Reviewing Ignite Fall 2021 with Asif Rehmani

The Ignite Fall 2021 event has now wrapped. The virtual event was full of product updates that gave strong indications of Microsoft's plans for cloud, devices, application development, employee experiences, and collaboration. To wrap up our Ignite 2021 news coverage, veteran Microsoft MVP and new MSDW contributor Asif Rehmani joins us to break down some of the major announcements and how they could shape the future for businesses, workers, learning, and, in some cases, for society at large.   Show Notes 2:00 Viva reaches GA - what are the modules available now, and what the Suite is about 6:00 - Who will be championing Viva? 10:00 - How Microsoft is pressing key messages: Cloud, Teams, and building atop the Microsoft Cloud 13:00 - What is the real opportunity with Loop? 16:30 - Microsoft betting on collaboration and maintaining context 19:30 - Do we need a Teams wish list? 25:00 - What does Metaverse mean to Microsoft? 29:00 - Looking ahead: digital twins, VR, AR, and more 34:30 - Final takeaways from Ignite messaging   More information: Asif on LinkedIn Asif's firm VisualSP Asif's recent article for MSDW on digital adoption