VFI Leader Nikkia Carter Has a Passion for Bringing Tech Opportunities to All Here’s a plain, simple fact: technology got me out of poverty and into the middle class. Millions of Americans should have this opportunity, but our nation isn’t doing enough. I got involved with Voices for Innovation for many reasons—but especially to push […]
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Today, in a new blog post, Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith argues that privacy is a human right and warned that without policy changes we could see “a return to the digital dark ages” where data is segregated by nation. This blog was prompted by a top European court’s decision invalidating the
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On October 5, the SoCal North Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) hosted an “Advocacy Kickoff” event at the Microsoft Store at the Westfield Topanga in Canoga Park, California. Thank you to IAMCP and VFI leaders Bill Hole and Veronica Place for pulling this together. It was a great event, with many new Voices
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Microsoft Chicago ran a great post encouraging Chicagoland tech professionals to get involved with Voices for Innovation. Here’s the post in its entirety… Tools for Engagement: Voices for Innovation Feeling frustrated about getting your voice across to a broader constituency? Need to hang out a bit more with people who have ideas on how to
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Voices for Innovation is excited to be part of the 2015 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Orlando on July 12-16. Please join us for a 30-minute briefing about our planned activities at WPC and how you can connect with us at the event. We’ll also hear from partner members of our Advisory Task Force who will
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On March 5, we hosted what turned out to be a terrific webinar with Mark Hill, Microsoft VP for Open Source Software (OSS) Sales and Marketing Strategy. Mark highlighted the depth of Microsoft’s engagement with the OSS community, and how Azure is truly a heterogeneous environment, with Linux and many other OSS technologies running seamlessly
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Mark your calendars and sign up for Voices for Innovation’s next webinar: Microsoft + Open Source: A New Era with New Opportunities Mark Hill, Vice President for Open Source Sales and Marketing, Microsoft Thursday, March 5, 10-10:45AM PST; 1-1:45PM EST Registration Has Closed Hear Mark Hill, Vice President for Open Source Sales and Marketing at Microsoft,
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Last week, President Obama traveled to Stanford University for the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. At its heart, the event aimed to demonstrate that the White House recognizes the seriousness of emerging cybersecurity threats and means to increase government engagement on the issue. The economic and security stakes are enormous. At the
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Last week, Voices for Innovation hosted a great webinar with Kim Nelson, Microsoft’s Executive Director of State and Local Government Solutions and eGovernment Solutions. Kim provides some great advice if you want to get into or grow your business in the public sector space. Link: VFI Webinar: Grow your Business with State and Local Government
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