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The Right Services, Right from the Start

December 1, 2014 Dec 1, 2014 12/1/14
Developer Support
Scott Robinson, Senior Application Development Manager, walks us through a kickoff meeting with Premier Support for Developers and how we work with key technical and business stakeholders to build a delivery plan specifically for your business. There comes a point in every development organization when the decision is made to look ...

The Value of an ADM

November 20, 2014 Nov 20, 2014 11/20/14
Developer Support
Rich Maines, Senior Application Development Manager, discusses how a strategic ADM relationship translates into business value for customers. What if you could have your own trusted advisor within Microsoft, a resource whose primary responsibility is to maximize the business value of your investments in Microsoft technologies? The ...

Development practices to minimize OS end of life risks

November 17, 2014 Nov 17, 2014 11/17/14
Developer Support
Derrick Sharpe, Senior Application Development Manager, talks about application compatibility and how to minimize the risk associated with OS end of life transitions. In case you haven’t heard by now Windows Server 2003 support ends on July 14, 2015.  Microsoft will no longer patch Windows Server 2003 for new security ...

Microsoft Services 101: Premier Developer

October 15, 2014 Oct 15, 2014 10/15/14
Pam Lahoud
When it comes to choosing a service provider to partner with in your business, the field is cluttered with countless vendors and possibilities.  With so many options to choose from, finding just the right fit for your organization can be a daunting task.  Even within Microsoft there are many different types of services offered and ...

Welcome to Premier Developer

September 15, 2014 Sep 15, 2014 09/15/14
Developer Support
Software is our era’s driving force of innovation.  It is constantly changing how we live and work, and businesses everywhere are adapting to mobile, connected, and global economies.  Cloud innovations that open new markets and optimize resources are creating competitive advantages on a daily basis – and these advantages are capitalized ...

So many exceptions… but only one can throw

May 13, 2014 May 13, 2014 05/13/14
Andrew Arnott
When a method may throw for more than one reason, the thoughtful programmer might ask “which exception should be thrown?”Consider a method which performs argument validation, is cancelable, and also might throw based on the state of the object. What order should these validations occur so that the best exception is thrown? Here is ...