Lowering Costs and Reducing Commutes: The Board and C-Suite POV | Sadin on Digital

The Big Themes:


A new POV on recent Microsoft announcements: Wayne talks us
through his understanding of some key points made by CEO Satya
Nadella and CFO Amy Hood on the company's latest earnings call,
and how CIOs and CTOs should interpret them.

Microsoft's full-stack offering is key competitive advantage:
Purportedly lowering costs for customers is part of how MSFT is
working to stay ahead of AWS and others, and the gamut of
services they offer is essential to their efforts.

The win-win-win of embracing WFH: It's time for boards to
accept that WFH is here to stay—sustainability is important for
the world and our future, ESG is good for corporate perception,
and employee satisfaction is critical to both businesses and
workforces.



The Big Quote: " When you talk about lowering the customer's
bill, I don't think [Satya Nadella] is trying to lower the dollar
spent with Microsoft. He's trying to raise the value of what you
get. If I spent $1 and got a server, what did I get? If I spent
$1 and got a place to run a modern, secure application that's
automatically on my phone, what did I just get for that dollar?
Yeah, I think Microsoft is saying I'm gonna give you a lot more
for your money, because of our unique approach."


 


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