What is IT Pro Momentum and how can you join this Microsoft program?
Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies?
IT Pro Momentum is a Microsoft Early Adopter Program for IT Professionals who bet on the newest technologies to drive business value for their companies and advance their career.
Through IT Pro Momentum, you will be able to:
- Discover and evaluate the newest MS technologies
- Pilot and deploy MS beta products
- Access MS Beta Product Support
- Connect with an international community of IT Pros through Momentum forums
- Share your experience adopting a new technology with the IT Pro community worldwide
Here are some program benefits offered to Momentum participants (free of charge for one year):
- Technical Content & Online Trainings
- Support for Beta Products (via e-mail)
- TechNet+ Direct Subscription
- Early Adopter Forums
- Through your local MS contact, you can share your experience with the IT Pro community worldwide (blogs, events, user groups, etc.)
These are the technologies supported by IT Pro Momentum in 2008-2009:
- Client Infrastructure: Vista SP1, IE8, Windows 7 (2009), Windows Mobile 7 (2009)
- Server Infrastructure: Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 7 (2009)
- Virtualization: Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Web Infrastructure: IIS7, Sharepoint on the Web
- Collaboration & Connectivity: Office Communication Server 14 (2009), Exchange 14 (2009)
- HPC: Windows HPC Server 2008
If you are interested in piloting one or more of these technologies just send a message to v-arizad at microsoft.com
We will be happy to work with you to determine the best way possible to support your early adoption efforts!
Thanks,
Check out these cool early adoption experiences from other Momentum customers:
blogs.msdn.com/malaysia/archive/2009/04/27/the-need-for-hyper-v-speed.aspx
blogs.msdn.com/malaysia/archive/2009/04/27/small-town-big-technology.aspx