, we will also present insights into the cloud services market and the opportunity for partners who invest in growing an Office 365 practice.

You will also have the opportunity to interact and learn from your industry peers and representatives from Microsoft.

 

Space is limited. Register today.

Who Should Attend

Drumbeat is the Office 365 sales readiness program targeted at partners selling Office 365 into the enterprise segment (EPG + CA), predominantly Corporate Accounts. Drumbeat aims to teach Office 365 partners in sales and pre-sales technical roles the best practice in selling Office 365.

What You’ll Get

Drumbeat – provides information as well as technical and sales resources for Office 365. From partnering with Microsoft, to building up your sales and technical readiness, to adopting proven methodologies for successful deployment – you will find lots of good information and many helpful links there customers to build solutions using the latest products and technologies from Microsoft. Here’s a quick sample of topics covered:

• The Customer Decision Framework is Microsoft’s selling methodology designed to help partners sell Office 365 to their customers.
• Office 365 FastTrack is Microsoft’s new, 3-step pilot and deployment methodology designed so customers experience service value early in the sales cycle with a smooth path to advance from a pilot to deployment.

Course Overview:

The Office 365 Enterprise Partner Opportunity

Office 365: What to Sell

How to Sell Office 365

Sell with the Customer Immersion Experience (CIE)

How to Deploy Office 365

How to Drive a Great Services Experience with Office 365

For more information on this event or to register go to: http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/web/cloud-partner-summit/toronto.aspx#training

Have a good one. If you have any questions please mail me on jean.claude.chan@jccconsultancy.com

Jean-Claude Chan

Founder/owner of http://www.jccconsultancy.com and http://www.jcccloud.com

 

22 april: Ben jij eigenaar of directie lid van een Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partner, dan nodig ik jou graag uit voor de exclusieve Executive roundtable die JCC Consultancy samen met Microsoft NL organiseert op 22 april.

Ben jij eigenaar of directie lid van een Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partner, dan nodig ik jou graag uit voor de exclusieve Executive roundtable die JCC Consultancy samen met Microsoft NL organiseert op 22 april.

JCC Consultancy is net terug van de inspirerende SharePoint Conferentie uit Las Vegas. Bill Clinton deed o.a. de keynote en meer dan 400 sessies van Strategy, Executive, developer en Consultant werden gepresenteerd.

Als eigenaar van JCC Consultancy heb ik uitsluitend Business Decision Makers en customer showcases sessies gevolgd en live verslag gedaan vorig week.

Highlight van mijn verblijf was de exclusieve Een-op-Een afspraak met General Manager Jared Spataro van Microsoft Corporation om te praten over de dienstverlening van JCC Consultancy en onze focus op uitsluitend de Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partners groep.

Exclusief One on One Executive Gesprek met Algemeen Directeur Jared Spataro op woensdag 5 maart 2014

Wie is Jared Spataro? Jared Spataro is  General Manager  Product Marketing en is verantwoordelijk voor business strategy, product direction, en go-to-market programmas voor SharePoint, Yammer, Project en Visio businesses.

Zie ook mijn live blog over mijn meeting met Jared .

Tijdens het SharePoint event dat plaats vond van zondag 2 maart t/m donderdag 6 maart 2014, wilde Jared Spataro met mij een 1-op-1 gesprek hebben over onze unieke propositie en onze nicheplayer focus en dat is namelijk het uitsluitend richten op de Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partners. Hij vond ons concept uniek en deelde met mij zijn visie op de Microsoft SMB partner groep en zijn visie over de nieuw Office 365 en Yammer voor de komende jaren.

Voorstellen aan Office 365 Lead in Microsoft Headquarter Redmond om de samenwerking te optimaliseren met JCC Consultancy

Verder heeft hij mij inmiddels voorgesteld aan de  O365 SMB lead in Microsoft Headquarter Redmond waarmee ik verder kan gaan werken om onze dienstverlening vanuit JCC Consultancy te verbeteren en te optimaliseren om de Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partners verder te gaan helpen in het executeren van hun plannen op het gebied van Strategy, Sales, Delivery en Marketing.

22 april a.s.: Exclusieve Microsoft Strategy roundtable voor eigenaren en directeuren van Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partners met nieuwste inzicht verkregen uit o.a. gesprek met Jared Spataro.

Op 22 april a.s. vanaf 12.30-16.30 uur organiseert JCC Consultancy samen met Microsoft een zeer exclusieve Strategie Roundtable voor uitsluitend directeuren/eigenaren van Microsoft Non Managed MKB In december 2013 en januari 2014 heeft JCC Consultancy een onafhankelijke survey gehouden onder 500 Microsoft MKB Partners in Nederland en een van de uitkomsten van dit onderzoek laat duidelijk zien dat MKB Unmanaged Partners meer aandacht willen vanuit Microsoft als het gaat om Strategie, Sales, Marketing en Delivery.

Op basis van deze survey uitkomsten gaat JCC Consultancy met Microsoft een speciale roundtable organiseren voor C-level leden van Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partners.

Deze roundtable is de eerste bijeenkomst van een serie Strategie Roundtables die gepland staan in 2014.

Tijdstip: 12.30-16.30 uur.

Lunch wordt geregeld van 12.30 tot 13.15.

Start van roundtable: 13.15 uur tot 16.30 uur.

Locatie: Microsoft Nederland, Evert van de Beekstraat 354, Schiphol

Maximale seats: 20 Executive seats

Inschrijving: U kunt zich aanmelden door uw bedrijfsnaam, naam, functie en telefoonnummer te mailen naar info@jccconsultancy.com

Vragen: Voor eventuele vragen kun je bellen met Jean-Claude Chan op 06-41 965686

Limited seats beschikbaar

Meld je snel aan, omdat er een beperkt aantal plaatsen beschikbaar zijn.

Het doel van deze exclusieve roundtable sessie

• Ik zal een deel visie laten zien aan jullie die ik heb verkregen uit mijn 1-op-1 Executive gesprek met Jared Spataro en vertellen waar Microsoft naar toe wil gaan met Office 365, Yammer en de SMB partner markt;
  •Tijdens deze roundtable sessie horen Microsoft en JCC Consultancy graag wat de uitdagingen en knelpunten zijn van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners als het gaat om Strategie, Sales, Marketing, Delivery en Executie en waar ze tegen aanlopen.
  •Verder zal JCC Consultancy de resultaten van de gehouden survey onder de 500 Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners presenteren en een interactieve discussie aangaan omtrent de cijfers.
  •Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partner showcase: Tevens zal er een real showcase gepresenteerd worden van een Microsoft Unmanaged partner die bewust gekozen heeft om Managed partner te worden. Wat zijn de drijfveren geweest om de over stap te maken naar een Managed status en wat zijn de benefits geweest voor deze MKB partner?
  •What happens in Vegas, does not stay in Vegas: JCC Consultancy neemt deel aan uitsluitend Executive sessies tijdens de SharePoint Conference 2014 in Las Vegas van 2 maart tot en met 6 maart 2014 en zal een presentatie geven over de verzamelde strategie informatie en wat er speelt en wat er gaat spelen in 2014 en 2015 op het gebied van Microsoft strategie, Enterprise Social en Collaboration.

Live blogs tijdens het SharePoint event

Afgelopen week heb ik dagelijks live verslag gedaan van Business Decision Makers sessie die ik heb gevolgd  op http://www.jcccloud.com en twitter @jeanclaudechan

Vragen: Voor eventuele vragen kun je bellen met Jean-Claude Chan op 06-41 965686

We kijken graag uit naar je komst op 22 april!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Jean-Claude Chan

Oprichter en eigenaar van JCC Consultancy

Dutch newsletter: Ruim 59% van de ondergevraagde Microsoft Non Managed MKB Partners geeft aan dat ze met hun huidige Sales team de toekomstige omzet doelstellingen niet gaan halen

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Hi everyone,

Here is our newsletter of March 2014 and is especially for Dutch readers or Followers. CLICK on this link to view our newsletter: Nieuwsbrief Maart 2014 JCC Consultancy.

In this newsletter, we will show you insights of the survey JCC Consultancy conducted in December/January and where 59% of Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partners point out that they will not realize their revenue targets for 2014 and 2015 with their current Sales team.

Furthermore, we will announce the Exclusive Executive roundtable JCC Consultancy is organizing with Microsoft Netherlands for solely Executives and C-level member of Microsoft Non Managed SMB Partners on April 22nd.

Besides this the attendance of JCC Consultancy at the Microsoft World Partner Conference in Washington from July 12th till July 18th will also be announced. We will bring you live updates straight from Washington like I did at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas 2 weeks ago.

So enjoy reading the newsletter.

If you are interested in an English version, please let me know by mail info@jccconsultancy.com and I will send an english version to you.

Follow me on Twitter @jeanclaudechan and Linkedin via jean.claude.chan@jccconsultancy.com.

Have a nice weekend everyone.

March 3rd 2014, Dan Holme SharePoint Conference Las Vegas

• 15.45 -17.00 : Dan Holme: The Cloud: Navigating the benefits and challenges of this disruptive innovation

This session is a Must visit for Business Decision Makers, because Dan is not only has a strong technical background and years of experiences, but he has also lots of projects which he has executed on C-level. Ofcourse I will be sharing live updates during this session via my blogsite www.jcccloud.com and website www.jccconsultancy.com

‘The cloud.’ Obviously, a significant consideration for every executive, business leader, decision maker and platform owner. As soon as the words are mentioned, there are aspirational visions of the potential for the cloud, concerns ranging from security to data sovereignty to manageability, and there is a raucous hype of promises, fears, uncertainty, and doubt. How can you align the dynamic nature of the cloud with your strategic objectives? How can you drive your business to optimize value and risk? What are the concerns of your peers and what have they done to address those concerns?  In this unique session, we will share a thoughtful, business-centric strategic approach to reimagining service delivery in this brave new hybrid world. You’ll explore the challenges and benefits of the cloud from a SharePoint perspective, but the prescriptive guidance you take away will help you manage on-premise and cloud services of any kind.

For live update follow me on @jeanclaudechan.

I will share with you the most important slides which I think is very interesting. If you want more information or the whole presentation let me know.

Jean-Claude Chan

Live update: March 3rd 2014, Adam Pisoni SharePoint Conference Las Vegas

• 14:00-15:15: Adam Pisoni, Founder of Yammer : A responsive organization stays ahead of the competition. See, 2 years ago I saw Adam Pisoni at the SharePoint Conference 2012 in Las Vegas and he was presenting the roadmap and ambition of Yammer. In that year 2012, yammer was acquired by Microsoft and I am very curious where Yammer is standing right now in 2014 and what their plans are for 2014 and further. Also live blogging will be shared with you guys.

This session will focus on why organizations realize that they have to rethink their work and communication styles to stay competitive. They must become more responsive to an ever-changing environment and their fluctuating customer needs. Innovative companies assess their own workplace, encourage employees to act beyond their job descriptions, and then empower individuals to be creative and collaborative beyond the normal work routine. This session will uncover the simple secrets to becoming responsive in this new era of business.

Adam Pisoni picks up by telling the evolution story of industrial working towards the modern working of today.

Nowadays a lot of non routine work is increasing.

Non routine work increased with 40% in 2015.the last 20 years we used technlogy do automate things. Companies are not build to share so companies has really look for the best way to make sure that their workers are executing their duties in the right way.

87 % of global workers are not engaged in their jobs. This leads to in productivity of workers and indirectly will lead to lost of money for companies.

This means that disruption will be caused.

Jack Welch says:

“If the change outside exceeds the change from the inside, the end is near”

The responsive organization is the future.

Live update: March 3rd 2014, Julia White SharePoint Conference Las Vegas

• 11.00:12.15 : Julia White, The Dynamice work of the future: Microsoft General Manager, Julia White, for an insightful examination of trends that impact business, productivity, and technology. Drawing from analyst and Microsoft’s own research, Julia lays out the challenges and opportunities that face executives, decision makers, and platform owners. Look at the tipping point facing enterprises in 2014, and the critical decisions that leadership must make, and chart the journey ahead. This executive keynote-style session is be the perfect kickoff for the Executive Track of the SharePoint Conference, and the Executive Track team will highlight the valuable sessions, discussions, and networking activities that will help you maximize your time at SPC14.

Julia start talking about how the world is changing and that companies have to change as well.

Companies should talk about natural expressions and get the most from BYOD concept.

Make sure you engage and excite customers within the Office 365 process.

If you want to make Office 365 a success make sure you do the following things right:

• Create a Social workplace via Yammer;
• Increase employee engagement;
• Innovate and stay competitive;
• Be more responsive to customers.

Self service BI portal is latest development.

The Power BI portal in Office 365 is a new feature. There are advantages by using the Power BI portal.

• Personalized insights : Business Intelligence is available for everyone within the organizations.
• Know business performance : With Power Bi you can have access to the latest business intelligence and performances so you can fast to adapt to the situation.
• With Power Bi you can make better decisions faster:
• With Power Bi you can get ahead of market shifts so you stay ahead of competitors.

 Customer case:

Aston Martin has a strategic alliance with Microsoft and they are using office 365 to be more agile, to realize cost reduction.

 

Live update: March 3rd 2014, Keynote with Bill Clinton SharePoint Conference Las Vegas

Hi everyone,

After our collective breakfast this morning, everyone went to the ballroom to see the keynote.

The internet connection is poor here so it is not possible to upload or share live updates during the sessios.

This means, I will try to blog all the events I have attended by the end of today.

The keynote takes place and Bill Clinton is one of the guest speaker. Besides him, ofcourse Jeff Teper and Jared Spataro will be doing the keynote as well

Jared spataro kicks off and tells that over 10.000 attendees are present.  There has been a 500 %   growth  of cloud users.

With Office 365 a revenue has been generated of 1,5 billion dollar and it is still growing. 60 % FORTUNSE of 500 companies is using Office 365. Jared tells that Technology is changing the world and if we do not go along, you will be left behind.

He introduces mister president Bill Clinton who is leading the Clinton Foundation.

Because of their work, 20,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 21,000 African farmers have improved their crops to feed 30,000 people; 248 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities worldwide; $20 million is being invested in small- and medium-sized businesses in Colombia; more than 6.8 million people have benefited from lifesaving HIV/AIDS medications; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made more than 2,800 Commitments to Action to improve more than 430 million lives around the world.

SPEAKER  BILL CLINTON:

President Bill Clinton kicks off by telling that Microsoft has been helping the Clinton Foundation on 36 commitments the last years. He tells that technology is changing the world. Thanks to Microsoft the CLINTON FOUNDATION is able to help out those who are in need in the world. People who are living in poverty and has a low income and are not able to carry out their dreams such education.

He thinks that there are the following major challenges in modern world :

• Market economics—> lot of people moved out of poverty, but there is still a lot of poverty and ungrowth;
• Worldwide instability,
•  Billion people are still earning 2 dollar a day and 2,5 billion people do not have access to sanitary facilities.

Nowadays, income today is lower than in the year of 2001.

Bill Clinton ends his speech by saying we need to think about the world and environment and what we can do about the things that are going on in the world.

Jared Spataro again

We are talking about big data, social, cloud and mobility . This year we want to show you what we do with these trends.

We believe in open and transparant community and introduces  Jeff Teper.

Jeff Teper believes in open development platform.

Microsoft is transforming Office 365  and the focus for the future is phase 1 hosting Exxchange.

Jeff Teper : Tthere are 3 major changes:

Contextual apps

Robust API’S

Flexible tools

Today it is all about transforming the experienes in office 365.

Transform, build, manage, is our new focus for the developers. We want them to build new amazing solutions.

Let us start with new experiences, social work place, personalised insight and next generation portal.

Yammer changed our thinking. HOw can we break down the silos and use yammer in a soial workplace.

Personalized insights: new projects called Oslo project.

Next gen portal: SharePoint is more than documents, sites, social, portals and should be intelligent, work anywhere, and work with all kind of mobile devices.

Jeff introduces Julia White.

JULIA WHITE will show office 365 how yammer is integrated with YAMMER. In the inbox you can now read yammer groups.

Yammer is integrated in POWERPOINT and you can follow the yammer conversations.

 

New oslo app, most relevant information you can see and find back here.

New video office 365 portal based on Windows Azure. You can create a special video portal which you can use to collect and share all streaming video’s. On the video you can also see yammer conversations. This is very innovative. This also works with I-PAD AND SAFARI.

POWER  BI PORTAL IN OFFICE 365.This is also new and users from the Operations till C-level, can now use the Power BI functionality and all data will be visualized. How cool is that?

Monday March 3rd Live blogs of JCC Consultancy, first day of the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas

Goodmorning everyone,

Are you ready to follow me and to be updated with the latest development on the first day of the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas?

Well, JCC CONSULTANCY is  ready.

Today is going to be very interesting and I will be give you an insight of my agenda and the sessions I will attend and will give you followers and all Business Decision Makers of Microsoft Un managed SMB Partners who are not able to attend, a live update on every session I will attend.

Enjoy it and if you have remarks or questions let me know.

Have a good one.

Jean-Claude Chan

• 7.30-8.30 : All 16.000 attendees are going to have breakfast in the early morning before the keynote starts;
• 8.30-10.30: The keynote takes place and Bill Clinton is one of the guest speaker. Besides him, ofcourse Jeff Teper and Jared Spataro will be doing the keynote as well

• 11.00:12.15 : Julia White, The Dynamice work of the future: Microsoft General Manager, Julia White, for an insightful examination of trends that impact business, productivity, and technology. Drawing from analyst and Microsoft’s own research, Julia lays out the challenges and opportunities that face executives, decision makers, and platform owners. Look at the tipping point facing enterprises in 2014, and the critical decisions that leadership must make, and chart the journey ahead. This executive keynote-style session is be the perfect kickoff for the Executive Track of the SharePoint Conference, and the Executive Track team will highlight the valuable sessions, discussions, and networking activities that will help you maximize your time at SPC14.
• 12:00:13.00 : Business Lunch with Microsoft Gold Partner Datapolis from Poland to discuss how to work together with JCC Consultancy

• 14:00-15:15: Adam Pisoni, Founder of Yammer : A responsive organization stays ahead of the competition. See, 2 years ago I saw Adam Pisoni at the SharePoint Conference 2012 in Las Vegas and he was presenting the roadmap and ambition of Yammer. In that year 2012, yammer was acquired by Microsoft and I am very curious where Yammer is standing right now in 2014 and what their plans are for 2014 and further. Also live blogging will be shared with you guys.

This session will focus on why organizations realize that they have to rethink their work and communication styles to stay competitive. They must become more responsive to an ever-changing environment and their fluctuating customer needs. Innovative companies assess their own workplace, encourage employees to act beyond their job descriptions, and then empower individuals to be creative and collaborative beyond the normal work routine. This session will uncover the simple secrets to becoming responsive in this new era of business.

• 15.45 -17.00 : Dan Holme: The Cloud: Navigating the benefits and challenges of this disruptive innovation

This session is a Must visit for Business Decision Makers, because Dan is not only has a strong technical background and years of experiences, but he has also lots of projects which he has executed on C-level. Ofcourse I will be sharing live updates during this session via my blogsite www.jcccloud.com and website www.jccconsultancy.com

‘The cloud.’ Obviously, a significant consideration for every executive, business leader, decision maker and platform owner. As soon as the words are mentioned, there are aspirational visions of the potential for the cloud, concerns ranging from security to data sovereignty to manageability, and there is a raucous hype of promises, fears, uncertainty, and doubt. How can you align the dynamic nature of the cloud with your strategic objectives? How can you drive your business to optimize value and risk? What are the concerns of your peers and what have they done to address those concerns?  In this unique session, we will share a thoughtful, business-centric strategic approach to reimagining service delivery in this brave new hybrid world. You’ll explore the challenges and benefits of the cloud from a SharePoint perspective, but the prescriptive guidance you take away will help you manage on-premise and cloud services of any kind.

90% van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners gaat niet naar de SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas in Maart

Hallo mensen,

Allereerst Happy Valentine voor jullie allemaal! 14/2/14 . Hoe bijzonder klinkt dit:-) .

Wat ook heel bijzonder is de komende SharePoint Conference 2014 in Las Vegas .

Zoals velen wellicht al weten, vindt de SharePoint Conference 2014 plaats over 2 weken en zal ik  namens mijn consultancy organisatie JCC Consultancy gaan deelnemen aan dit event .

Event gaat niet alleen over SharePoint

Een ding dient duidelijk gemaakt te worden voor diegenen die niet naar dit event gaan. Hoewel het evenement  SharePoint Conference wordt genoemd, zijn de thema’s en sessies niet alleen SharePoint gerelateerd.

Dit jaar zal naast SharePoint, ook onderwerpen gepresenteerd worden op het gebied van Cloud, Big Data en mobiliteit.

Dus er zijn zeer vele onderwerpen die interessant zullen zijn voor iedereen. Ga naar 100 redenen waarom een eigenaar of directeur van een Microsoft Unmanaged MKB partner dit evenement eigenlijk niet mag missen.

Maar goed, laten we maar beginnen:
Dit jaar zal het SPC 2014 evenement zeer interessant zijn vanwege 4 belangrijke redenen :

1. Microsoft is hard bezig om haar bedrijfskoers te veranderen op het gebied van Strategie, Sales, Marketing en Cloud Services. Degene die naar dit event gaan. zal zeker beloond worden met zeer belangrijk strategische intelligentie. Strategische informatie die interessant is voor  directieleden en/of eigenaren van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners die gebruikt kan worden bij het uitvoeren en implementatie van een korte en lange termijn strategie;
2. Microsoft heeft zeer recentelijk, een nieuwe CEO  gekozen,  Satya Nadella.  Het wordt dus erg interessant of Satya zal worden geïntroduceerd als nieuwe CEO bij de SPC -conferentie;
3. De keynote dit jaar zal worden gepresenteerd door niemand minder dan  de voormalige Amerikaanse president Bill Clinton. Bill is een geweldig spreker en kan velen inspireren met zijn toespraken.
4. Dit jaar zijn er 33 Executive / Business Decision Makers sessies die JCC Consultancy persoonlijk zal gaan volgen en live bloggen en sharen op JCC Cloud.

90 % van Microsoft Unmanaged SMB Partners zal de conferentie SPC 2014 niet bijwonen
Afgelopen december vorig jaar en januari 2014 , heeft JCC Consultancy een survey gehouden onder 500 executives / Eigenaren van Microsoft unmanged MKB Partners in Nederland en een van de gestelde vragen was :

 Gaat u de SPC 2014 -conferentie bij te wonen ? En zo niet , waarom niet ?
90 % antwoordde : ” Nee , ik zal niet aanwezig zijn op de SPC 2014 -conferentie , maar ik wil op de hoogte blijven van de laatste ontwikkelingen en updates tijdens de SPC conferentie ” .

Deze uitslag was een eye-opener voor ons, maar ook een zeer interessante kans voor JCC Consultancy, omdat deze cijfers laten zien dat de meeste van de aanwezigen op de SharePoint- conferentie meestal Microsoft Managed Partners en niet –Unmanaged MKB Partners.

Speciaal platform voor Business Decision Makers en eigenaren van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners wereldwijd->uniek concept en maakt JCC Consultancy een niche speler
Op basis van dit soort cijfers, heeft JCC Consultancy besloten om een ​​speciaal platform / site (u kunt het een interactieve live- blogsite noemen ) opgericht JCC Cloud. Dit maakt ons namelijk unique en een niche-player hierin wereldwijd.

Deze site is dus alleen gericht op het verstrekken van informatie op het gebied van strategie, sales, SharePoint, Office 365, Windows Azure, Cloud aan uitsluitend Business Decision Makers of eigenaren van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners wereldwijd .

Wat kunt u verwachten van JCC Consultancy tijdens de SPC 2014 evenement?
Op basis van de door JCC Consultancy uitgevoerde survey,  zijn we in januari jl. benaderd door een aantal directieleden en eigenaren van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners met de vraag of ze JCC Consultancy zouden kunnen inzetten om relevante informatie te verzamelen voor hen op het gebied van Executive en Strategie level tijdens de SPC 2014 in Las Vegas. JCC Consultancy zal dus aanwezig zijn in opdracht van enkele Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners.

Real- live informatie betreffende strategische en executive niveau
Voor u als eigenaar of zakelijke beslisser van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partner die niet in staat is om de SPC 2014 event in Las Vegas zelf bij te wonen, kunt u nu als thuis blijver de volgende zaken verwachten van JCC Consultancy:

1.  JCC Consultancy zal uitsluitend Executive / Business Decision Malers sessies bezoeken. Er zijn 33 sessies en we hebben er al op gewezen welke sessies zeer interessant zouden zijn voor ons en welke we in opdracht gaan bezoeken.Voor een overzicht op welke Executive sessies JCC Consultancy aanwezig zal zijn, ga naar deze pagina
2. JCC Consultancy zal dagelijks live verslag doen middels blogs/ twitter en Linkedin berichten tijdens het evenement van zondag 2 maart tot en met 6 maart donderdag. Via onze JCC cloud-platform kun je ons volgen
3. JCC Consultancy verzamelt alle relevante en interessante Customer Showcases presentaties , white papers  en zal deze zeer interessante intelligentie kunnen delen met Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners die geïnteresseerd zijn in deze intelligentie of een presentatie. U kunt hiervoor contact opnemen via info@jccconsultancy.com om  relevante white papers of presentaties te bestellen.
4. JCC Consultancy zal u ook een levende indruk geven van Las Vegas en het event en de sessies geven door foto’s en films te delen  op ons platform JCC Cloud.

Wij helpen Executives en eigenaren van Microsoft Unmanaged SMB Partners die thuis blijven
Ik hoop dat u een goed overzicht heeft gekregen van wat JCC Consultancy probeert te doen met deze activiteiten om Eigenaren en directieleden van Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partners die niet in staat zijn om dit evenement bij te wonen  te helpen, ondersteunen en te adviseren.  

Volg ons op JCC Cloud en twitter
Volg ons via JCC Cloud en twitter @jeanclaudechan als u een Microsoft Unmanaged MKB Partner bent die thuis blijft en niet kan deelnemen aan dit event. Op deze wijze krijgt u live en up2date  informatie / intel op een Executive / strategisch niveau.
Als u vragen heeft of u wilt ons inzetten om bepaalde sessies te volgen en intel te verzamelen, laat het mij weten via mail: info@jccconsultancy.com of twitter me @ jeanclaudechan of gewoon een bericht achterlaten op mijn speciale portal JCC Cloud.
Alvast een mooie Valentijns dag toegewenst en een goed weekend.
Jean-Claude Chan
Eigenaar / oprichter van JCC Consultancy en JCC Cloud