To Become Microsoft CEO was Beyond My Wildest Dreams

Having grown up in India, the idea that I would have the opportunity to talk to all of you as CEO of Microsoft was beyond my wildest dreams. Admittedly, my interests at that time were a bit more focused on cricket than on technology.

It is amazing though, to think of the advancements in technology over the past few years and the opportunity for developers inIndiatoday.

We are at a pivotal time in living in, and developing for a mobile first, cloud first world. 

Now more than ever, organizations require modern applications that deliver cloud-scale, while integrating with existing systems through hybrid cloud capabilities. 

Users rely on the power of the cloud to deliver rich new experiences on smart connected devices.

With Azure, we have an open and flexible cloud platform for you to build modern applications and to grow your cloud enabled modern business. 

And we’re seeing incredible momentum for Azure as the ecosystem expands to enable more services and capabilities day-to-day. 

Azure is a powerful platform for the entire Indian ecosystem of IT professionals, developers and startups to bring their applications to market worldwide.

It helps Indian customers leapfrog to the cloud, and accrue significant cost savings.

It provides a unique opportunity for our partners to scale their business. 

I believe the opportunities ahead forIndiawith the Azure cloud platform are tremendous and I encourage you to seize all of them!

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