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Microsoft has recently unveiled Microsoft Inspire 2021, a virtual moment for its partner ecosystem to come together, celebrate and reflect on an exceptional year of unparalleled disruption, accelerated innovation and digital transformation.
According to the official Microsoft blog, The software giant has announced several new product and program updates that represent new opportunities for the partners to build on the Microsoft cloud for the new world of work while leveraging a foundation of trust and security.
Microsoft has announced Windows 365 – a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11 to businesses of all sizes. Windows 365 takes the operating system to the Microsoft Cloud, streaming the full Windows experience – apps, data, and settings – to personal or corporate devices.
Windows 365 also creates a new hybrid personal computing category called Cloud PC, which uses both the power of the cloud and the capabilities of the device to provide a full, personalized Windows experience.
The new Cloud PC category provides more opportunities for all types of partners who deploy Windows-based solutions:
- Systems integrators (SIs) and managed service providers (MSPs) can help organizations get the most out of their entire Windows estate.
- Independent software vendors (ISVs) can continue to build Windows applications and deliver them in the cloud to support their customers’ ongoing digital transformation journeys.
- Device and silicon partners gain an opportunity to integrate Windows 365 into their broad portfolio of services alongside their devices’ robust features and secure hardware.
Microsoft added new integration in Microsoft Viva with more than 20 partners including Workday, Qualtrics and ServiceNow. These integrations will complement the ones Microsoft announced in February with SuccessFactors, Cornerstone OnDemand, Headspace and many more. Through these integrations, customers can seamlessly connect to the systems and tools their employees use every day right in the flow of Viva experiences.
According to the blog on Microsoft Inspire 2021, the company has also simplified and enhanced Business Applications ISV Connect program, which offers platforms, resources and support to help ISVs develop, publish and market their apps.
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These enhancements aim to help partners reduce app development time, go to market faster, differentiate their solutions and more efficiently grow their business in new markets in ways they could not have scaled otherwise. The ISV Connect program will introduce simplified go-to-market benefits, new technical benefits like ISV App License Management and Discounted Dev/Test/Demo Environments, and substantially reduced revenue sharing. We’re also rolling out additional investments in Microsoft AppSource to improve app discoverability and search results.
Windows 365 will be generally available to businesses of all sizes starting on Aug. 2, 2021.