ISV Video: How Quark Promote Hosts Multiple Tenants on Windows Azure

Quark Promote offers small businesses ways to create a unique, professional image with top-quality, printed marketing materials. Quark's Vice President of Emerging Technologies explains to ISV Architect Evangelist Bruce Kyle how his team implemented a multi-tenant offering using Windows Azure. He details the design decisions and the lessons learned by moving to Windows Azure and SQL Azure.

Video Link: How Quark Promote Hosts Multiple Tenants on Windows Azure

Each print vendor can receive a customized Web presence. Dave explains how Quark achieves economies of scale and is able to grow their business as volume increases. He explains the technical and business decisions made by Quark to move to the cloud.

Dave explains the steps issues the team confronted, the architectural decisions they made, and how they worked closely with consulting firm Neudesic to accomplish their goal.

About Quark

Quark introduced its flagship software — QuarkXPress — in 1987, delivering precision typography, layout, and color control to the desktop computer to change the way people publish around the world.

Quark Promote extends more than 30 years of expertise in design and publishing to give owners and employees of small and mid-sized businesses an easy and professional way to affordably promote their products and services. Moreover, through QuarkPromote.com, we are connecting an entire community of publishing and design experts with small and mid-sized businesses for mutual success.

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• QuarkPromote Lights Up Windows 7 with RIA Web Application on Windows Azure

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Bruce D. KyleISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation