Check out Upcoming and On Demand Jump Starts (Azure, Big Data, System Center)!

November 13:   Developing Windows Azure and Web Services

Web developers, are you looking for ways to increase your reach
and reduce your work? Do you want to find out how to build Web API or WCF
services that can access data and are hosted in Windows Azure? If you want to
build services that can be accessed by apps across multiple devices, then this
is the Jump Start for you. You’ll get the end-to-end scenario for building the
entire application. Plus, this Jump Start helps prepare you for Exam 70-487. Try Azure free for 1 month.

Two New Big Data Courses available on-demand

Developers, get an overview of Microsoft Big Data tools as part
of the Windows Azure HDInsight and Storage services in this free on-demand
course from MVA: Getting Started with Microsoft
Big Data .  And in this course, Big Data Analyticsyou’ll get an
overview of the different ways that you can analyze data for your Big Data
solutions using Microsoft Business Intelligence tools such as Microsoft Excel
and Reporting Services.

System Center 2012 R2 On-demand Courses

With the release of System Center 2012 R2, Microsoft Virtual Academy
(MVA) has new training to help you get ready. Explore these two free
online courses, available on-demand: Infrastructure provisioning and
management and Infrastructure Monitoring.