Microsoft Association of Practicing Architects (MAPA)


24966 Total Members from 2084 Organizations spread across 142 Countries Members by Work Profile: Responding to RFI/RFPs 7032 ; Part of a Business Consulting Practice 4283 ; Creating Products/IP/Solutions 6970 ; Part of a Center of Excellence 4870 Members by Workload Focus: Cloud 12103 ; Data Center 6651 ; Big Data 3121 ; CRM 2646 ; Data Insights 1528 ; CRM Online 1366 Members by Vertical Focus: Banking & Financial services 7436 ; Insurance 4038 ; Retail 4600 ; Manufacturing 4849 ; Healthcare 4207 ; Life Sciences 2005 ; Telecommunication 4424 ; Travel & Transport 2410 Members enrolled in the MAPA Champs Program: 2206 in Azure Champs since last 17 months ; 471 in Office 365 Champs since last 13 months 1014 Members signed up to register for Iasa benefits since last 12 months 580K+ Member Interactions

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MAPA - Microsoft Association of Practicing Architects is a global community of IT Architects. The program empowers its members with a community to interact and engage with fellow members all over the globe and also gives them a channel to communicate back to Microsoft. Coming with tons of free benefits, the program is continuously evolving to become more relevant to its members.

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Azure :

Mesosphere DCOS, Azure, Docker, VMware and everything between – Security & Docker Engine Installation :

In part 2 of this series, we will start to dive into DC/OS 1.9 installation on top of vSphere. Mesosphere offers few ways to deploy a fully working cluster and since I wanted to see how everything is really connected, I have chosen the advanced installation method.... Know More

Secure Productive Enterpirse :

New Updates to the Azure AD Power BI content pack! :

Howdy folks, Those of you who follow the blog will remember that in January we announced the integration of Azure Active Directory APIs with Power BI. This integration makes it easy to download pre-built content packs that give you visibility into everything happening in your Azure Active Directory tenant.... Know More

Data Platform :

PyData Seattle is next week! :

Next week, we’ll be hosting PyData Seattle 2017 at Microsoft. Several hundred attendees, speakers and teachers will converge on our main conference center for three days of talks, tutorials, and other fun.What is PyData?PyData is a regular conference that occurs all around the world multiple times every year.... Know More

Dynamics 365 :

Transform your service center, transform your business :

Service isn’t a cost of doing business, it’s a part of your business As a manufacturer, there is constant pressure to do something better, faster, or cheaper. But how often do you get a chance... Know More

Case Studies :

King County improves resident services with cloud software :

Like many government organizations, King County, Washington, has many legacy business systems in desperate need of modernization. The county is using Microsoft Dynamics 365 as a rapid application development engine to replatform these legacy applications and create new information systems. By using Dynamics 365 as the foundation for its internal and customer-facing systems, King County can get new government services out in weeks versus months, reduce development and maintenance costs, simplify technology use, and create shared record systems across applications. Know More

Forth Coming Techchnologies :

Microsoft Pix provides iPhones stylistic flair :

Microsoft has released new features for Microsoft’s AI-powered camera app for iPhones and iPads that automatically give snapshots stylistic flair reminiscent of masterpiece paintings and artsy photos hanging in the famed galleries of Amsterdam, Paris and New York.... Know More

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What's New

  • Archgarage – A platform with powerful tools, templates and guidance from Microsoft SMEs, to rationalize cloud opportunities and to build IP / Solutions
  • Additions to MAPA Champs: Linux on Azure
  • MOOC’s: Launching soon Microsoft related ‘Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)’ as a Resource.

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