Darren Laybourn

A thoughtful perspective on Satya's leadership and what it means for Microsoft future. This is by far the most insightful analysis I’ve read on the announcement of Judson Althoff's appointment as CEO of Microsoft Commercial Business.

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Frontier firms are moving fast from AI ambition to AI outcomes. At Microsoft, we built Experience Center One to help customers turn AI ambition into measurable business value. In this new executive‑briefing destination, customers work hands‑on with experts across the end‑to‑end Microsoft cloud to accelerate AI transformation.     GeekWire got a first look at the space and captured the energy behind it. As they put it, “Microsoft’s pitch isn’t just about off‑the‑shelf AI models — it’s about custom agentic systems that act on behalf of workers to complete tasks across multiple tools and data sources.”     And the results speak for themselves: an IDC study cited in the article found:  💠Companies integrating AI across an average of seven business functions are realizing 2.84x ROI, while “laggards” see 0.84x.  💠And, 88% of Frontier Firms report top‑line growth from AI initiatives vs. 23% of laggards.     Agentic AI is fast becoming the next defining chapter of a frontier organization. You can see it in the Experience Center One hands‑on demos: a custom Copilot in BlackRock’s Aladdin platform to help analysts process market data; teams of agents diagnosing factory issues for Mercedes-Benz AG in minutes instead of days; and AI‑accelerated drug discovery with Insilico Medicine compressing weeks or months of research into days or hours.     If you’re steering your company’s AI agenda, this is where we roll up our sleeves together and build what’s next.      Read: Inside Microsoft’s new “Experience Center One”: What we learned at the edge of the AI frontier — GeekWire  https://lnkd.in/g7eqxrdf Mariana Castro Monica DeMeulemeester Justin Chandoo

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI Service now offers the xAI Grok 4 model within Oracle's US Top Secret classified cloud environment.

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As we close out Microsoft #Build 2025, one thing is clear: the future of software is being built with AI—and our partners are leading the way. This year’s announcements reflect a unified vision to empower the entire partner ecosystem, from software companies to systems integrators, managed services providers, resellers, and startups to enterprise, to innovate faster and scale smarter: • New AI capabilities and agentic tools are transforming how apps are built, deployed, and experienced. • Azure AI Foundry helps partners optimize performance, reduce costs, and accelerate time to value. • Programs like the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program and Microsoft for Startups are meeting partners where they are—with the right support at the right time. • And we’re doubling down on skilling with AI Agents Day, Certification Weeks and technical bootcamps to help every role stay ahead. This is more than a moment—it’s a movement. Let’s keep building together. Read the full blog  https://lnkd.in/gHBxDE6K

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