Free Developer Support Offered Through ‘Microsoft Platform Ready’

Microsoft offers partners free support, training, and marketing benefits on nine specific emerging technologies. The new Microsoft Platform Ready takes the program formerly known as Front Runner worldwide.

My colleague Jared Bienz has put together a post about the marketing and training benefits and walks you through the steps on signing up and getting benefits. You can find Jared’s posting at Getting Help – Microsoft Platform Ready.

Microsoft Platform Ready Benefits

Once you sign up, you have access to free developer support by e-mail and by phone. And you get access to the tools and test tools. Microsoft Platform Ready points you to training resources for each platform. It’s the best source for how to Get Started.

Then once you’ve verified compatibility with a Microsoft technology, free marketing resources light up.

Supported Platforms

You can sign up for the free support and marketing benefits for any of these platforms:

• Windows Azure
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Phone 7
• Windows 7
• SQL Server 2008 R2
• SharePoint 2010
• Microsoft Office 2010
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
• Exchange Server 2010

Support in each program is designed to help early adopters.

Get started today at Microsoft Platform Ready. See Jared’s post on Getting Help – Microsoft Platform Ready.

Bruce D. KyleISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation