From SI to ISV at Speed with Kevin Francis

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• The origin story of Kevin’s life – where he lives and family background 
• A brief introduction to Kevin’s career background 
• Kevin’s journey from SI to ISV 
• What made Kevin focus on Microsoft technology 
• An introduction to cognitive service 
• With cognitive services, where does machine learning come to it?  
• A discussion about the four projects Kevin have landed 
• The type or areas of industries where it came from  
• Discusses where the word Wildmouse came from and its history 
• Introduction to Unearth product?  
• Explained the four components of Unearth – Ingestion, Analysis, Discover and Intelligent Action 
• Talks about Kevin’s journey to Unearth product 
• Shares the lessons Kevin have learnt from Unearth and Wildmouse and the thing he did differently 
• What part has Microsoft play in Kevin’s journey 
• Explained the benefits of having an advisory board member in an organization 
• The source in creating a great partnership with the Microsoft team 
• Kevin’s thoughts about the engagement right with the Microsoft team  

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