Startups need a solid foundation – and technical help boost
Trial & amp; Error, Pivot and Co: The initial phase of many startups is marked by changes and new approaches. In the time of trial Founder therefore need reliable IT infrastructure and access to latest technologies that provide the foundation for their daily work. Only then they can use their resources to build a solid business model and invest their precious time in core business.
But server administration is one of the few founders to their hobby and still relatively high cost for the narrow Startup purse usually already too high. Cloud hosting provides therefore a better alternative. The flexible and scalable solutions to the demand-oriented needs of young companies fit extremely well with
What many do not know: The most modern software and cloud services are available for founders of a the big players in the market for completely free
Start, build, grow. As Microsoft with BizSpark founders support
in order to promote innovative IT business ideas, offers Microsoft techorientierten founders for years the BizSpark program free access to the full range of MS technologies and comprehensive support in terms of business development and product development. Startups can quite easily grow with the IT infrastructures – and thus at rest deepen their key skills and actively participate in the technologies of tomorrow
Join BizSpark -.! It’s for free
What exactly includes the service package? With BizSpark membership receive start, develop software or a software-based product for three years various incentives: you can use just about all Microsoft applications, numerous developer tools and platform-independent cloud service Azure – best prerequisites for innovative develop technologies and to reach new customers. Total is up to five developers a BizSpark Startups month a contingent of 150 US dollars. The highlight of BizSpark: After the membership may be retained all technical products without paying anything
In addition, waiting and technical support to the BizSpark participants. With the membership founders get exclusive access to a network of partners, the direct line to the professional developer support services, training sessions and important feedback. Since the program is global go to startups can also look forward to a lively exchange with the global community. So they can use lots of potential and let their expertise directly feed into their projects and thus in the development of new business and customer groups
Digital Transformation for retailers -. MobiLab Solutions
Already more than 100,000 startups worldwide have opt for a collaboration with Microsoft, in Germany alone there are around 2,000. The Startup MobiLab Solutions is one of them. The mobile payment provider from Cologne started in 2010 its BizSpark program and improves its technologies since completely Azure: “The whole setting of the platform has us really confident after a short time,” says CEO Pouya Azimi. “We realized early on that the strength of the cloud in PaaS range: features and functionality such as machine learning can be used flexibly and expand. This allows us to fully concentrate on our strengths in developing and making eating cial technical fine tuning. “Also, the hosting of the data played a key role for the MobiLab team. “The hosted in Azure backend data are all in Europe and not in the US. This safety and control aspect is particularly important for German Retailer extremely important, “said Azimi. “For other players in the market which is different.”
BizSpark could MobiLab Solutions provide important contacts in the trade – currently the startup works for large projects with Vapiano SE, Metro Group and Deutsche Telekom together .
Azure: The Power Cloud for tech innovations
you have an idea? Microsoft has the cloud: Azure is an open cloud platform that can be quickly implemented with the idea and brought to the market – whether it’s an app for iOS, Android, Windows Phone or a Web application, and whether Linux VMs or Windows server is preferred. The integrated development environment Visual Studio includes tools, frameworks, memory and programming, such as Java, PHP, Ruby, Python or MySQL DB. The many scalable IaaS and PaaS approaches allow developers, designers, CTOs and product managers, in the shortest time web applications, Apps and Mobile Solutions extremely efficient to develop and deploy. They benefit from a strong backend and numerous APIs.
“The Azure cloud is a strategic product for Microsoft. Therefore, it is continuously developed according to the wishes of our customers. This has meant that Azure is currently one of the fastest growing products in startups, “says Stephan Jacquemot, Principal Microsoft ventures.
Startups can register up to five employees BizSpark. Each employee then Azure gets paid a month worth 150 US dollars. On an annual basis these are therefore US $ 9,000 to cloud services for each startup
For those who want more. BizSpark Plus
Ready to get a bigger piece of the cloud? BizSpark Plus goes one step further: The program is aimed at startups that have made it into a Partner Accelerator from Microsoft. The Azure cloud is the centerpiece – The Rising Stars coming three years to enjoy more comprehensive cloud services worth a total of up to 360,000 US dollars. Partner Accelerators are here, for example, the programs of Axel Springer, Deutsche Telekom or TechStars
Bring your ideas to life -. Now join BizSpark
You have interest in BizSpark? A few requirements you must meet for membership. For one thing, your startup needs to move in the field of software development and can generate no more than 1 million US dollars in sales annually. Secondly, there must be a private company that is not older than five years old. Join now – participation free and you no liability for doing
Contacts
Stephan Jacquemot, Principal Microsoft Ventures
email:. stephan.jacquemot @ microsoft.com
Phone: +49 89 3176 4174
mobile: +49 160 589 2069
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