Our team have had quite a lot of questions and discussions with partners around Azure, in both Fasttrack Reviews and at other events, so we thought it would help if we ran a couple of technical briefings to help get partners up to speed on what Azure is (and isn’t) and get them thinking about what they need to think about if they are going to move to Azure.

The details of how to book are all here and this is what will be covered:

· Windows Azure – The operating system for the Cloud

· .Net and Live Services – Mesh, Service Bus, Access Control and Workflow.

· SQL Data Services and data access

· Next Steps

The briefings will consist of technical discussion, demos and interactive discussion and will focus on how Azure can be used as a platform for development. The sessions will be small, typically less than 25, to keep the flow of conversation going, and are suitable for Technical Decision Makers, Application Architects, Senior Developers and CTOs. There will be time after the event for more detailed one to one discussions on any topics related to this session.