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xRM Cloud Acceleration Lab Video: Permuta Technologies
During xRM Cloud Acceleration Lab (week of 6th Dec'10, Redmond, WA), I got an opportunity to chat...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/28/2010
Mark Russinovich on Windows Azure
TechNet Edge recently posted an excellent interview with Mark Russinovich that they recorded at...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/27/2010
Free Windows Azure Webinars for ISVs
If you are an ISV or a partner you know that you had better be thinking about how your product of...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/27/2010
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Release Candidate (RC) Latest Links
Here are some of the recent Dynamics CRM 2011 RC URLs we recently announced. On-premises Beta...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/23/2010
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Top 10 in 10
Recently we hosted an xRM Cloud Acceleration Lab at Microsoft in Redmond. We had 14 on-site...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/22/2010
Drive Demand and Close Sales for your Microsoft Infrastructure and Cloud Solutions
This Partner event may be of interest to you. Session Overview: Microsoft builds a variety of...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/22/2010
Journey to the Cloud
As you can see from the diagram below no company other than Microsoft has so many cloud solutions...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/21/2010
The Windows Azure Platform Appliance for Everyone? Not!
In the world of Windows Azure there is a major misconception that the Windows Azure Platform...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/21/2010
Weekly Azure Updates from OakLeaf Systems
The folks at OakLeaf Systems publish a blog listing interesting Windows Azure posts and update it on...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/21/2010
Mix11 News Update
Be a “Best of Web” Presenter at MIX11. Are you an expert on web development, design or monetization?...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/20/2010
Building High Performance Windows Phone Applications that are Feature Rich and Azure Enabled.
In the the December 2010 issue of MSDN Magazine Max Zilberman and Dani Diaz give us specific...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/20/2010
.toolbox Design Tutorials for Windows Phone 7
Are you writing Windows Phone 7 applications and can use some help improving the user...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/20/2010
Like us on Facebook for a chance to win a copy of Glo Bible
We’ve created a Facebook page to share all the great information you get here on Ignition Showcase...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/20/2010
Windows Azure Platform Learning and Readiness Guidance
For Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and System Integrators (SIs): The folks at the Microsoft...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/17/2010
Designing, Developing, and Deploying Solutions with BizTalk Server and Team Foundation Server.
If you are an ISV with a product based on Microsoft’s very successful BizTalk Server you have...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/17/2010
Hyper-V Survival Guide
This is for the ISV who wants to know more about Hyper-V, the basis for Microsoft’s Private Cloud...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/17/2010
How Many Phone Apps can YOU Write in 2 Weeks?
If you’re Boston-based startup JMA Web Technologies and the phone in question is Windows Phone 7,...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 12/16/2010
Windows Azure Training Kit - December 2010 Update
The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/15/2010
PDC 2010 & Silverlight 5 Firestarter Analysis on Connected Show #39
Peter Laudati & Dmitry Lyalin host the edu-taining Connected Show developer podcast on cloud...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/15/2010
Save $500 + One Night Hotel at MIX11
MIX11 registration opens in late January with a special offer for early birds – register by...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/15/2010
Ignition Showcase 12.15.10
Imagine Cup IT Challenge Quiz #6 is December 14! Imagine Cup – Students Solving the Worlds...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/14/2010
Imagine Cup IT Challenge Quiz #6 is December 14!
Answer our IT Challenge Question of the Week! If you get it right you may be ready for the next...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/13/2010
High Performance Computing – On-Premise and In the Windows Azure Cloud
If you are an ISV with a product or service for industries such as financial services,...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/13/2010
Free Windows Azure Training
Here is an excellent opportunity to get free Windows Azure training. If you are exploring the...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/10/2010
BizTalk–The Road Ahead
If you are an ISV concerned with the long-term future of BizTalk you should be aware of the BizTalk...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/10/2010
Get Windows Essential Business Server Migration Kit (for free) before December 31st!
If you are an Independent Software Vendor currently taking advantage of Microsoft’s Windows...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/10/2010
Ignition Showcase 12.07.10
Imagine Cup – Students Solving the Worlds Toughest Problems with Technology Silverlight...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/07/2010
Lost finding information about Windows Azure?
If you are an ISV overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of information available about Windows...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/06/2010
Imagine Cup – Students Solving the Worlds Toughest Problems with Technology
Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition, sponsored by Microsoft. This...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/06/2010
David Pallmann on What's New from PDC10, Part 1 - Windows Azure
If you are an ISV thinking about moving your hosted or customer premises based application to the...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/06/2010
Upcoming Azure Boot Camp Webcasts
All over the world Microsoft ISVs, partners and customers have been meeting for an in-depth training...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/03/2010
Ignition Showcase Interview with Immersion Digital
Immersion Digital is a BizSpark company based in Orlando, Florida that's bringing the Bible to life...
Author: Brian Johnson MS Date: 12/03/2010
The Future of Microsoft Silverlight - Silverlight 5 Announced
Microsoft Silverlight 5 was announced during the Firestarter event. A Silverlight 5 Beta will...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 12/02/2010
Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Resource Kit
This is the official Microsoft Resource Kit that delivers the information you need to plan, deploy,...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/01/2010
Sending Email from Azure
On-premise applications often have a need to send email. For instance an order entry system might...
Author: Wzack Date: 12/01/2010
Windows Azure New Feature–The VM Role
Windows Azure Virtual Machine (VM) Roles allow you to run a customized instance of Windows Server...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/30/2010
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit – November Update
There is a newly updated version of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit that matches the...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/30/2010
Windows Azure New Features Webcast
On Wednesday December 30th there will be an an Academy Live webcast to inform developers of the new...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/30/2010
Windows Azure SDK 1.3 Released with Many New Features!
Just Released: Windows Azure SDK 1.3 and the new Windows Azure Management Portal...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/30/2010
The Future of Windows Azure AppFabric
Windows Azure AppFabric has an interesting array of features today that can be used by ISVs and...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/30/2010
SQL Azure Raises the Cloud Database Bar
In my last post I talked data storage options for cloud applications including SQL...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 11/29/2010
Have Data, Will Store in Azure. But Where and How?
Data is the most important asset in most software applications built today. This holds turn...
Author: Ken Jones Date: 11/29/2010
Design Patterns, Anti-Patterns and Windows Azure
It has been my experience that lots of things are possible and can be done in Windows Azure, however...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/26/2010
SharePoint and Azure?
Of course SharePoint does not work in Windows...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/24/2010
Roger Heim Connects WCF With Mobile Clients On Connected Show #38
My friends Peter Laudati & Dmitry Lyalin host the edu-taining Connected Show developer...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/24/2010
Windows Azure DataMarket–Enabling ISVs to build innovative applications
The DataMarket section of Windows Azure Marketplace enables customers to easily discover, purchase...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/23/2010
Ignition Showcase 11.22.10
Keynote Starts December 2, 2010 at 9:00 pacific time Hear what’s coming next from Microsoft’s Scott...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/23/2010
From Paradise Island, Bahamas
I was lucky to get Microsoft’s FY10 Circle of Excellence Gold Award; this is my 2nd award (1st...
Author: Ignition Showcase Date: 11/21/2010
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 – Raising Collaboration to a New Level
Microsoft® Lync™ Server 2010 now delivers complete presence, instant messaging, conferencing and...
Author: Wzack Date: 11/19/2010
Visual Studio LightSwitch – New .NET Development Paradigm
This post will be covering a new tool from Microsoft, Visual Studio LightSwitch, currently in Beta....
Author: Wzack Date: 11/19/2010