JAN-FEB 2016CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM4EditorialCloud isn't the future, it's the presentMicrosoft is at a critical juncture in its years-long transformation. It's getting reshaped by the new CEO Satya Nadella who has proclaimed, transformation will be a key to the company's future.At Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference held earlier this month, Nadella outlined his new vision for productivity in front of thousands of the Microsoft partners. "Microsoft's strength is its ability to create productivity platforms," he said. "That's our singular mission, that's what's unique to us, that's what in our core and in our soul--and that's what we're going to do."He emphasized that there is no breaking the tie between mobile-first and cloud-first as strategies for the next generation of computing, pledging to make the Microsoft ecosystem as pervasive as possible.Microsoft is still morphing from a provider of on premises software to a provider of cloud computing services and hardware devices. Microsoft hopes to now refine its partner programs so they are more aligned with its "cloud first, mobile first" philosophy.At the Partner Conference, the company presented its cloud products and services as a way for partner companies to generate more revenue and land more customers.Microsoft Solution providers across the globe should understand the new landscape. Many of the solution providers who have built their businesses solely focusing on on-premises Microsoft software now face a significant adjustment when pushing cloud services. They have to adapt to a new model of business.In this special edition, we present you most promising solution providers who are at the forefront of adapting to the new paradigm. The companies featured in this issue, through their capabilities on top of Microsoft's capabilities, can deliver unique, differentiated, and un-paralleled value to their customers. These are companies that are betting on and winning big with Microsoft.We believe this information will help you, while you make your IT decisions. We would love to hear your experience of leveraging Microsoft products and platform to steer your business.Please do let us know what you think,Sarah WilsonManaging Editorsarah@cioapplications.comJAN-FEB 2016Copyright © 2016 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof. JAN-FEB 2016, Volume 01 - 01 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationsVisit www.cioapplications.com Managing Editor: Sarah WilsonVisualizer:Ajay K DasStephen ThomasEditorial Staff:Aaron Pierce Alex D'SouzaAva GarciaJoshua ParkerShirley Faith Anusha JainSales:Xavier ThomasXavier@cioapplications.com510.371.0422Mailing Address:ValleyMedia, Inc.44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.230.0396 F:510-894-8405
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