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For anyone who may have missed it, Microsoft held their annual Microsoft Inspire conference at the end of last week and for those (like me) who were not able to watch a lot of the content live and have not had the chance to catch up on the on-demand sessions Microsoft handily produce a ‘Microsoft Inspire Book of News‘ which highlights all of the key announcements.
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Richard Hogan
Global Chief Architect, Microsoft Practice | IBM
Global Chief Architect, Microsoft Practice at IBM. 20+ years experience working at the intersection of cloud architecture, security, and emerging AI capabilities across Azure and the wider Microsoft ecosystem. Host of the Cloudy with a Chance of Insights podcast. Regular speaker at tech conferences and active contributor to the Microsoft Tech Community.
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