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Want to be an ADM?

January 30, 2019 Jan 30, 2019 01/30/19
Developer Support
I’ve had the pleasure of working with customers who challenge me every day with questions that test my knowledge and experience, my ability to learn, my ability to research, and almost paramount, my ability to network amongst the vast expert resources in our consulting, support engineering, and product management teams. 

Taking small steps into Azure (with Developer Support)

January 29, 2019 Jan 29, 2019 01/29/19
Developer Support
Premier Developer Application Development Managers and Consultants are all well versed in Azure; we are all certified. Our goal is to help your organization achieve more through your Azure usage: by helping you architect a solution, enabling and training your developers to develop for the cloud, and working through a proof of concept. We can be there every step of the way from planning through implementation.

Microsoft Enhanced Application Support: Supporting Custom Applications

June 7, 2018 Jun 7, 2018 06/7/18
Developer Support
This post is provided by App Dev Manager Francis Lacroix who spotlights Microsoft Enhanced Application Support.Custom solutions provided by consultants can sometimes challenge the development groups inheriting them. Perhaps they do not have the skillset to support them and enhance them, or they do not have experience with the platforms the ...

Microsoft Disaster Response: Another great reason to work for Microsoft

June 6, 2018 Jun 6, 2018 06/6/18
Developer Support
This post is provided by App Dev Manager Rich Maines who shares his experience volunteering with Microsoft Services Disaster Response.“When a disaster occurs, you’ve entered a “new reality,” says Lewis Curtis, director of Microsoft Services Disaster Response. It won’t be enough to simply restore your systems and applications to where...

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Developers

March 12, 2018 Mar 12, 2018 03/12/18
Developer Support
If you are looking to maximize your productivity and impact as a modern developer, consider these seven habits shared by App Dev Manager Ketuan Baldwin. Reaching your full potential as a developer requires you to be highly effective. In this blog, I will discuss some principles that are important for modern developers to be successful. The ...

Cloud Computing + Modern DevOps == Productivity Gains

November 22, 2017 Nov 22, 2017 11/22/17
Developer Support
In this post,  App Dev Manager, Omer Amin reminds us that thinking about old problems in new ways is critically important for maximizing the benefits of the cloud.  The Productivity Paradox...When new tools promise higher productivity, but fail to deliver.I came across this concept last weekend when I was reading Tim Harford's "Fifty...

Getting the most from your Premier Contract

October 7, 2017 Oct 7, 2017 10/7/17
Developer Support
This post is provided by Senior App Dev Manager, Mark Meadows who shares some tips on getting the most from your Premier Support for Developers contract.A Microsoft premier contract can be a very valuable asset to you and your company.  You not only get access to a wealth of reactive and proactive engineers and services, but an advocate ...

Microsoft Best Places to Work – Chicago

August 10, 2017 Aug 10, 2017 08/10/17
Developer Support
This post is provided by David S. Lipien, Director Premier Support for Developers with a spotlight on Microsoft Chicago.Microsoft was awarded Crain’s Chicago Business Best Places to Work 2017 in April. This was a great external recognition for the Microsoft team in Chicago. As a leader of people at Microsoft and part of the team locally, it ...

Premier ITSM Testing Services: Anatomy of a Lab Engagement (Part 2)

June 29, 2017 Jun 29, 2017 06/29/17
Developer Support
Sanjeev Gogna and Charles Ofori, Senior Application Development Managers, discuss the importance of testing and spotlight the resources available to our customers as part of a testing engagement. This is the second of a three part series to discuss the importance of testing and spotlight the resources available through Premier Support and our ...

Getting the most out of your Premier Support for Developers Contract

June 28, 2017 Jun 28, 2017 06/28/17
Developer Support
In this post, Application Development Manager, Deepa Chandramouli shared some tips on getting the most of your Premier Support for Developers contract. Microsoft Premier Support manages the highest tier support programs from Microsoft. Premier Support for Developers (PSfD) empowers developers and enterprises to plan, build, deploy and ...