A summary of tools recommended for businesses, especially tech startups.

1. NICK LANDRY
Microsoft Senior Technical Evangelist
nick.landry@microsoft.com
@ActiveNick
Ageofmobility.com

3. BizSpark
Microsoft BizSpark is a free of charge global program that provides
free software, support and visibility to help startups succeed.
Software
3 year access to current,
full featured software
development tools.
$150 of monthly Microsoft
Azure benefits / user
5 users / startup
Support
Professional technical and
product support.
Unique offers from
BizSpark Network Partners
4 free MSDN Support
incidents
Visibility
Profile, offers and events
with opportunities for
marketing visibility.
Connection to BizSpark
Ecosystem - access to
investors, advisors and
mentors
www.bizspark.com

4. BizSpark
Over 50K startups are enrolled in BizSpark in 100+
countries. To be qualify for the program, startups must
be:
Build
Actively developing
software
Revenue
Privately held and
generating less than
U.S. $1 Million in revenue
per year
Age
Less than five years old
www.bizspark.com

5. Office 365
Rich personalized experience on all devices
using any Office version.
Your own machine, any browser, or even
offline.

7. Azure Benefits
SQL and NoSQL databases,
Oracle, MySQL
Modern web technologies
Storage
$150 of free credits
Windows Server 2012 R2
Datacenter
Visual Studio Online
SQL Server 2014 Standard
Ubuntu Server SharePoint
Server Farm
One click installs for common
web apps

8. MSDN Benefits
Office 365 Developer
Account ( 1 User / MSDN
sub, 5 subs / startup)
Multiple installations across
machines
Developer accounts for
Windows Store and Phone
Software for development
and testing
Simple per-user license
Access to newest Microsoft
products as they release
Access to older versions for
migrating legacy projects
Support and learning
through e-learning, forums
and newsletters

9. IaaS: Free Virtual
Machine in the Cloud
Windows Server, BizTalk,
SharePoint,
SQL Server, Dynamics CRM,
etc.
JDK 6, 7, 8 on Windows
Oracle DB & WebLogic
Oracle Linux
OpenSUSE, SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
Ubuntu
OpenLogic, and more

10. $116 /month
2 small instances (A1)
1 core
1.75 GB RAM
24/7 uptime
$115 / month
1 medium instance (A2)
2 cores
3.5GB RAM
24/7 uptime
$146 /month
Memory intensive
instance (A7)
8 cores
56GB RAM
5 hours per day
22 days per month
IaaS: Free Virtual
Machine in the Cloud

11. Free Cloud Backend
for Mobile Apps Apps
iOS, Android, Windows,
HTML5, PhoneGap, Xamarin
Broadcast Push w/ targeting
(APN, GCM, WNS, etc.)
Social Integration w/
Facebook, Twitter, Google
Auto-Scale to millions of
devices
Backend in C# or NodeJS
Enterprise Single Sign-On w/
Active Directory
Integrate with SQL, Oracle,
SAP, MongoDB
Enterprise-Grade SLA

12. Visual Studio
Community Edition
Modern Web
Development
Mobile App
Development
Cloud
Development
Game
Development
aka.ms/vscommunity

13. MVA
Microsoft Virtual Academy
Boost your Microsoft Technology skills
with free training. Get started today.
www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com

14. Meetups & Office Hours
Star t Justin
Microsoft Mobile App Devs (MMAD)
of New Jersey
www.meetup.com/MMADNJ
Located at the Microsoft Office
in Iselin, NJ (MetroPark)
Office Hours
at Microsoft NJ Office
Every month before the Meetup, 2:00 – 6:00PM
Office Hours at other co-working spaces
Stay up to date via the MMAD NJ page

15. • OneDrive or Dropbox: Cloud storage for files
• WordPress: Easily create powerful websites, blogs, etc.
• Safari Books Online: O’Reilly’s online books service
• www.safaribooksonline.com
• Meetup & Eventbrite: Corporate events & community events
• MyCorporation.com: Create your own Incorporation or LLC
Other Great Tools

16. We are here to
help you
Priority BizSpark Application Code:
http://aka.ms/bizsparkapply
http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark
@bizspark
Contact Nick Landry at
nick.landry@microsoft.com for pre-approval

17. NICK LANDRY
Microsoft Senior Technical Evangelist
nick.landry@microsoft.com
@ActiveNick
AgeofMobility.com