Windows Azure Gear Up Enterprise Alliance Partner Capability

Version 1, March 2014

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Windows Azure Platform

Windows Azure delivers a 99.95% compute SLA and enables you to run solutions on the same cloud that powers Skype, Office 365, Bing, and Xbox. Azure provides built-in software patching, network load balancing and high-availability features. Azure offers 24x7 technical support with engineers constantly monitoring service health.

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Learning Resources

Enterprise Alliance Partner Practice Building Series Microsoft Partner Network

Learning Paths Partner Learning Center

Microsoft Virtual Academy Windows Azure Conference Windows Azure on Channel9 Patterns and Practices Cloud Design Patterns Forums

Enterprise Alliance Partner Practice Building Series

Windows Azure
Microsoft Cloud Strategy and components of the Cloud OS Story Key Considerations for Migrating and Managing Workloads with Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks (IaaS) View Recording View Recording 3 hrs 3 hrs

Data Management Services in Windows Azure

Building SharePoint Applications on Azure IAAS Building Your Dev and Test Environments with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services Microsoft Cloud Strategy and components of the Cloud OS Story Building Media Solutions and Mobile Solutions with Media Services and Mobile Services in Windows Azure Microsoft Enterprise Integration Stack : Patterns of Cloud Integration Automated deployments, Scaling, Monitoring for Cloud Services Building solutions with SharePoint and Azure Cloud OS: Windows Azure IaaS, Virtual Networks and Azure Server pack

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Microsoft Partner Network Learning Paths

Find and select Learning Paths

Sharpen your skills with training for the latest Microsoft technologies. Partner learning paths specify the training courses that can help you reach particular goals. Select learning paths according to Microsoft products, competencies, partner type and your role. After you select a path, you can add it to a learning plan to help you track your progress toward achieving your goals. You can watch a video demo of learning paths here. Use learnings paths and help your organization get credit for your learning within the Enterprise Alliance Partner Readiness Reports. Note: If you are experiencing issues viewing the Learning Path and/or the Learning Plan pages, please remove "Microsoft.com" from the "Compatibility View Settings" in Internet Explorer.

To access courses within the Learning Paths: Your organization must be a member of the Microsoft Partner Network. You must have a Microsoft ID and associate it with your partner organization.

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Learning plans and company learning paths

Create team learning plans

Team learning plans can help you to get a team of people trained or certified. You can use the tool to create a plan for your team and assign members, and track your teams progress.
Creating a learning plan is simple: Create a plan title and description Add one or more learning paths to the plan Assign people to the plan by using name and email address

Track progress and encourage people to achieve their goals

You can also create company learning paths that highlight the learning paths that are relevant to your company and makes them easily accessible to everyone within your company.

Note: If you are experiencing issues viewing the Learning Path and/or the Learning Plan pages, please remove "Microsoft.com" from the "Compatibility View Settings" in Internet Explorer.

Partner Learning Center

Your Microsoft Partner Network membership includes access to low-cost and no-cost training. Get these benefits through the Partner Learning Center (PLC). Use PLC courses and help your organization get credit for your learning within the Enterprise Alliance Partner Readiness Reports.

Unable to access the Partner Learning Center?

To use the Partner Learning Center: Your organization must be a member of the Microsoft Partner Network. You must have a Microsoft ID and associate it with your partner organization.

Partner Learning Center Courses (Windows Azure)

What is MVA?

Successful technologists never stop learning and great technology never stops evolving. Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) offers online Microsoft training delivered by experts to help technologists continually learn, with hundreds of courses, in 11 different languages. Our mission is to help developers, knowledgeable IT professionals and advanced students learn the latest technology, build their skills, and advance their careers.

MVA is free of charge, and the entire service is hosted on Windows Azure.

MVA- Windows Azure Courses/Events

Enterprise Developer Camp Jump Start Windows Azure IaaS Deep Dive Jump Start Designing Applications for Windows Azure Jump Start Windows Azure SQL Database Building Modern Web Apps Jump Start Mobile Apps to IoT: Connected Devices with Windows Azure Windows Azure Storage - Design and Implementation Jump Start Get Started with Windows Azure Today Jump Start

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Events - Windows Azure Conference

Windows Azure Conf 2013

Welcome to Windows AzureConf, a free event for the Windows Azure community. This

event features a keynote presentation by Scott Guthrie, along with numerous sessions
executed by Windows Azure community members. After the keynote, two concurrent sets of sessions will be streamed live for an online audience right here on Channel 9, which will allow you to see how developers just like you are using Windows Azure to develop applications in the cloud. Community members from all over the world join Scott in the Channel 9 studios to present their own ideas, innovations inventions and experiences. These presentations will provide you the opportunity to see how your peers in the community are doing great things using Windows Azure offerings like Mobile Services, Web Sites, Service Bus, virtual machines, and more. Whether you're just learning Windows Azure or you've already achieved success on the platform, you

won't want to miss this special event.

Windows Azure Conf 2013

Keynote: Scott Guthrie Scott Guthrie 1.36 hrs Taking Control of Your Windows Azure Services 56 min Windows Azure Web Sites Things They Don't Teach Kids in School 57 min From Collocated Servers to Windows Azure Web Sites in Three Days 32 min

Essential Iaas for Developers 59 min Developing Cross Platform Mobile Solutions with Azure Mobile Services Chris Woodruff 56 min Debugging and Monitoring Windows Azure Cloud Services Eric D. Boyd 1.3 hrs Real World Architectures using Windows Azure Mobile Services Kristof Rennen 1 hr

For more click Here

Windows Azure on Channel 9

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