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Software and Web Entrepreneurs: Go Big with BizSpark and WebsiteSpark
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Julien CodorniouSr. Program ManagerPlatform [email protected]
Alex SouzaSr. Program ManagerPlatform [email protected]
What is BizSpark ?
Software• Full featured Development tools and production licenses (VS08, TFS,
WS08, SQL 08 etc..) , for 3 years• Free Windows Azure computing time for 8 months.
Support• Professional technical support from Microsoft: Email support,
Managed newsgroups, invitation to BizSparkCamps, • 2 Free MSDN Support incidents
Visibility• Profile and promotion on the BizSparkDB.com • Connections with VCs, Hosters, Mentors, peers, etc..
Support
Visibility
Software
Introduced in November of 2008, Microsoft BizSpark is a program designed to provide software entrepreneurs all the resources they need to build
successful companies and connect them with a community of experts, with no upfront costs.
30 000 Startups can’t be wrong!
Top product downloads
BizSpark partners
Startups
Networkpartners
BizSparkCamps, coming 2 u !
Follow us !
http://www.facebook.com/bizspark
http://twitter.com/bizspark
Python Server Hardware
Over ten servers were required to attempt to meet peak traffic levels.
Frequent site outages hampered site growth.
Slow response times resulted in a poor user experience.
Site became notorious for going down during seasonal peak traffic.
Only three web servers and one active database server required to meet peak traffic levels.
No more site outages.
Capable of handling record traffic levels.
Sub-second response times, resulting in a satisfying user experience.
.NET Server Hardware
WoW Patch 2.4.0 (Python)
WoW Patch 2.4.1 (Python)
WoW Patch 2.4.2 (Python)
WoW Patch 2.4.3 (Python)
WoW Patch 3.01 (.NET)
8005860 M
4647622 M3132384 M
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23581509 M
Daily Page Views
WoW Patch 2.4.0
(Python)
WoW Patch 2.4.1
(Python)
WoW Patch 2.4.2
(Python)
WoW Patch 2.4.3
(Python)
WoW Patch 3.01 (.NET)
WoW Patch 3.1.0 (.NET)
WoW Patch 3.2.0 (.NET)
WoW Patch 3.3.0 (.NET)
648,884 K
446,806 K329,405 K
518,181 K
982.13 M
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Daily Unique Visitors
Curse.com Statistics
Each web server is capable of delivering over 1,500 pages per second.
Under peak traffic, Curse.com has delivered over 25-million page views per day, and exceeded 2-million page views in one hour -- all while operating at roughly 20% of capacity.
Between web traffic and game addon downloads, Curse.com uses nearly 7 gigabits of sustained bandwidth.
Curse has no dedicated IT department, and is able to manage its own servers.
OverviewWebsiteSpark ignites the success of Web Pros through three core areas:
Driving New Business Opportunities
o Help Web Pros to expand their reach and customer touchpoints
o Help Web Pros benefit from co-marketing activities
Business Opportunities
Providing Software and Solutions
o Provide Web Pros with fast, easy, and immediate access to current, full-featured Microsoft development tools
o Give Web Pros discounts from Hosting Partners to deploy Internet sites and applications
Software and Solutions
Delivering Professional Support and Training
o Provide Web Pros with support and guidance from Microsoft engineers and Network Partners
o Offer Web Pros community support for marketing, development, and design work
Support and Training
Offer Detail
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Drive new business opportunities
o WebsiteSpark Partner Catalog, a site where Web Pros can showcase their capabilities and be found by customers
o Partner Recruiting Portal, a resource on the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) for finding partners with complementary skills
o Web App Gallery, a resource to find and publish Web applications
Benefit from professional support and training
o Two professional support incidents per program membership for break-fix issueso Unlimited access to technical managed newsgroups on MSDNo Unlimited program support for non-technical issueso Broad community support through partners and peers
Receive software and solutions for development and hosting
o Design Tools/Development Tools/Testing Tools:o Visual Studio® 2008 Professional Edition – 3 user licenseso Expression® Studio 2 (or 3) – 1 user licenseo Expression® Web 2 (or 3) – 2 user licenseso Windows Web Server® 2008 – 3 user licenseso SQL Server® 2008 Web – 3 user licenses
o Production Hosting Licenses (if self-hosting)o Windows Web Server 2008 – 4 processor licenseso SQL Server 2008 Web Edition – 4 processor licenses
o Premium Web site control panel (DotNetPanel)
For
Web
Pro
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Benefits for Network Partners
Network Partners provide services to help Web Pros succeed in their businesses. In return, Network Partners benefit from the following:
o Ability to deliver value outside of augmenting development and design services:
Get referred by Web Pros to their clients and other partners
Connect to the community of Web Pros
o Opportunity to provide Web Pros with valuable technology-based benefits, at no cost to the Network Partner’s organization
o High-profile, global exposure as a Microsoft partner
Business Development and Market Retention
Exposure
First numbers
• More than 18,000 web pro’s enrolled• 40% with no .Net experience• More than 500 network partners• More than 4,500 new public domains
reportedExpression Studio
19%
Expression Web12%
Visual Studio16%
SQL Server23%
Windows Server20%
Web PI11%
Product Downloads
How to Join
• Call to action enroll as web professional or network partners at http://www.websitespark.com
•Questions?
http://www.facebook.com/websitespark#websitespark
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