Invitation: Cloud Business Model Transformation Jump Start (31.August 2011)
Cloud Business Model Transformation Jump Start
This 1-day Jump Start class is specially tailored for decision makers and line of business practice leads in partner organizations looking to evolve their businesses into cloud business.
We are launching our first, in a series of Cloud Business Model Transformation workshops to help our partners establish profitable and sustainable cloud practices. Most of our workshops in FY12 will be face to face; however, to touch some of our artners who are not quite ready for the deep face to face engagement, and sensitize the channel to BMT, we are taking a subset of the BMT content and delivering it in a live cast seminar to be recorded, and made available on the PLC for treaming.
The seminar is a series of interviews between a consultant and a partner advocate, structured around lessons learned from direct interviews with our top activated cloud partners from around the world, BGs and WPG sponsored primary and secondary research on the anatomy of a successful cloud partner, and direct input from our field roles working with cloud partners.
You are all welcome to call in any time of the day to get a feel for the content and delivery.
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Description
Dates: August 31, 2011
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm PST
Duration: 8 hours, including hour lunch break
Audience: CxO-level decision-maker and line-of-business practice leads.
Join Julie Bennani, General Manager Microsoft Partner Network in this first in a series of Cloud Business Model Transformation live seminars.
Abstract: The Cloud is the latest disruptive shift in an IT industry which is constantly changing. However, unlike past technology shifts which partners are accustomed to, the Cloud is a business model shift. Today most of the public cloud discussion focuses on the technology, and the customer benefits of the cloud. While both are important, partners are very interested in the underlying economics which tend to have a much stronger impact on the direction and speed of disruption to their businesses. The internet ad-funded business model is a classic example.
Microsoft recognizes the importance of the cloud economics discussion to our partners, and we are pleased to bring to the discussion lessons learned, and best practices behind successful partners in the cloud.
Learning Objectives:
The Cloud Business Model Transformation Jump Start seminar will provide Partner Leaders with the structure to begin their individual Business Transformation Action plan. They will be able to isolate where they are well aligned, and prepared to incorporate Cloud Services, by identifying specific actions to take to close gaps in their current business model.
At the end of this session partner leaders will internalize:
- Why Business Transformation is a critical partner topic and the Partner’s business opportunity
- The MS cloud strategy/roadmap and how partners should think about integrating premise and cloud offerings.
- How to analyze business implications and drive practice decisions related to Business Model Transformation
- The new profit opportunities and considerations of Cloud based offerings
- How Cloud solutions impact Marketing and Sales Operations
- Long term growth: Managing the Customer Lifecycle and retention in a subscription-based business
- Encouraged to join Cloud Essentials if they have not yet done so
Other Presenters: External Cloud consultants, and Microsoft internal subject matter experts
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Abstract: The Cloud is the latest disruptive shift in
an IT industry which is constantly changing. However, unlike past technology
shifts which partners are accustomed to, the Cloud is a business model shift.
Today most of the public cloud discussion focuses on the technology, and the
customer benefits of the cloud. While both are important, partners are very
interested in the underlying economics which tend to have a much stronger
impact on the direction and speed of disruption to their businesses. The
internet ad-funded business model is a classic example.
Microsoft recognizes the importance of the cloud
economics discussion to our partners, and we are pleased to bring to the
discussion lessons learned, and best practices behind successful partners in
the cloud.
Join Julie Bennani, General Manager Microsoft Partner
Network in this first in a series of Cloud
Business Model Transformation live seminars.
Abstract: The Cloud is the latest disruptive shift in
an IT industry which is constantly changing. However, unlike past technology
shifts which partners are accustomed to, the Cloud is a business model shift.
Today most of the public cloud discussion focuses on the technology, and the
customer benefits of the cloud. While both are important, partners are very
interested in the underlying economics which tend to have a much stronger
impact on the direction and speed of disruption to their businesses. The
internet ad-funded business model is a classic example.
Microsoft recognizes the importance of the cloud
economics discussion to our partners, and we are pleased to bring to the
discussion lessons learned, and best practices behind successful partners in
the cloud.