Some highlights from the last week of “lockdown” lunacy*…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the last couple of years, Microsoft has had a subscription bundle called Microsoft 365, which includes Office 365 Enterprise, Enterprise Mobility and Security and Windows 10 Enterprise. Now some bright spark has decided to rebrand some Office 365 products as Microsoft 365. Except for the ones that they haven’t (Office 365 Enterprise E1\/3\/5). And Office 365 ProPlus (the subscription-based version of the Office applications) is now “Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise”. Confused? Join the club…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more on the Microsoft website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A few years ago, I met Dave Coplin (@DCoplin<\/a>). At the time he was working for Microsoft, with the assumed title of “Chief Envisioning Officer” (which was mildly amusing when he was called upon to interview the real Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella at Future Decoded). Dave’s a really smart guy and a great communicator with a lot of thoughts about how technology might shape our futures so I’m very interested in his latest project: a YouTube Channel called The Rise of the Humans<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Episode 1<\/a> streamed on Wednesday evening and featured a discussion on Algorithmic Bias (and why it’s so important to understand who wrote an algorithm that might be judging you) along with some discussion about some of the tech news of the week and “the new normal” for skills development, education and technology. There’s also a workshop<\/a> to accompany the podcast, which I intend to try out with my family…<\/p>\n\n\n\n I spent Thursday in back-to-back webcasts, but that was a good thing. I’d stumbled across the presence of Data Platform Discovery Day<\/a> and I joined the European event to learn about all sorts of topics, with talks delivered by MVPs<\/a> from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The good thing for me was that the event was advertised as “level 100” and, whilst some of the presenters struggled with that concept, I was able to grasp just enough knowledge on a variety of topics including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All in all, it was a worthwhile investment of time – and there’s a lot there for me to try and put into practice over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I like my 2x2s, and found this one that may turn out to be very useful over the coming weeks and months… <\/p>\n\n\n\n I'm always a sucker for 2x2s but this one from @ianburbidge<\/a>\/@theRSAorg<\/a> looks very useful as we move from #COVID19<\/a>\/#Coronavirus<\/a> response into recovery (then renewal and resistance). Full presentation at https:\/\/t.co\/PuuTlAlvJl<\/a> and some explanation at https:\/\/t.co\/0kQouYD7zK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/raKR1i9FHk<\/a><\/p>— Mark Wilson ???? (@markwilsonit) April 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n I wrote part 2 of my experiences getting started with Azure Sphere<\/a>, this time getting things working with a variety of Azure Services including IoT Hub, Time Series Insights and IoT Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I spent some time “rediscovering” my desk under the piles of assorted “stuff” this week. I also, finally, put my holographic Windows 2000 CD into a frame and it looks pretty good on the wall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally got around to hanging up my holographic #Windows2000<\/a> CD "Art" in my home office pic.twitter.com\/4ldftq9Knw<\/a><\/p>— Mark Wilson ???? (@markwilsonit) May 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> The Rise of the Humans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Data Platform Discovery Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2×2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Blogging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Decorating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n