This is for the ISV who wants to know more about Hyper-V, the basis for Microsoft’s Private Cloud offering, Hyper-V Cloud . Here is a list of  Hyper-V references that is probably much more than you need to know about the subject , but it is very comprehensive. Particularly snazzy is a Seadragon...

If you are an ISV with a product or service for industries such as financial services, pharmaceuticals, and others you may be able to make cost-effective use of the technology  discussed in this post. Back in June I posted about an Azure High Scale Compute project that I participated in for a major...

If you are an Independent Software Vendor currently taking advantage of Microsoft’s Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) you need to be aware that e arlier this year we announced the discontinued future development of EBS. To help partners and customers with this transition, we made the EBS Migration...

If you are an ISV concerned with the long-term future of BizTalk you should be aware of the BizTalk Roadmap which charts the future of the product. The future for BizTalk holds plans for achieving more On-Premise Server and Cloud Service Symmetry .   This symmetry will facilitate the connection...

Microsoft® Lync™ Server 2010 now delivers complete presence, instant messaging, conferencing and enterprise voice capabilities through a single, easy-to-use interface that is consistent across PC, browser, and mobile device. Administrators benefit from a single, consistent management infrastructure,...

Those of you who know me know that for over two years I have been a strong believer in the Cloud in general and of Microsoft's Windows Azure Cloud Platform in particular. I am a strong believer in the Microsoft Software Plus Services (S+S) philosophy that the best way to build modern applications is...