Two Microsoft programmes are bringing Azure to NZ’s burgeoning tech talent. BizSpark and DreamSpark provide free Azure along with other benefits to our up-and-coming startups and young developers. The @BizSparkNZ team have been helping 700+ promising Kiwi startups for more than 5 years now. Through BizSpark, companies like Wipster, PageProof and Future Insight get their hands on free Microsoft software, tools and up to USD $750 p/month of Azure. Startups scale up to 10x faster with BizSpark, and when they’re ready to go big they're eligible to apply for BizSpark Plus, in conjunction with The Lightning Lab, to receive $120,000 worth of Azure. Last week the New Zealand BizSpark team headed to the Lean15 conference. There they joined Creative HQ at SUPERCHARGE in the launch of Lighting Lab XX – an accelerator for female lead startups, beginning on International Women’s day. If you know of a fledgling startup, have them visit bizspark.com to apply for help from Microsoft people and tools. We have a calling to increase the number of promising startups fuelling New Zealand’s economy. Building the pipeline of talent is part of the puzzle. Enter DreamSpark. Students get professional-grade developer and designer tools at no cost. If you’re interested in encouraging students to create the next big breakthrough in technology - or just get a head start on their career, head over to dreamspark.com. If you know young technical students, they might also be interested in next year's Microsoft Student Accelerator. Join the Azure movement and try the cloud that works with the code and tools you know - like PHP, Java and Linux. Start a free trial and get USD $250 of Azure free for 1 month.
Anna Christison Audience Evangelism Developer Experience Microsoft New Zealand
Azure IoT Suite now available The Microsoft Azure IoT Suite is now available to purchase. The Azure IoT Suite offers preconfigured solutions built on Microsoft’s cloud platform. The new Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Program helps customers quickly identify hardware and software offerings verified to work with Azure IoT services.
Highlights from AzureCon Read the announcements from AzureCon on Wednesday morning, including: General Availability of 3 new Azure regions in India, the new N-series of Virtual Machines with GPU capabilities, The Azure IoT Suite available to purchase, Azure Container Service and The Azure Security Center. Read Scott Gu's summary for more.
Equinox IT launches Wild Strait Equinox IT has launched a new company, Wild Strait, to deliver a world-first software performance product, developed in New Zealand. The Wild Strait Performance Intelligence product integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise and Tableau ‘business intelligence’ software and is used by performance testers and developers to substantially reduce the time and cost required to ensure that web-based business systems are stable and respond quickly. Equinox IT will continue to deliver its other software development, consulting and training services.
Dreamforce and Microsoft At Dreamforce 2015, Microsoft and Salesforce showcased the significant progress we’ve made since the partnership in May 2014 and announced plans to take it even farther. Plans were announced to enable some incredible new scenarios, such as; Skype for Business integration with Salesforce Lightning, OneNote Integration with Salesforce Lightning, Salesforce integration with Office Graph and Office Delve and a Windows 10 app that Salesforce will deliver.
Browse the new products from top retailers in the TradeMe Mall app or create with endless boundaries of pixelated wonder in Minecraft. It's now easier for you to access information from Xero while you’re working in Office 365. The new app ensures you have the right client information on hand before you click send.
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