Summary: Executive Summary: As Microsoft turns 40, we reflect on how they’ve shaped the face of IT. And we’ll look ahead to what may be in store. What is the current role of the CIO in bringing innovation? Hosts: John Kresic, Tom Kresic, Mike Kresic Running Time: 37:58 IT Pro News: Mono v4 is out and it’s from Microsoft Oracle 12c can officially run on Amazon RDS. AWS D2 8xlarge available, with 48 TB storage and 3GBps read/write Apple and IBM introduce additional mobile apps for enterprise verticals. HP selling openStack in a box IT Pro Main Topic: Microsoft Turns 40 Microsoft turned 40 this week. How did the technology help you make the transition to PC era? Dev tools OS(es) Productivity Networking Databases, web servers, management suites IE (killing Netscape) .Net (against Java) CDO vs CIO: How will IT make the transition to the next era? Same story: Old guard v. the Disruptors Sourcing of solutions now coming from “risky” vendors faster upgrade cycles than the last era
