Microsoft Association of Practicing Architects (MAPA)


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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 :

Simplifying OPC UA security for everyone :

At the IoT Expo in Taipei, we were excited to announce our contribution of an open-source, cross-platform OPC UA Global Discovery Server (GDS) to the OPC Foundation. As we have done with our UA-.Net.... Know More

Dynamics 365 :

Don't get left behind - 3 ways to enhance your customer service :

Switching banks used to be a laborious ordeal, but today it can be done quickly and easily. It also doesn’t take much to convince a customer to switch—36% of consumers say the primary reason... Know More

Secure Productive Enterpirse :

Marching into the future of the Azure AD admin experience: retiring the Azure classic portal :

Howdy folks, Since we announced General Availability of the new Azure AD admin center in May, it’s been used by over 800,000 users from 500,000 organizations in almost every country in the world. The new admin center is the future for administration of Azure AD.... Know More

Data Platform :

Recap: Applications of R at EARL London 2017 :

The fourth EARL London conference took place last week, and once again it was an enjoyable and informative showcase of practical applications of R. Kudos to the team from Mango for hosting a great event featuring interesting talks and a friendly crowd. As always, there were more talks on offer than I was able to attend (most of the event was in three parallel tracks), but here are a few highlights that I was able to catch:Jenny Bryan from RStudio gave an outstanding keynote: "Workflows: You Should Have One".... Know More

Forth Coming Techchnologies :

How Microsoft is using machine reading comprehension to help create a ‘literate machine’ :

If you asked most people, they’d probably say that computers and other gadgets are pretty good at communicating information to us, whether it’s by providing directions to an important business meeting or finding the best recipe for gluten-free apple pie.... 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

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  • 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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