To speed interactions between operations and development, it is essential to quickly detect and fix problems that might need assistance from the engineering team. System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) , Operations Manager can integrate...

Learn how you can streamline your approach to continuous testing and improve the uptime of your business with Visual Studio 2012. Our world runs on software. Every business depends on it, every mobile phone uses it, and even every new car relies on code...

  Did you know that we just reached 1,000,000 registrations across the globe to Microsoft Virtual Academy ?  WOW!  That means that 1,000,000 technical individuals like yourself are gaining access to FREE technical trainings and learning...

Microsoft has announced a new milestone reached by the Windows Phone developer community. There are currently over 130,000 apps available in the Windows Phone Store, with 15,000 of them designed specifically for Windows Phone 8 devices. How are...

  Developers have been asking me about the revenue you can get from your Windows 8 sales, because now that the product is new, you have a very good opportunity to be on the top apps for many categories, we only have by now not more than 42,400 apps...

Microsoft's latest version of its operating system, Windows 8, has more personalization options than any predecessor. Backgrounds, themes, colors, start screen, apps, picture passwords and more can all be customized. Here's how to get the best personalization...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) team is excited to announce a new course in the popular “ Jump Start ” series of live online training events! This one-day event will feature Technical Evangelist David Tesar and IT Security and Infrastructure...

Use change to your advantage throughout the modern app lifecycle instead of resisting it by adopting agile practices with Visual Studio 2012.   When it comes to creating custom applications, too many of us live in denial. We want to believe that...

Beyond the new UI, are there any real improvements for IT? How will Windows 8 make IT and the rest of the organization better? Why is the industry reacting differently to this version of Windows? If these are the types of questions you’re asking...

As a Microsoft UAE employee for the past three and half years, I am proud to share that Microsoft UAE has won first place on Great Place to Work Institute UAE’s annual list.  This is actually the third year in a row that Microsoft has been recognized...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) team is excited to announce the second Jump Start in a three-course virtualization series. This course is designed for VMware professionals looking to get up-to-speed with how Microsoft virtualization and Windows Server...

Microsoft Gulf wishes to formally congratulate the local finalists of Imagine Cup UAE .  These young and bright students have come up with some of the most innovative ideas on how to utilize technology to make an impact and change the world and they...

By Tim Stevens http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/05/microsoft-surface-pro-review/ It's a compelling proposition: all the power and application compatibility of a laptop running a proper desktop operating system...

Summary: The future could see touch gestures move beyond use in games and casual consumption to more applicability in business productivity tasks, such as executing commands on data sets by finger-drawing symbols. 2 Comments 0 Votes...

IntelliTrace debugging is like watching a video of the stage play. You can fast-forward past the boring parts and rewind if you missed something. The one thing you can’t do is change what is happening since it has already happened in the past. You give...

  Have you heard about the Windows 8 Warriors Facebook Group and Community Page ?  If you haven’t, we highly suggest that you check it out! Windows 8 Warriors is a place for everyone, across the Gulf and the globe, to get instant access to information...

Microsoft Technology Evangelist Symon Perriman and Principal Program Manager Jeff Woolsey deliver a fast-paced class showing how to leverage Hyper-V to perform essential tasks in the Windows Server 2012 platform. Key topics include: Hyper-V Infrastructure;...

Windows Server 2012 provides a dynamic, highly available and cost-effective server platform for the modern datacenter and the cloud. Its impact scales from a few servers all the way to multitenant-aware, multisite environments in the largest organizations...

Enjoy your Nokia Lumia camera to the maximum A great built-in App that you can use to manipulate videos and create great Cinema graphs experience

Developers and Designers, we are inviting you to the first App Academy in Kuwait on Feb 10, 2013. It will be held at Gulf University for Science and Technology in the main auditorium. This program will ramp up your development skills on Windows 8 and...

In case you missed ALM Summit this year, the videos are now available on Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/ALM-Summit/ALM-Summit-3 *Update* Slide decks also available here ALM Summit 3 keynotes and sessions provide deeper insight into the modern...

if you are interested in the Nokia Lumia phones and looking to read more reviews about the phone such as the devices, software, applications and more. The Lumia Blog is a great place where you can find answers to your questions about the Lumia and Windows...

  It’s that time of year again – Microsoft Gulf is launching the second annual Open Door event across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. Open Door, Microsoft’s largest I.T. event organized annually in the Middle East and Africa region is here...

When developers want to create a navigation architecture on Windows Phone Apps they need to take care about how they want to link the pages with the Business Logic and the Data. One of the most extended programming methodologies on Windows Phone 8 and...

If you’re not able to join us in person today, please take a few minutes to tune in online.  We’re broadcasting LIVE now from the Kuwait Convention Centre with fantastic demos and announcements from Microsoft Kuwait.   http://www.facebook.com...