It's official: Pepper uses Azure
Bruce Kyle, a Microsoft evangelist, wrote an article recently about the “Powered By Microsoft Azure” logo and how you can earn the right to display that.
That may sound odd to some people—why can’t you simply say you use Azure if you do? Of course you can, but if you jump through a few hoops with Microsoft, you can use the official logo 😊.
But that’s not all! Doing this also helps toward an ISV competency with Microsoft, which gets you great assistance, free software, the opportunity to receive $250 for marketing, and other useful tidbits. One of those tidbits is a press release template, which is odd for me to see—I’m not in marketing, press, or any related field—so lower down you’ll find mine 😉.
Now, about those hoops: you might be wondering how hard or easy this is? I took Pepper through the testing for both SQL Azure and Windows Azure, and it took about 30 minutes—reading Bruce’s article and watching a video. It is ridiculously easy to do once you have your application built. So go. Do it. Be Powered By Windows Azure!
Enjoy reading my first press release 😜.
For Release 22:00 SAST
4 May 2011
Robert MacLean Becomes a “Front Runner” With the Release of Its Latest Application, Pepper
Johannesburg, South Africa — 4 May 2011 — Robert MacLean today announced that it will launch a new application using the Windows Azure Platform: Pepper, in combination with the Windows Azure platform, helps enable customers to backup, share, and synchronize your Visual Studio 2010 settings between multiple machines directly from inside Visual Studio 2010—with no costs or requirements. The Windows Azure platform, Microsoft’s cloud services platform, provides Pepper with the ability to build, manage, and deploy cloud-based applications.
“Through the technical and marketing support provided by the Front Runner program, we are excited to see the innovative solutions built on the Windows Azure platform by the ISV community,” said Doug Hauger, general manager for Windows Azure at Microsoft Corp. “The companies that choose to be part of the Front Runner program show initiative and technological advancement in their respective industries.”
“The Windows Azure platform provides greater choice and flexibility in how we develop and deploy applications—for all developers, whether on-premises or in the cloud,” said Robert MacLean, developer of Pepper.
Pepper automates critical processes such as synchronization and backup of settings to the cloud, eliminating the need for local storage and lowering the chances of losing them.
Product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information, press only:
Robert MacLean, robert@sadev.co.za