The document is a report on the Microsoft Connect 2016 event, highlighting significant advancements by Microsoft in aiding enterprises to develop next-generation applications and transition to the Azure cloud. Key takeaways include Microsoft's membership in the Linux Foundation, Google’s support for .NET, and enhancements in Visual Studio's productivity. The report stresses the extensive focus on SQL Server and Azure data analytics.

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Event Report – Microsoft Connect 2016
MyPOV: A lot of progress by Microsoft to help enterprises build next
gen apps, move to cloud (Azure), made developers more
productive. Positively a big push forward.
Small in person presence for what is mostly an online event, marks
half year to Build developer conference.
Top Takeaways
• Microsoft joins Linux Foundation – If you are in it, influence it.
• Google supports .Net – Good for enterprises, more choice
• Visual Studio gets more productive, Team, CI and Mac Support
• Broad push for SQL Server, Azure Data Lake Analytics and / Store