Businesses are facing an increasing need to allow their employees to work in an environment that is more connected - using tools to share ideas and collaborate in a way that increases productivity. Read about how social networking is playing a significant role in helping build this collaborative environment that is critical to success in today’s highly competitive business environment.

Join us on June 5th as Microsoft executives and industry leaders engage in a dynamic discussion around one of the top four CIO priorities that will dominate the next decade: Social Media in the Enterprise.

Today’s employees want and expect to share their thoughts in the moment, and engage with fellow employees who aren’t sitting near them. Chris Slemp, from strategic enterprise services within Microsoft IT shares the inside scoop on Microsoft’s internal social enterprise initiative.

Speak to any of your peers in the Enterprise and there is one thing in common: their businesses are awash in data and the trend is only going to accelerate. Join us for an expert panel discussion with Microsoft and industry leaders sharing real world solutions and reviewing the latest enterprise roadmap for business and data platform advancements.

Barry Briggs, Chief Architect and CTO, Microsoft, shares strategy and thinking about big data processing within Microsoft IT.

The face of the CIO has changed dramatically. Once the role of the CIO was solely concerned about the business of IT, from development process to operations. What these CIO’s have learned, and some the hard way, is that isn’t enough.