Month That Was (MTW) Unplugged : Jun-July 2025

Welcome to the Jun-July 2025 edition of "Month That Was" (MTW)", where I shared key updates and insights from the ecosystem. This was the 83rd session of "Month That Was" (MTW). This newsletter aims to bring together the latest updates, initiatives, and events happening in the Microsoft Practice Space. As always, I appreciate your continued support and participation in these sessions.

🎥The video summary

I'm excited to share a short video covering the highlights from the latest edition of Month That Was" session! This video is your backstage pass to latest updates from the Microsoft Ecosystem, World of AI and Infosys Microsoft Practice. Dive in to hear, see and discover the updates, the latest and greatest happening, events, ecosystem achievements, and future plans that are shaping the enterprise journey and beyond...check out the original post shared earlier with this video.

📣 Celebrations & Annoucement

We celebrated 7-years of "Month That Was". We started the journey in June 2018 and after 7 years and 83 sessions, we are going strong. We missed one session, when I was down with Covid! Thanks a lot for your support and encouragement through the years. This had helped me stay in touch with past colleagues, friends, partners, ecosystem players, analysts, clients and beyond. Gracias. 🙏🏼

🔍 Session Highlights

• Thematic Focus: Acceleration - This month’s theme built on prior sessions exploring confluence, experience, rejuvenation, “all-in” mindset and Behaviour. The spotlight was on "Acceleration" — moving from where are you today to a future state with a continuosly increasing speed across teams, roles, functions and market presence. We need continuos mometum!

🌐 Ecosystem & AI Highlights

• Salesforce acquires Informatica for $8B A strategic move to build a unified architecture for agentic AI—enabling safe, scalable AI agents across the enterprise. Read more
• ServiceNow Knowledge 2025 AI takes center stage, but execution matters more. Systems of Action (SoAs) are the future—combining intelligence with real-time outcomes. ServiceNow Knowledge 2025 Keynote
• SAP x Microsoft Cloud Acceleration Program A new initiative to fast-track digital transformation with AI-powered integrations and partner expertise. SAP announcement
• SAP Sapphire Madrid & Orlando Customer stories from BASF, CAF, Pandora, and Siemens Healthineers showcase how SAP’s clean core and AI-first strategies are driving resilience and transformation. Watch highlights
• NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at VivaTech Paris A powerful keynote on the future of AI. Watch here

🏢Microsoft Updates & Work Trends

• The Infinite Workday Microsoft’s Work Trend Index reveals how work now starts before sunrise and stretches into weekends. AI and agents are key to reclaiming time and focus. Full report
• Frontier Firms & Agent Bosses @jJared Spataro’s keynote at M365 Community Conference introduces the “Frontier Firm” model—where human-agent collaboration drives agility and innovation. Watch keynote

🏦Infosys Updates

• Connect 2025 & Microsoft EBC Strategic events in Orlando and Seattle focused on growth, AI, GTM, and cosell opportunities.
• Infosys AI Annual Report FY-25 Explore how Infosys is embedding AI across the enterprise. Read the report
• Sumit Virmani named among Forbes’ Most Influential CMOs - Sumit Virmani recognized for scaling Infosys’s brand through AI-first strategies and cultural engagement. LinkedIn post

📫Before we closed

• Microsoft at Cannes Lions Executive VP Yusuf Mehdi shares how creators are embracing AI as a creative accelerator. LinkedIn post
• Subscribe to the MTW Newsletter Stay updated with monthly insights: LinkedIn Newsletter
• Help spread the word Celebrate milestones and share the journey: Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

🌄 Culture & Community

• Rattlesnake Ledge, North Bend This month’s featured trail inspires us to keep climbing—both personally and professionally. Explore the hike

Thank you for reading, and have a great day ahead! - A lot to learn, adapt, accept and change for aligning to market. Hope we all are ready! Best wishes. Until next time! 👍

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