I’m at OMNISSA one and the feedback has been terrible. First hand feedback customers have said it’s not worth the trip. Nothing new, and the AI strategy is trash. A couple customers that have met Kevin norlin asked how he had a job. It’s embarrassing to be here representing this company.
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The end is near.
"You people are funny, clearly not at all level where you have access to any facts at all."
There's little humor in watching someone lose their sh-t on this topic. Why anyone doubts that these Omnissa ONE events are missing the mark is beyond me. Face reality man.
How does he find time to down-vote all the comments he doesn't like? It's very strange.
The fearful and angry Brit needs space, and that's okay with me. Let him vent about what he sees as whining. That's better than the alternatives for serious anger management.
You’re all turning on each other now, sad really,
You people are funny, clearly not at all level where you have access to any facts at all.
Don't judge the whole EMEA team based on the comments of one fearful and angry employee. We are aligned with our US peers in demanding bespoke products and new leaders to reboot our business and raise the bar of expectations.
Stiving for excellence isn't whining, it's admirable. We don't fear change; we welcome it.
When Barratt left Omnissa and went to work at IGEL, it was a sign of the EMEA team's ongoing decline. Other leaders may exit soon because there's no incentive to stay, even after more than a decade with VMware. I'm done with this place.
"bring in your kit and fu-k off"
This is what the EMEA team has to offer? Seriously, very unprofessional.
The Omnissa team in EMEA is very concerned, as you can see from their angry posts. Shankar says they've been struggling with their revenue goals and that has raised concerns about more layoffs. Their managers have tried to improve morale, following the recent departure of several key people. The Outlook isn't good, and that's frustrating.
@wr what’s negative is our go to market strategy, our inability to adapt to the market, a lack of innovation, and the interest from our customers as a result. What’s toxic is our inability to listen to the market and listen to the field and adapt accordingly.
I’m sick to death of all your constant whining and toxic negativity. If you can’t contribute anything positive to this company, then do us all a favour, bring in your kit and fu-k off.
Feedback from my customers was they really enjoyed it and found it valuable. Lots of energy. Breakouts well received. I couldn’t go so relying on what they have communicated.
@dd that’s unfortunate. This show turned out to be more of a liability than an asset. The worst part is Renu and team will just locate as to what a wonderful show it was.
It's beyond embarrassing, it's damaging to what little is left of our reputation. Finding something worthwhile to share at Omnissa ONE seems to have been a big problem. It would be better to postpone all upcoming events until we have some new features to offer that customers really need and want. Otherwise we just make it too easy for Microsoft to continue to displace us at more of our large accounts.
Well that su-ks
It’s embarrassing to be here representing this company.
GTFO
I invited some senior people from my customers to attend, and they left disappointed. Our executive presentations didn't provide the level of information that decision makers need to be convinced that our product roadmap is more than small tweaks to WS1 and Horizon. I fear it was the last straw for many in attendance. Microsoft will benefit most.
No surprise. Substance matters to our customers. We have been guilty of talking about AI when we have nothing meaningful to offer that customers would find worthy of their time and effort. This event feedback is typical of what we've been told in recent 1:1 sales meetings with our customers' IT leadership. Once again, we're pushing CIOs to consider Microsoft an alternative because we're unprepared to meet their most pressing needs.