<p>How ‘Devices and Services’ are altering current business and channel models</p><p>Chris Dial Senior Director, Business Development Microsoft EMEA</p><p> http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog</p><p>Event details</p><p>Tuesday, October 29th 2013</p><p>9.30am – 11am</p><p>Herbert Park Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4</p><p>Markets and opportunities are changing; business models are changing with them</p><p>Current markets are dying; new markets are emerging</p><p>The market for technology is shifting again. New products and capabilities mean new ways of solving old problems and creating never-before-seen solutions. As the products and solutions change drastically, so do the ways we run our business.</p><p>Cloud computing is a different deployment model; it requires a new business model</p><p>Traditional software selling and services models will only be a fraction of the business flowing in a few years. Have you thought about your business and channel model? Is it prepared for Devices and Services?</p><p>New apps are mobile first, serviced by the ‘cloud’</p><p>Buzzwords like ‘big data’ and ‘internet of things’ are floating around in the ‘cloud’ and in the press. What do they really mean? While some of the stories are bluster, there are new opportunities. What are they and how do you find them?</p><p>DPE Western Europe // Microsoft EMEA Enterprise Ireland clients companies attending this event will learn the following</p><p>1) an introduction to the business canvass framework 2) learn practical examples of how companies like yours are managing this change 3) practical and strategic guidance on how to maximize sales 4) learn best practices from Microsoft EMEA team</p><p>DPE Western Europe // Microsoft EMEA</p>