Welcome to the brand new Enterprise Mobility Blog!  We all know how consumerization of IT has become one of the hottest topics, and top priorities, of organizations everywhere.   At Microsoft, we are delivering a constant set of updates and new solutions to help you enable people within your organization to use the devices they love, while helping you keep compliance with your policies and protect data.  We feel enterprise mobility is so important that we wanted to dedicate a blog to it, so we can have deeper conversations with you.  We hope you enjoy it and take part in the discussion! READ MORE

Today I am kicking off an exciting blog series that will dive deep into the details of the work we are doing in our “Mobility First” efforts.   Enterprise Mobility is one of the most impactful and defining trends we work on as an industry – now and for the foreseeable future. READ MORE

The last couple months have seen the addition of several new products that extend Microsoft’s data platform offerings. At the end of January, Quentin Clark outlined his vision for the complete data platform, exploring the various inputs that are driving new application patterns, new considerations for handling data of all shapes and sizes, and ultimately changing the way we can reveal business insights from data. READ MORE

Earlier today, Microsoft hosted a customer event in San Francisco where I joined CEO Satya Nadella and COO Kevin Turner to share our perspective on the role of data in business. Satya outlined his vision of a platform built for an era of ambient intelligence. He also stressed the importance of a “data culture” that encourages curiosity, action and experimentation – one that is supported by technology solutions that put data within reach of everyone and every organization. READ MORE

Microsoft today released Microsoft SQL Server 2014, the foundation of our cloud-first data platform. SQL Server 2014 delivers breakthrough performance with new and enhanced in-memory technologies to help customers accelerate their business and enable new, transformational scenarios. In addition, SQL Server 2014 enables new hybrid cloud solutions to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing with scenarios such as cloud backup and cloud disaster recovery for on-premises SQL Server installations.  SQL Server 2014 continues to offer industry-leading business intelligence capabilities through integration with familiar tools like Excel and Power BI for Office 365 for faster insights.  READ MORE