microsoft solutions advocates - overview
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Learn about Microsoft Solutions Advocates - a program to foster partner success storiesTRANSCRIPT
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Microsoft Solutions Advocates Overview
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MSA Overview Agenda
• What is it?• Why should I care?• How does it impact me?• Can you give me an example?• How do I join?• Now what?
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What is it?
• The Microsoft Solutions Advocates program is all about partner success stories
Our goal is to help partners share their personal, real-world stories of success building solutions on the Microsoft platform.
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Why should I care?
• Exposure for you and your solutions• Better connection with Microsoft … learn
about the Next Big Thing• Fun!
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How does it impact me?
• Participate in a monthly LiveMeeting– Includes highlight of a new technology
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Can you give me an example?
• Ken Herron, SocialGrow• Frequently includes Microsoft when telling
their story (http://socialgrowblog.com/microsofts-windows-azure-platform-moves-socialgrowstm-new-application-to-the-clouds/ for example)
– Microsoft motivated to amplify partner success stories
– Results in greater exposure for SocialGrow
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How do I join
• Send an email to [email protected]– Tell us your name, email, and company– In a sentence or two, describe your company’s
“story” … what’s interesting about the solutions you build on the Microsoft platform?
– Must work for Microsoft partner and be based in the US
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Now what?
Activate! =
Your Success Story+
Microsoft Technology (esp. Next Big Thing)
+Opportunity
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Thanks!
• Patrick Foley, ISV Evangelist, Microsoft– http://twitter.com/patrickfoley– http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde
• Special thanks to Ken Herron of SocialGrow: – http://socialgrow.com– http://twitter.com/socialgrow