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Webinars for Windows Phone Developers
Now that Microsoft and Nokia have come together we’re excited to offer Windows Phone developers the...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/04/2014
Building Apps for Windows Phone 8.1
If you're an app developer who wants to design and build Windows Phone 8.1 apps using XAML and...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/02/2014
Windows Store App Development Training Videos (German Versions)
Recently we’ve released several short training videos around building Windows Store apps. As a part...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/13/2014
Windows Store App Development Training Videos (French Versions)
Recently we’ve released several short training videos around building Windows Store apps. As a part...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/13/2014
DataTemplated Controls in Windows Apps
In this video, one of our support experts will explain a method by which you can get a reference to...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/08/2014
Microsoft Azure, Your Customers, Your Future - 4 Week Webcast Series with David Chappell
If you are a Systems Integrator and are looking at Microsoft Azure to see how this technology may...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/05/2014
Building and Monetizing a Successful Partner Practice on Microsoft Azure
Learn how partners build successful cloud practices from IDC analyst Darren Bibby and Microsoft...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/05/2014
Upcoming Microsoft Azure Training Opportunities
This new blog post consolidates upcoming Microsoft Azure training opportunities and certification...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 04/21/2014
Virtual Drumbeat Office 365
Come learn the proven best practices for selling Office 365, Virtually! The Virtual Drumbeat Sales...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 04/15/2014
Windows Store App Development Training Videos (Italian Versions)
Recently we’ve released several short training videos around building Windows Store apps. As a part...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 04/10/2014
Migrate from Gmail to Office 365 (video)
In the Office Support article (Migrate Gmail mailboxes to Office 365), we share the steps to migrate...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 04/09/2014
Partners - Maximize Your Investment and Use Free Your Azure Credits! We can help you get started.
Partners, did you know that if you have an MSDN subscription you qualify for free Windows Azure...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 04/09/2014
Desarrollo de Windows 8.1 Store Apps en C#
Windows 8.1 ofrece una oportunidad para los ISV de desarrollo de aplicaciones novedosas y su...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 04/09/2014
Ask the Experts… any time
I just sat through an “Ask the Experts” session on Exchange Online migrations at the Microsoft...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 04/01/2014
Windows Store App Development Training Videos (Turkish Versions)
Recently we’ve released several short training videos around building Windows Store apps. As a...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 03/24/2014
Windows Store App Development Training Videos (Portuguese Versions)
Recently we’ve released several short training videos around building Windows Store apps. As a...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 03/24/2014
Windows Store App Development Training Videos (Spanish Versions)
Recently we’ve released several short training videos around building Windows Store apps. As a...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 03/18/2014
How to fix the ACS Error ACS50008 in Windows Azure
This video shows how to fix the Error ACS50008 in the context of Windows Azure Access Control...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 03/06/2014
Automatically Collect Windows Azure Storage Analytic Logs
This video shows you how to automatically collect Windows Azure Storage Analytic logs. Storage...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 03/06/2014
Troubleshooting and Debugging Windows Azure Web Sites
The Tech Support team for Windows Azure has put together an excellent series of short videos for...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 03/05/2014
Chalk Talk for Developers: How to use and debug Background Transfer API issues
In this talk we will take a look at how to use and debug Background Transfer API issues in your...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 02/17/2014
New Windows Azure Training for Partners
Seems like everywhere you turn these days, Windows Azure is a hot topic. We get questions...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 02/17/2014
Windows Azure Diagnostic Runtime Configuration
Visual Studio 2013 enables you to modify the collection of diagnostic data after a cloud service is...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 02/03/2014
Automatically convert your 3D meshes and assets for use in your Windows 8 and Windows 8 Phone apps
In this video blog we talk about two powerful but overlooked features of Visual Studio 2013 that can...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 02/03/2014
Getting Started with Side Loading Windows Apps
If you have worked with Windows 8 for any length of time, chances are your customer has wanted to...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/31/2014
Tips and Tricks for Developers Using Search and Sharing in Win 8.1 Apps
Join the Microsoft Services team for a look at how to develop your Windows 8.1 App with Search and...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/30/2014
Implementing Drag and Drop in Windows Store Applications
Join the Microsoft Services team for a look at how to implement drag and drop in your Windows Store...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/29/2014
Building Windows Store and Windows Phone Apps and Sharing Code
In this short video, one of our developer-focused consultants will show you how to build Windows...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/29/2014
SLA and Disaster Recovery Planning for Microsoft Business Intelligence
(Post courtesy Partner Technical Consultant specializing on Data Analytics) Service Level Agreement...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 01/28/2014
Introduction to the Windows App Certification Kit
If you are building any kind of Windows App and have not used the certification kit to test your app...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/24/2014
Using Visual Studio Templates for Designing Windows Store Apps - Quick Start
In this video we'll show you some of the default Visual Studio templates you can use to quickly...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/17/2014
Tips and Tricks for Using Notifications in Windows Store Applications
This short video/blog will focus on how to quickly implement notifications and the best practices...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/17/2014
Debugging the Visual Studio Direct3D template for Windows Phone 8
Debugging your first Direct3D app for Windows Phone 8 is as easy as changing the debug mode. This...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/17/2014
Designing Apps for Different Window Sizes
We often recieve questions from partners about the best way to manage different window and screen...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/15/2014
Build a Live Tile for Your Windows Store App in Minutes
In this 6 minute video one of our consultants, Gaurav Sharma, shares how to easily add more life to...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/15/2014
SQL Azure Import and Export
In this brief training video one of our consultants, Michal Morciniec, shows you how to Import and...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/15/2014
In Depth Training from the experts who built Windows Azure
Partners, we are excited to share with you an excellent learning opportunity on Windows Azure...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 01/13/2014
Top 10 Partner PTS Blog Posts for 2013
Reflecting back on 2013, I just dived (dove?) into the logs for the PTS Blog for 2013, and thought I...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 01/07/2014
Office 365 New Features for December 2013
Checking back in after a great holiday vacation, and wish all of our Partners a great 2014!!!...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 01/07/2014
Build and Deploy Solutions Faster: Practice Accelerator Schedule for January–March
Microsoft Practice Accelerator is a Microsoft Partner Network benefit that provides a detailed...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/20/2013
Competing against Google for an Office 365 Deal?
Our Q2 FY14 Google compete campaign was built for Microsoft partners specifically targeting SMB...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/20/2013
Office 365 New Features for November 2013
November was another month full of updates for Office 365. Partner Solution Consultant Jon...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/20/2013
Office 365 ProPlus Deployment for IT Pros
If you are planning a rollout of Office 365 ProPlus (the client bits), make sure to head on over to...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/18/2013
Implementing a Loading Splash Screen for your Windows Phone App
One of our Escalation Engineers from support put together this fantastic video for Windows Phone App...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 12/18/2013
Windows Azure: Identifying and Updating Expiring Certificates, Symmetric Keys and Passwords
For the Technical folks out there, this one is for you. If you have a Access Control Service (ACS)...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 12/06/2013
Office 365 Continuing Education
Once upon a time, you could go grab Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out, absorb all 1248...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/03/2013
Ignite Webcast - Understanding IP and URL Change Notifications for Office 365
To sign up for this webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below where you...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 12/03/2013
Windows Azure Web Sites - Deep Dive Jump Start
Website developers, here's your chance to learn how you can use Windows Azure to develop, deploy,...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 12/02/2013
Office 365 New Features for October 2013
As Microsoft has transitioned from a company that releases products every three years to a Devices...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013