Happy Valentine Day!! Happy to share a recent price break on SQL Azure (see the table below) and a brand new option of 100MB. Thank you for your continued feedback which resulted in this price break. Database Size Price Per Database Per Month 0 to 100 MB Flat $5.00 ...

The January 2012 update of the training kit includes the following updates: [New Hands-On Lab] Building a Social Game with Windows Azure [Updated Hands-On Lab] SQL Azure Labs - updated for new portal experience [Updated Hands-On Lab] SQL Azure Federations - updated to use new portal [Updated...

Microsoft BizSpark Plus is offering up to $60,000 worth of compute and storage on Windows Azure over a two-year period, to high-potential startups through select incubators and accelerators. Check the latest list of BizSpark Plus Incubators and Accelerators. Additional Resources: Microsoft News...

Do you offer any Line-Of-Business (LOB) solution today or see an opportunity to launch an application for an industry vertical, or tap a different market segment or geography . You may want to join us for this upcoming one hour webcast (Feb 8, 2012 noon ET) to learn and leverage Windows Azure Platform...

In this "Hello Azure Part 2" episode of How DO I series, let's package and deploy our Hello Azure application. Key Points: You need Windows Azure SDK for .NET and Visual Studio Tools for Windows Azure (download from here ) Run Visual Studio as Administrator to be able to use Windows Azure...

In this "Hello Azure Part 1" episode of How DO I series let's create a simple Windows Azure application (say Hello Azure), debug it and run it locally. In Part 2, let's package it and deploy it to Windows Azure. Key Points: You need Windows Azure SDK for .NET and Visual Studio Tools for Windows...

Please join us at the Azure ‘n’ Action Café for the ‘lunch and learn’ online sessions on a series of topics related to the Windows Azure Platform. These are jump-start overview sessions including demos and best practices. We are partnering with world class expert speakers...

We are hosting a half-day Windows Azure Discover Event (part of world-wide series brought to you by Metro – Microsoft’s Early Adopter Program and is free of charge) in New York City on Tue 24-Jan-2012 from 9:30am – 1:30pm. Our goal is to help ISVs and software startups understand...

In this How DO I series let’s see how to sign up a free 3-months trial account of Windows Azure . Key Points: · Free for 3-months · Does require a Credit Card but comes with a default spending limit of $0 · Monthly allocation includes 750 Small Compute Hours...

Recently several Windows Azure December updates are announced to improve ease of use, interoperability, and overall value. Here are my favorites and see here for complete details. Simplified Risk Free 90-Days Free Trial Eliminating usage above free quota limits that lead...

Windows Azure Training Kit - December Update A great readiness resource to study at your own pace and it’s available for free download. December update comes with following goodness: HPC Scheduler (3 New Hands-On Labs, 2 New Demos) Node.js (1 New Demo; download...

Scott Guthrie , CVP Azure Platform, is hosting an Azure Training Event on Tuesday 13 th Dec’11 at noon ET (total 8 Hours) along with Dave Campbell, and Mark Russinovich! Very exciting; can't ask for more.. Time Session Topic Noon – 1:30pm Getting...

We are pleased to announce following Windows Azure events for ISVs to learn and develop their cloud solutions leveraging latest offerings of Windows Azure Platform. Windows Azure Discover events provide both business and technology overview by Microsoft Evangelists. Lunch is provided. Plus a chance...

New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) is hosting BigData Analytics event on Thu 01 Dec 2011 in Jersey City, NJ. You can register here and if you would like to discuss how Microsoft can help you then find either me or my colleague Peter Laudati at the event. Meanwhile here are some recent updates and resources...

MPR for CRM , is a single-stop landing page for your team to learn, explore, develop and market your Line-Of-Business Applications leveraging xRM Framework of Dynamics CRM 2011. Here are the quick steps to get you started: Sign-In: Sign-In with your Windows LiveID Tell us about Yourself...

Here are some of the recent Dynamics CRM 2011 RC URLs we announced. Business Dynamics CRM 2011 Launch Events Notes: Global Virtual Launch on 20Jan2011 9am PST Switching Offer for Salesforce.com (Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate Editions) or Oracle (Siebel CRM or CRM On Demand...

While Dynamics CRM Team is doing the finishing touch to launch CRM 2011 , let’s get-together to network and learn exciting opportunities to grow your business. Thanks to John Verdon from TAMDR (The Association of Microsoft Dynamics Resellers) for hosting this conference, in a great place...

Pervasive Software(R) Inc. ( NASDAQ: PVSW ), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and recent “ Best of SaaS Showplace ” award winner, enables the integration and connectivity to the Open Data Protocol (OData) using the Microsoft Dynamics certified Pervasive Data Integrator ™. Pervasive...

Retaligent Solutions, Inc. , provider of mobile device and wireless infrastructure to the retail industry, uses Microsoft Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities in their Clienteling and Assisted selling solutions, to help sales associates of retail customers, in improving their productivity. Enjoy the...

Dayforce , an industry pioneer of Workforce Performance Management solutions, uses Microsoft Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities in their Web Clock to deliver more usable, flexible and interactive experience to enterprise business clients. The Web Clock lets enterprise clients set up machines without...

Pervasive Software(R) Inc. ( NASDAQ: PVSW ), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and recent “ Best of SaaS Showplace ” award winner, selected the Microsoft Windows Azure platform for Pervasive BusinessXchange™ WebDI®, its hosted business-to-business data interchange service (see...

We had a great time at 2 nd xRM Acceleration Lab in Redmond, WA during the week of 24 th May 2010. 9 ISVs built their solution prototypes using Dynamics CRM “5” xRM Framework. Few teams opted to record Video interviews. Enjoy the following videos: ISV Video Interview...

Dan Oughton from IndustryBuilt , a Microsoft Gold Certified ISV specializes in Food & Beverage , Equipment Dealers , and Fabricated Metals industries using Microsoft Dynamics NAV , discusses the use of MultiTouch capabilities of Windows 7 in their justfoodERP product. In this example, Dan shows...

Maximize the Value of your Custom Business Applications with Microsoft Dynamics CRM The xRM application framework of the Microsoft Dynamics® CRM offering is designed to help organizations meet their LOB application requirements more economically than traditional approaches by providing rapid application...

Bjorn Kuijt, from To-Increase , a global ISV and Microsoft Gold Certified partner specialize in Manufacturing , Warehouse Management & Distribution (WMD) , Construction , Retail and Professional Services, discusses the use of MultiTouch capabilities of Windows 7 in ERP Forms, used for repetitive...