Microsoft Solutions Advocates Overview

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?

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.

Why should I care?

• Exposure for you and your solutions• Better connection with Microsoft … learn

about the Next Big Thing• Fun!

How does it impact me?

• Participate in a monthly LiveMeeting– Includes highlight of a new technology

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

How do I join

• Send an email to msaprog@microsoft.com– 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

Now what?

Activate! =

Your Success Story+

Microsoft Technology (esp. Next Big Thing)

+Opportunity

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