When I went to the Microsoft Partner Portal – Boom!

https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/au/Pages/index.aspx

hi folks, while at the BizTalk 2012 Summit enjoying the great hospitality, we have been hard at work forming an alliance with other brilliant integrators.

What it means for you is better service and support from us and our alliance partners.

Cheers,

Mick.

Here's the official blurb....

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Breeze is proud to announce a brand new alliance with two integration partners, offering you a global team of over 100 passionate integration experts at your fingertips. "Impack" is the combination of three award winning, Microsoft certified integration partners. It is the collaboration between Breeze (Australia), Codit (Europe) and Matricis (North America) enabling an elite group of Microsoft qualified Integration specialists to share knowledge, innovation and provide exceptional service for our customers.

Together with the help of Microsoft Redmond BizTalk & Azure teams, the Integration Alliance was launched at the BizTalk Summit, December 10th 2012.

What Impack Alliance offers:-

• You work with the pro's - when it comes to integration: with a team over 100 passionate BizTalk and Azure specialists and their accumulated experience in the Microsoft business, you can be confident you rely on the best integration professionals on the planet.
• You have worldwide expertise - at your fingertips: the alliance delivers you local talent and global reach
• We are always there - with expert 24/7 support: we support your business 24/7 with a guarantee of highly qualified BizTalk and Azure experts
• You can even get integration out of your mind - with innovative Integration as a Service: we can take full ownership of integration in your company and let you focus on your core business.

What is the main objective of this alliance?

Impack aims to deliver worldwide, high quality and cost effective integration solutions based on best practices through the use of Microsoft technologies, enabling customers to increase their efficiency and be ready anytime to enter into new competitive opportunities.

It is our endeavor to be thenumber one 'go to' partner for integration, worldwide. For customers, and as a preferred partner to Microsoft.

Please visit the Impack Alliance website for more information: http://www.impackalliance.com/

Halloween’s just over and my place was overrun with Kids of all sizes seeking high-fructose corn syrup hits…to keep them going till the next house.

It seems Scott Gutherie has all sorts of pieces he wants to chat about on this next free conference.

The world of the Cloud moves just so quickly that these sorts of events are essential to get you up to date in your thinking.

Remember what the cloud story was 12 months ago & how many new features/capabilities have been added since.

Check out the blurb and register….

http://www.windowsazureconf.net/

Now that the dust is settling after WPC 2012, I’m able to catch up on all the emails still coming from the event.

I had a picture taken with John (against a green screen) and is it’s amazing what they can do with modern technology now.

From my research a couple of points:

• Over the last 4 years, approx 200 Worldwide Partner awards have been given – 6 of them Australian Partners! We’re one of 6.
• This is the first time EVER an Australian Partner has been an Application Integration Winner
• This is the first time EVER an Australian Partner has been a Cloud Partner Finalist

See more here

Talk to you soon.

Mick.

I am still in shock over this award and are very humbled in receiving it – over 3500+ entries and our story won. Thank you Microsoft, thank you Breeze team and thank you to our great customers in which all of this would not have been possible without you.

Application Integration

Cloud Partner

So today was the day at WPC2012 to receive the award up on stage here in Toronto. Not nervous at all seeing we had a 2hr rehearsal yesterday.

What a time has this been so far at my first WPC!!! Compared to ‘techie’ conferences the dress standard is higher, different type of events and some great tech demos that are mind blowing (there was one on the keynote today where a partner had developed software around Kinect that created a 3d model of a person by moving the Kinect camera around the person, their software stitched the images together to produce a 3d model. Then the image/model was fed to a 3D printer and presto…out came the 3D person! Very cool)

So after having a photo down under the stadium we were to come out of I was ready to go….

Waiting in the tunnel:

My View from out in the middle:

Your view of the middle:

So all in all it’s been a great day, great time so far and well worth it. I was then fortunate enough to be invited to a Azure Round table discussion with Satya Nadella (President of Server and Tools) and what a lovely lovely lovely guy. He’s very switched on and a refreshing experience was had with myself and 6 others in the room.

He took away our Azure stories and feedback so let's wait and see what transpires – very inspirational stuff! Thank you Satya.

And I think I the Northern Hemisphere could be affecting me slightly…

More filming tonight and then I can relax!!

WPC Day 2.

Hi folks,

We’re looking for someone who loves technology and is currently surrounded by .NET technologies.
Contact us if you want to be part of a great team that sinks their teeth into many different projects, concepts and technologies.

The most important thing I look for is your ‘can do’ attitude, the rest we can essentially learn. Come and be part of a team that loves what they do, and do what they love.
(Makes it easier to get up on these colder mornings )

Sydney based.

If you’re interested and want to start the ball rolling - http://breeze.net/who-we-are/jobs.aspx
(I might even get you to leave your CV at home for the interviews )

Talk to you soon,

Mick.

p.s. No agencies please.

Pretty quick and Win8 is looking pretty slick.

It found all my drivers and in about 15 mins I was up and running.

Let’s see how we go over the next couple of weeks

Hey guys,

Breeze is looking for some keen .NET Developers who have some SharePoint (2007/2010) experience and would like to accelerate their development accessing the latest technologies.

If that sounds like you please visit www.breeze.net/about/jobs.aspx, we’d love to hear from you.

Keep smiling,

Mick.

Hi folks, I hope 2012 has been a great start for you as well.

Currently at Breeze I’m after 2 more BizTalk/SharePoint/.NET junior Developers to join a great team.

If you love technology and want to get your hands dirty then we should chat – ideally you’ve got sound .NET development experience and exposure to SharePoint and BizTalk.

We’re also a training company, so we will skill you up in required areas – the thing I’m looking for is a great attitude. The rest can be learnt…

If you want to get into the Software/Systems integrations space and start solving some great puzzles then let’s hear from you.

Here’s the Job Details.

Hi folks, we’ve set a cracking pace into 2012 and are in need of an additional team member.

If you love technology, we love technology and I’d love to hear from you to be part of my team.

You will be stimulated, constantly thinking and challenged – azure, integration, biztlak, sql, windows phone 7 and many other technology areas you’ll be exposed to. Integration is all about the glue we use to achieve the result.

If you’re keen for a chat check out the blurb - http://www.breeze.net/about/jobs.aspx

Cheers,

Mick.