There are two Microsoft Platform Ready tests for organizations building applications on SQL Server. Successful completion also provide one of the key steps toward a Silver Competency on Microsoft Platform Network. The tests are: The Microsoft Platform Ready SQL Server Test – This test will...

Private Cloud test will apply to the Silver ISV Competency in the coming months and a Windows Azure MPR test will apply to the Gold ISV Competency in October. The announcements were made on the Microsoft Partner Network site. Changes to Other Competencies Also of interest to ISVs, changes to the...

The MPR website has been updated to include Office 365 under the Develop Tab . Here are some of the resource available at the site: Microsoft Office 365 Resources Online Services Get free access to Office 365 tools and resources by signing up for the online services beta to get a full-featured...

Get $250 USD to help market your Windows Azure compatible application when you verify application compatibility through Microsoft Platform Ready ! To participate : Take a screenshot of the Test Tab in Microsoft Platform Ready indicating that your application is verified compatible between April...

The first 400 eligible companies that verify a compatible SQL Server 2008 Express, SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 application on www.microsoftplatformready.com between April 25, 2011 and May 31, 2011 will receive a $50 USD American Express gift card. View Promotion Terms & Conditions . ...

We know that getting to the cloud is not always straight forward. That's why we are committed to bringing you the latest tools and resources to help you to quickly get your solution cloud-ready. We would like to introduce you to the FullArmor CloudApp Studio, it makes it easy to rapidly deploy applications...

We’ve brought the entire SQL Server family into MPR, including SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 Express or SQL SQL Serve r 2008 R2.There's still the same great technical resources, training support and testing tools available, but now for the entire SQL Server family. Microsoft Platform Ready ...

  If you are developing an application, you might be interested in the following resources to help you get compatible and to make the most of the Windows Azure platform. For more information please visit Microsoft Platform Ready and MSDEV. If you have any questions please contact the team at: 1...

  The purpose of this blog post is to help provide guidance around a common scenario where the partner receives submission errors when they directly upload the XML results into MPR. I’d like to thank Monty Nail on the Microsoft Platform Ready (MPR) team for contributing content for this blog post...

If you or your company is part of the Microsoft Platform Ready (MPR) program these videos should provide insight on the MPR Test Tools. These four videos cover Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Azure/SQL Azure, and SQL Server 2008 R2. If you are not familiar with the MPR program ; MPR provides...

The January update is now available for download . The kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you learn how to use Windows Azure, SQL Azure and the Windows Azure AppFabric. Other features include several new demo scripts and an improved mechanism to install Visual Studio code snippets...

If you’re a PHP developer and new to Windows Azure, here are some updated tutorials and links to several tools.  New Tutorials posted on http://azurephp.interoperabilitybridges.com/ , Offloading work to PHP Worker Roles on Windows Azure By craigkitterman Quicksteps to get started with PHP on Windows...

This is part 6 in a weekly series of blog post created by my office mate and Academic Evangelist @kennyspade. In this weeks tutorial, Kenny will be adding basic AI, and then showing how easily you can scale out more enemies in the Triangle Shooter Game. The previous tutorials covered an introduction...

Get your application compatible with Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2 or Windows Azure between November 22, 2010 to January 31, 2011 by passing the MPR Free online compatibility test to receive a free copy of Microsoft Office Professional 2010!  Office 2010 gives you the best...

Silver Competency Testing Details (Effective October 2010) I wanted to outline one of the requirements of earning the Microsoft Silver ISV/Software competency. Your organization must deliver one software application or solution that must pass one of the following application tests. Please visit the partner...

The Windows Summit is a for those that want to build solutions with Internet Explorer 9 and/or those that test Windows 7 PCs, devices, and software. The team has just posted IE9 sessions that highlight the latest web platform capabilities in IE9. There are eight presentation s that cover many aspects...