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Today, many development teams recognize how valuable services offered in the Microsoft Cloud can be.\u00a0 These services can make their lives easier while significantly enhancing their development capabilities. While it\u2019s easy to talk about the opportunity to take advantage of cloud services and\u00a0share\u00a0the\u00a0vision, many teams struggle with how to get started.\u00a0 In order to realize the benefits of any cloud solution, it\u2019s important to understand\u00a0the rapidly evolving roadmap of cloud services and provide developers with the skills necessary to successfully lead these projects.<\/p>\n
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The Windows Azure Proof of Concept Accelerator<\/strong> is a proactive service offered by Premier Support\u00a0to help customers rapidly gain expertise and\u00a0build solutions in the cloud with guidance from Microsoft.<\/p>\n \n Applying new knowledge to real projects is the key to getting the most value out of any training budget.<\/strong>\u00a0 The idea behind the Accelerator was to blend a traditional training workshop with a real project so that developers could immediately apply what they learned into a functional proof of concept.\u00a0 Microsoft builds\u00a0a training agenda of\u00a0instructor-led content\u00a0and hands-on labs\u00a0from Azure features that match your solution requirements.\u00a0 Developers learn about these features each day and have a chance to write sample code to get familiar with how each feature of Azure works.\u00a0 The highly interactive workshop runs 5-10 days and your Development team can be off and running with a solid foundation of skills and the\u00a0sample code to move forward with a functional, proof of concept solution.<\/p>\n \n When taking on any new technology or platform, access to\u00a0advisory support from\u00a0experienced resources\u00a0help to shorten learning cycles and see business results faster.\u00a0 The Windows Azure Proof of Concept Accelerator provides the thoughtful guidance any team needs to get started in the cloud with Azure.\u00a0 The Premier Support for Developers relationship, ensures access to the right resources before, during, and after development cycles\u00a0to accelerate projects and avoid costly downtime while ramping up on new technology or troubleshooting\u00a0production deployments.<\/p>\n \n The outcome of this engagement is real value.\u00a0 Customers who partner with Premier to envision and create solutions in the cloud build developer expertise and significantly extend their readiness to benefit from the cloud capabilities that are transforming so many industries today<\/strong>.\u00a0 Premier offers a wide range of proactive services aimed at helping customers get the most out of the Cloud.\u00a0 Whether it’s testing, architecting for cost, migrating legacy apps, setting up identity, developing new solutions, or refining operations, we can help.\u00a0 Contact your ADM for more information on Windows Azure\u00a0or email us<\/a> to learn more about how Microsoft Premier Support for Developers<\/a> can help you build solutions in Azure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hilton L\u2019Orange, Senior Application Development Manager, shares\u00a0how Premier Support for Developers can help customers rapidly leverage development capabilities and services in Azure. 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