Satya Nadella makes use of an IBM AS/400 in 1993

I’m certain that many people have a dread of presenting to giant audiences. Presumably additionally an equal dread of pictures or video from a lot earlier in our careers resurfacing afterward.

For those who do you’re undoubtedly not alone. I’ve skilled and have a dread of each.

I anticipate that even Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, has skilled each too.

Why Satya? Nicely, here’s a quick clip of Nadella, aged 26, all the way in which again in 1993, doing a (stay) technical demonstration. which was recorded on video.

What does Satya show? Shifting knowledge from an IBM AS/400 …

… to Excel.

That knowledge is so, so a lot better in Excel!

It’s adopted by a barely awkward group Q&A as the entire workforce tries to squeeze into the digital camera shot. No social distancing in 1993.

Thirty years later, rather a lot has modified. The AS/400 has (largely) gone (partly changed by Microsoft’s personal Azure?) however Excel is just about ubiquitous.

In a manner I see this as symbolic of the switch of energy from IBM to Microsoft.

And right here is Nadella speaking about this at a way more latest Microsoft convention …

‘My daughter noticed this image and stated who’s that’.

Satya, we share your ache!