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Troubleshoot Lync Online Sign-in Issues
Another day, another awesome support troubleshooter from our experts on the Office 365 Support team....
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013
Windows Azure Storage Analytics
Windows Azure Storage Analytics generates logs to trace requests, analyze usage trends. Storage...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/26/2013
Check out these Upcoming and On Demand Jump Starts!
What better time to take in some training while things slow down over the holidays? December 3:...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 11/26/2013
Office 365 Mail Flow Guided Troubleshooter
Several of the top Office 365 support issues that we see coming through support relate to mail...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 11/25/2013
Capturing Snapshot in Windows 8.1 Store App
One of our Partner Solution Consultants, Jazzen Chen, put together a very nice posting on capturing...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/20/2013
UX Design Jump Start
If you are building an app for Windows, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, or a web browser, the design of...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/20/2013
How to ignore Self Signed Certificate errors in Windows Store apps (8.1)
For developers there is a rare occasion where ignoring Certificate errors is needed during the...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/13/2013
Windows Store Apps - Using Notifications
If you’ve used Windows 8 for any amount of time, no doubt you’ve seen the Notifications that pop...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/12/2013
Windows Phone for Enterprise Developers
Our friends over at the Inside Windows Phone team posted a blog last week that we'd encourage...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/11/2013
Plan Your Migration to Windows 8.1 with Ed Bott and the Windows Team (Full day online seminar at no cost to you)
By Matthew Calder Join our next Jump Start free online training event on November 14, featuring well...
Author: Kadamb Goswami Date: 11/07/2013
Support Chalk Talk - Enterprise Mobile Device Management Implementation Common Issues
Just a reminder that there is still space available in this talk that is happening next week. ...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/05/2013
Real World Windows Azure Guidance
This week I had a fascinating conversation with a team of people at Microsoft that are dedicated to...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 11/01/2013
Introduction to Windows Azure Diagnostics
Our friends from the support team have started a new series on Windows Azure Diagnostics. If...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/30/2013
Office 365 Support Webcast - Hybrid Configuration Wizard and Hybrid Free Busy
To sign up for this support webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/29/2013
Registration Open: Enterprise Mobile Device Management Implementation Common Issues - Chalk Talk
We’re please to announce the opening of registration for another Support Chalk talk. This...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/29/2013
Using Fiddler to troubleshoot HTTP protocol issues on Windows Phone
Your Partner Technical Services team has been working with our best support engineers to bring you a...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/29/2013
Office 365 Help Desk Troubleshooting Guide
Update February 2016: I've had a bunch of folks reach out in the last month to tell me that this...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/25/2013
Office 365 End User Adoption Kit
In today's installment of “Things everyone should know about, but nobody has heard of”, I give you...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/25/2013
Use PowerShell to Create a Windows Azure VM With SQL Server BI and SharePoint 2013
A lot of acronyms in the title there, but if you are the type of person that might want to use...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2013
Early Bird Registration for WPC 2014 Ends October 31st
The Worldwide Partner conference 2014 (join us in Washington, D.C., July 13 – 17, 2014!) early bird...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2013
Lync Meeting View
Here at Microsoft, we use Lync heavily to meet with co-workers all over the world, and I usually...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2013
Ignite Webcast - Office 365 Deployment with FastTrack
To sign up for this webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below where you...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2013
Developing Windows Azure and Web Services Jump Start
Are you building apps for a range of browsers and mobile devices and looking to enable seamless...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/23/2013
Walkthrough: Configuring a Remote Desktop Services Lab on Windows Azure (Part 2)
(Post courtesy Partner Solution Consultant Michael Biver) In this post, we continue the walkthrough...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/23/2013
Walkthrough: Configuring a Remote Desktop Services Lab on Windows Azure (Part 1)
(Post courtesy Partner Solution Consultant Michael Biver) I recently saw the posting “Remote Desktop...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/23/2013
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Training Blitz Update Session Recordings Now Available
If you were unable to attend last week’s Blitz event, the recordings are now available on the...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/22/2013
URL for Office 365 Outlook Web App Light
The Outlook Web App in the new Office 365 is great, and is designed to work well in the latest...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 10/21/2013
Windows Azure Business Models, Discounts and Sales Incentives for Partners
Today’s post is written by Michal Morciniec, one of our Partner Solution Consultants: One of the...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/16/2013
Windows Store Developer Solutions Video Blog is Online
Have you ever wanted to hear what is on the mind of Microsoft’s top support engineers and have a...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/15/2013
Licensing Readiness Webcast: Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry and Windows Embedded 8.0 Standard
Enterprises turn to Windows Embedded for the industry devices that delight their customers with...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/14/2013
Support Chalk Talk - Light up Your Apps with Sights and Sounds - Registration is Open
“The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment…” – George Lucas In this talk we will take you on...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/08/2013
Windows Azure PaaS Diagnostics Data
Hi All. One of our expert support engineers has shared the first of several Windows Azure...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/02/2013
Chalk Talk for Developers: Light up Your Apps with Sights and Sounds
“The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment…” – George Lucas In this talk we will take you on...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 10/02/2013
Last Chance to Register for Operation Azure
Due to the high number of registrations for Operation Azure we’ve increased the number of available...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/26/2013
C# Training from Microsoft Virtual Academy
Developing Windows apps using C# is one of the most popular training series to date from MVA! Here...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/24/2013
Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference
New dates have been announced: The Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference will be held February...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/24/2013
Come to Redmond and learn how to sell Office 365!
O365 Drumbeat Sales Day - Redmond, WA October 9, 2013 from 8:00am - 5:00pm Microsoft would like to...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 09/23/2013
Configuring SharePoint 2013 Forms-Based Authentication with SQLMemberShipProvider
Post courtesy Partner Solution Consultant Priyo Lahiri Background With SharePoint 2013, a lot of...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 09/20/2013
Configuring SharePoint 2013 Search with PowerShell
Post courtesy Partner Solution Consultant Priyo Lahiri: I wrote this script for a demo during our...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 09/19/2013
Additional Seats Available: Windows Azure Mobile Services Deep Dive with Tech Support
This event has been completed. if you missed it, we’ve posted a raw recording if you would...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/18/2013
Azure Benefit Now Extended
Azure Benefit Now Extended to Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN and MSDN Platforms We're...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/10/2013
Operation Azure Infrastructure as a Service Virtual Training
Operation Azure: Infrastructure as a Service 8 Week Virtual Training Program October 4 thru November...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/10/2013
Windows Azure Mobile Services Deep Dive with Tech Support
This event has been completed. if you missed it, we’ve posted a raw recording if you would...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/09/2013
Developing ASP.NET MVC4 Web Applications Jump Start - Free Training
Attention, all developers for the Microsoft platform. Are you ready to start building enterprise web...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/04/2013
MPN Competency Exams at a Discount (up to 50% off)
If you are like me saving some money is always a good thing. There has been quite a bit of chatter...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 09/04/2013
Customizing the AD FS Sign-in Pages–with PowerShell
In Windows Server 2012 R2, administrators can customize the overall look and feel of the AD FS web...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/31/2013
Microsoft Office 365 Single Sign-On (SSO) with Shibboleth 2
As part of the refreshed Practice Accelerator for Office 365 training (new content and new dates...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/31/2013
Need more space in the Cloud? We have you covered!
Two huge Office 365 announcements! From the SharePoint Online Team: SkyDrive Pro increases...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/29/2013