Dave Forstrom

Head of Analyst Relations @Microsoft. Alaskan-born; Jeep-driving; baseball-, apple pie- and tech-loving; always running; father to a special 7; husband to #1.

[Ben Bajarin @BenBajarin]

From a developer perspective, this @Microsoft BUILD is the most interesting in decades.

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

@danielnewmanUV @cvpayne @FoxBusiness "CEO Whisperer." 😃

[Geoff Blaber @geoffblaber]

#MSBuild feels like a watershed moment for #AI & Microsoft. Integrating LLMs at this speed & scale into core products contrasts sharply with the approach of rivals. Indicative of MS confidence in tools, policy & safeguards to deliver "responsible AI"

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

Here we go! #MSBuild
https://t.co/U4iHNtrdbj

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

@holgermu @Microsoft Let's go, it's Monday!! :)

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

Let's go, it's Monday! Looking forward to kicking off #MSBuild #AnalystDay here soon. The cast is going to be amazing! @scottgu and Rajesh Jha, @kevin_scott, leaders from GM and Wayve, and some surprise guests.

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

Of course @holgermu caught me mid drink. It was so great hosting our very own @scottgu and Rajesh Jha with my partner in crime @LauraRDodd with so many from the analyst community during our Analyst Day. Now on to @Microsoft #MSBuild.

[Holger Müller #EnterpriseAcceleration @holgermu]

Now I am looking even a little more forward to the @ScottGu and @SHanselman, will showcase European toys! #MSBuild

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

@PatrickMoorhead That had to be the peeling the "ogre" comment. :)

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

My officemates and I getting ready to join @LauraRDodd and these three execs for a #MSFTIgnite Analyst Day session: Scott Guthrie, Rajesh Jha and James Phillips. #MicrosoftCloud

[Carolina Milanesi @caro_milanesi]

1/ Reading over the #MSFT earnings call transcripts and there are a few great tidbits in case you missed them:

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

No cat-herding on my end, just these officemate dogs. Loved our time together yesterday with the analyst community. We get just as much back in insights and direction as do our customers. Back to #MSBuild.

[Carolina Milanesi @caro_milanesi]

Always great to get a chance to ask questions ahead of the official #MSBuild start tomorrow @scottgu & @jeffteper covering a wide range of topics from pandemic learnings to the future of software development
Thanks @LauraRDodd & @daveforstrom for herding cats, I mean hosting Q&A

[Nicholas McQuire @nickmcquire]

But these steps show us that Teams is rising to a new level now & becoming stickier within businesses, not solely as a meet product, but as a hub for workplace agility. This strategy is a core lever against other #SaaS firms & against Google/AWS in the wider cloud market #MSBuild

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

#msignite "From physical spaces to digital solutions to employee experiences—we’re working alongside our customers to reimagine work and learning for a hybrid world."
https://t.co/WDLvxP9N7i

[Tom Warren @tomwarren]

here's a look at a future version of Microsoft Teams that will extend to multiple screens in homes / offices

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

#msignite Igniting the imagination...and reality https://t.co/sG4YlhGAUo

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

In what has been such a fragmented market trying to address aspects of the #employeeexperience like knowledge management, learning, wellness and engagement, we're so excited to introduce #MicrosoftViva built on the best of #Microsoft365 and #MicrosoftTeams.https://t.co/AdmhaNhPB8

[Clare Henry @mclarehenry]

Great to see how FedEx and Walgreens are able to respond quickly to changing biz needs with composability. #GartnerSYM Microsoft loves innovating with our customers @MicrosoftARC

[Avi Greengart @greengart]

The @Surface Pro X2 is more interesting from a tech perspective – Windows on Arm, with x64 support coming! New semi-custom SQ2 silicon! Even thinner design! – but the $549 Surface Laptop Go is going to sell like crazy. https://t.co/ye3pDZVZyx

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

Incredible visibility into the threat landscape and #cybersecurity trends in the new @Microsoft #DigitalDefenseReport https://t.co/DUN00xF682

[Dave Forstrom @daveforstrom]

Too true @Anderson and @bobodtech, and @panos_panay on PCs + Windows = not just essential, but making us better, anywhere. Great session. #workanywhere #hybridwork #Windows

[Bob O'Donnell @bobodtech]

"The idea of working from anywhere is here forever" notes @anderson in his #MSIgnite chat with @panos_panay and he's absolutely right. #Hybridcloud was the story pre-pandemic, #HybridWork will be the story post-pandemic.