NEW! Cloud Application Development technical journey for planning, building and operating your Azure app

There are distinct stages in bringing an app to life. And as you progress the questions you need to resolve change.

Get direct access to Microsoft Azure technical experts with one-on-one consultation options as you plan, build, and optimize your Azure app. As an added benefit for competency partners, you have access to these services at no cost through Dec. 31, 2016. And build your app development skill set with technical training of key scenarios.

First, discover how specific Azure workloads can help you grow and manage your business by leveraging your Azure IUR benefit. Let us show you how by attending the Grow and Manage Your Business with Microsoft Azure Internal Use Rights technical training webcast.

Step 1: Plan

Learn how to streamline your app development process by attending the Technical Deep Dive for Migrating Apps to Azure technical training webcast to understand how to use Azure web workloads and the migration paths that apply to your application.

Accelerate your cloud applications further by working with a technical expert who’ll help you build a proof of concept to develop mobile apps that scale on Azure. The Starter Kit Consultation for Cloud Application Development gives you planning tools and guidance for common scenarios, migration tips, and a better understanding of the costs and architecture of your cloud solution.

Step 2: Build

Go deeper into your learning journey with Creating Apps for the Intelligent Cloud and Connected Solutions with IoT, technical deep dives where you’ll learn how to plan, build, and maintain cloud applications in Azure as well as connect your Internet of Things assets.

Further develop your custom-built app with a design review to accelerate deployment with the Architecture Consultation for Cloud Apps. Get guidance to ensure your app avoids common product support issues. Reduce common break-fix issues by learning best practices for architecture and design.

Step 3: Operate and optimize

Register for the Enhance Your Business with Cortana Intelligence Suite technical training to understand how to scale growth by building your own apps and custom solutions. Gain a deeper knowledge of how to utilize the state-of-the art Cortana analytics platform and tools.

Follow up the training with an Advanced Analytics Consultation. Connect with a technical expert to better understand how to leverage Microsoft Analytics tools to be more profitable. Transform your business with customized advice to help you make the most informed decisions possible by analyzing all the data you need, real-time.

Across the app development process

Get the help you need to integrate Microsoft services into your cloud solutions – from architecture and design to deployment, implementation and migration – MPN partners can chat with a Microsoft support engineer to get technical tips you need to get started and successfully build your Azure solutions. Code Help is available to Microsoft Partner Network partners (Action Pack, Silver and Gold) for development on Azure, and is currently offered in English and Mandarin.

Get started today

Transform your business and accelerate your journey by leveraging our suite of technical services specifically developed to meet your needs as an application developer. We’re ready to help you accelerate new app development. Get started today at aka.ms/CloudAppDevJourneys.