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Windows Azure Platform Security Essentials Video
Here is an excellent video on Windows Azure Security. Windows Azure Platform Security...
Author: Wzack Date: 04/04/2011
All About Clouds at the Microsoft Management Summit
At the most recent Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) the talk was heavily weighted towards the...
Author: Wzack Date: 04/04/2011
My 1st Windows Phone 7 App: Top DCRM Blogs
Checkout my 1st Windows Phone 7 (WP7) App – Top DCRM Blogs, highlighting Top 10 Dynamics CRM...
Author: SanjayJain369 Date: 04/03/2011
Windows Phone 7–11,500 Apps!
Windows Phone 7 recently passed the 11,500 apps mark. Some additional landmarks: 1.5...
Author: Wzack Date: 04/03/2011
Source for Content from Past PDCs now on Channel 9
If you are like me you are always referring back to past PDC sessions for content on various...
Author: Wzack Date: 04/01/2011
Rock, Paper, Azure?
How do you stack up against the coding competition? Play weekly and find out! Did you play...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/31/2011
Microsoft Cloud Essentials now includes Windows Intune
Last week Microsoft released Windows Intune and I immediately heard from some of the startups I work...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/30/2011
Database Import and Export for SQL Azure
SQL Azure database users have a simpler way to archive SQL Azure and SQL Server databases, or to...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/29/2011
Managing Applications in Multiple Public and Private Clouds
At the Microsoft Management Summit on Tuesday, 3/22/11, Brad Anderson announced a new capability in...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/29/2011
Ignition Showcase 3.29.2011
This is a weekly newsletter highlighting new posts on Ignition Showcase that we believe are...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/29/2011
Windows Azure Boot Camp Webcast Series 2011
Explore the possible with Cloud Computing and Microsoft Windows Azure with the Boot Camp Webcast...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/29/2011
Are you coming to Convergence 2011?
I am getting ready to join Convergence 2011 (Atlanta during 10-13 Apr 2011), our biggest Dynamics...
Author: SanjayJain369 Date: 03/29/2011
TechEd 2011–Comprehensive Education for Microsoft IT Professionals
The 19th annual Microsoft Tech·Ed North America conference provides developers and IT professionals...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/28/2011
Imagine Cup - Vote Early and Often. :-)
Why vote for the next top singer, when you can vote for the next idea that will change the world? At...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/28/2011
Server App-V, New Server Application Packaging and Deployment Options
At The Microsoft Management Summit 2011, Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President, Management and...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/28/2011
See You in Las Vegas!
MIX11, which will take place April 12 - 14, 2011 in Las Vegas, promises to offer top industry...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/28/2011
BizSpark Case Studies on Azure
Hot on the heels of the case study we blogged about last week, it turns out the BizSpark team has...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/28/2011
MyWebCareer Case Study on Microsoft.com
I just found out that Microsoft has completed a case study on MyWebCareer. MyWebCareer is one of the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/24/2011
Windows Phone 7 and Windows Azure – Perfect Together
Windows Phone 7 and Windows Azure complement each other very well. If you are developing a...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/24/2011
Architectural Patterns for Cloud Computing
Last night I gave a presentation on Architectural Patterns for Cloud Computing to the New York City...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/23/2011
Windows Phone 7 Apps with AppMakr and Free Marketplace Registration
Starting today, you can build a Windows Phone 7 app quickly and easily using AppMakr. Check out the...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/23/2011
Ignition Showcase 3.22.11
The Business of Being a Software Company NYC Startup dotbox is Startup of the Day Be Microsoft...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/22/2011
NYC Startup dotbox is Startup of the Day
Congratulations to dotbox! Awesome to see another of our East Coast startups make BizSpark Startup...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/21/2011
Join Us for Tech·Ed North America 2011
The 19th annual Microsoft Tech·Ed North America conference provides developers and IT professionals...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/18/2011
See the Future of the Web at Mix11
Unplug from your day job. Be inspired at MIX. Join the conversation at MIX – see the latest...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/18/2011
No-Code Application Development for Desktop or the Cloud!
Back in November 2010 we told you about Beta 1 of a new tool from Microsoft Called Visual Studio...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/18/2011
Space still available for Cloud Ireland next week in NYC
Startups (and established software companies) looking to do business in Europe are encouraged to...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/16/2011
Be Microsoft Platform Ready!
Whether you're building simple add-ins, rich client applications, complex client and server...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/15/2011
Programming Windows Phone 7 GPS at Coding4Fun
Great post and resources by Greg Duncan on the Channel 9 Coding4Fun blog. Programming a Windows...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/14/2011
Mapping your Move to the Windows Azure Platform
The Windows Azure Handbook, Volume 1 by David Pallmann has just been published. It is the most...
Author: Wzack Date: 03/12/2011
Jumpstart Development with the Windows Phone 7 Ignition Kit
Windows Phone 7 Ignition Kit Windows Phone 7 promises to be an amazing mobile phone operating system...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 03/11/2011
NYC event for cloud based companies interested in Ireland
We’ve been working with some of our counterparts in Ireland to bring a special event to NYC for...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 03/07/2011
Microsoft US Public Sector CIO Summit 2011
I am looking forward to experience our annual Microsoft Public Sector CIO Summit during February 22...
Author: SanjayJain369 Date: 02/22/2011
Microsoft Platform Ready (MPR) for CRM
MPR for CRM, is a single-stop landing page for your team to learn, explore, develop and market your...
Author: SanjayJain369 Date: 02/16/2011
New Improved Windows Azure AppFabric CTP Released
There is now a new version of the Windows Azure AppFabric CTP, the February release, which...
Author: Wzack Date: 02/14/2011
Automate Windows Azure Functions with PowerShell Service Management CmdLets
The Windows Azure Service Management CmdLets can be used to automate many Windows Azure management...
Author: Wzack Date: 02/14/2011
Feeling constrained by the 50GB SQL Azure Limit? Try Sharding
Database Sharding is a way to partition multiple SQL Azure databases to get around the 50GB maximum...
Author: Wzack Date: 02/14/2011
Windows Azure and SharePoint–Better Together
If you have a product or service that currently runs on SharePoint and want to take advantage of the...
Author: Wzack Date: 02/14/2011
Windows Azure Capacity Assessment
Windows Azure, being a Platform as a Service (PaaS), abstracts away the OS, storage, networking and...
Author: Wzack Date: 02/14/2011
BizSpark Startup Flickchart on Mashable
Cool story on Flickchart on Mashable. 117 Million ratings? Wow! 2 Guys, 1 Passion Project & a...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/10/2011
Ignition Showcase 2.10.11
Microsoft Events! Imagine Cup IT Challenge Quiz #8 is January 31! New York–Azure Presentation Need...
Author: Wzack Date: 02/10/2011
Watch the Atlantic Economy Event Live
We have three BizSpark companies from DC participating in the Finding Work, Finding Our Way event...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/09/2011
Windows Phone Recipes
Have you been developing applications for Windows Phone 7 and found you could use some help? Windows...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 02/08/2011
Windows Phone Developer Tools Update Released
An updated version of the Windows Phone Developer Tools has just been released. This update...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 02/08/2011
Office Professional 2010 Offer for MPN Partners
Check out this offer on MPR (Microsoft Platform Ready). If you have a startup or a software company...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/03/2011
NYC Startup StyleSalt is SOTD
Very chic startup StyleSalt is BizSpark Startup of the Day today. I love this site. They’re built on...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/03/2011
Tampa Bay Network Partner STAR Tec featured on bizspark.com
STAR Tec is an incubator in that we work closely with in Tampa Bay Florida. Their TEC TALK events...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 02/02/2011
New Windows Azure Platform Training Kit and Training Course
We have released a January 2010 update to the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit & Training...
Author: Wzack Date: 01/31/2011
Need Windows Azure Help? Try an MVP
If you are a software company looking for qualified Windows Azure help you could do worse that seek...
Author: Wzack Date: 01/31/2011
Imagine Cup IT Challenge Quiz #8 is January 31!
Answer our IT Challenge Question of the Week! If you get it right you may be ready for Round 2 of...
Author: Wzack Date: 01/31/2011