Richard D. Chaves is a platform strategy advisor at Microsoft. The document discusses how the roles of IT and technology are changing. It notes that the boundaries between work and life are blurring as people use various devices and applications anywhere. As a result, people's expectations at work are changing and they want access to their own devices, applications, and data anywhere. The document outlines Microsoft's vision to empower this new world by embracing consumerization of IT, enabling mobile and cloud computing, and helping IT transform to become more strategic partners to their organizations.