Convergence 2015

Take your business further

Take your business further View as webpage | Subscribe | Update Profile Key Headlines      Selected Videos      Upcoming Events      Featured Blog Posts In this issue Featured Article Join us March 16-19, 2015 in Atlanta, GA Microsoft Convergence is the place where leaders gather to explore, share and experience business solutions. See new innovations, gain insights from industry leaders, connect with experts and peers, and discover ways to accelerate your business. Register Now! Office 365 Government Community Trial The Government Community Cloud is available to qualified government entities. Download the FREE government trial. Harness multiple streams of data for crime analysis and judicial statistics Police departments can speed response times and create more informed plans of action with powerful data visualization tools like Power View, Power Pivot, and Power Map. Join the cloud services for government webinar Learn how a trusted cloud platform can help your agency meet certification, privacy, and security mandates; and how it can even evolve to help you address new problems and opportunities that arise down the road. Watch the Reducing Risk in the Cloud for Government webinar now. Join other IT leaders to explore the newest wave of Microsoft Innovation and Ignite your business! At the Microsoft Technology Roadmap Event, we will give you a first-hand look at the latest solutions designed for the mobile-first, cloud-first world. Reimagine and ignite your technology portfolio, gearing your business for growth. Develop beautiful, interactive & fast websites Join us for a free, in-person, hands-on WebCamp and learn how to elevate your coding – in just one day. You'll learn how the new release of ASP.NET and Web Tools for Visual Studio 2013 give you the power to build cutting-edge websites. All levels & languages welcome. Register today! Build, deploy and run apps in the cloud Calling all developers! Join Microsoft experts at free, hands-on, in-person Cloud DevCamp near you and leave with code running in the cloud! Roll up your sleeves and explore the latest Microsoft Azure development tools and technologies. All levels & languages welcome. Find a city near you!   Tune in to SLG.tv and FED.tv now Check out on-demand videos from Microsoft and its partners produced especially for State and Local Govements and Federal agencies. Mobile Case Management & Field Inspection Watch now on FED.tv Not All Clouds are Created Equal: Security & Compliance in the Microsoft Cloud for Government Watch now on SLG.tv   Upcoming events and webinars Join us to explore solutions for your organization. See our calendar of all events and webinars View calendar MAR 9-12 Savannah, GA NASTD 2015 Southern Region Seminar Learn More MAR 12 Tempe, AZ Cloudfest: Azure How to Get Going Workshop Learn More MAR 16-19 Atlanta, GA Convergence Register Now MAR 25 Online A Look Ahead: Security & the Cloud Register Today APR 20-21 Camp Hill, PA Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Conference (PA ITC) Register Now APR 26-28 Charlotte, NC 311 CS Week Synergy Group Register Today   Featured blog posts The Cloud: An Enabler not a Trend Nearly one-fourth of cities will be using shared cloud services for data management by 2018. The Microsoft Cloud for Government can help these cities realize the value of greater productivity, agility and efficiency, with the assurance of secure, private and trustworthy computing. Civic Tech is Government Tech "Civic Tech" in Government: Vectoring the collaborative, open and transparent ethos, platforms and processes of the civic technology movement into government. It's 10PM, Do You Know Where Your Snowplow Contractor Is? SnowTrax Does EastBanc has developed an easy-to-use app that can report and visualize in real time what's happening in the field during a snow event. This cloud-based monitoring system, which runs on Microsoft Azure, can be used in a variety of scenarios, but right now it is being deployed to manage the road clearing function in the dead of winter.   Resources Find a Microsoft Partner with government solutions Find support for your Microsoft solutions Click to chat live with Microsoft Sales   Manage your profile Help us, help you. The best way to ensure the content in this newsletter is relevant to you and your business is to make sure that your profile is complete. Update your profile Join the community @Microsoft_Gov Microsoft in Government on Facebook Microsoft in Government on LinkedIn Watch on YouTube Subscribe | Manage Profile Microsoft respects your privacy. To learn more please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this newsletter, please click here. To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications click here. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA