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| In this issue | | Featured Article |  | | Analysts and Advocates Agree: The Pace of Government Cloud Adoption is About to Take Off | | Forbes Insights research indicates that the government cloud will witness an upsurge from federal government customers. | | | |
| Office 365, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Cloud for Government Free Trial | | Designed for the U.S. government from the ground up, our complete cloud solution allows you to select the best tools to solve your unique problems, whether you're a large agency or a small town government. | | Introducing Windows 10 Editions | | Windows 10 is coming this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages. Windows 10 will power an incredibly broad range of devices – everything from PCs, tablets, phones, Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and Surface Hub. | | Cloud Coverage: 692 U.S. Federal Government Agencies and 3,866 State and Local Government Agencies use Microsoft Office 365 | | Citizens expect their leaders to be productive, collaborative and responsive. See the map of governmental agencies across the U.S. that use our cloud solutions to meet these high expectations, as well as rigorous compliance and security demands to further help protect the public. | | SQL Server 2005 Support Ends April 12, 2016 | | Modern applications require data platforms with enough speed and efficiency to satisfy both business and IT requirements. With SQL Server 2005 end of support coming soon, now is the ideal time to take advantage of the improved performance, scalability, and business insights in SQL Server 2014 and Azure SQL. Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit and get started with your migration planning today. | | Get an Early Look at the Next Microsoft Data Platform | | The first public preview of SQL Server 2016 is coming soon. It is the biggest leap forward in Microsoft's data platform history with real-time operational analytics, rich visualizations on mobile devices, built-in advanced analytics, new advanced security technology, and new hybrid cloud scenarios. | | | |
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| 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. | | | | | | | |
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| Featured blog posts | | CityNext Blog: Spurring Entrepreneurs to Do More and Achieve More | | Microsoft's Satya Nadella and AOL co-founder Steve Case might have more in common than you think. Michael Donlan makes the connection and shares his thoughts on what today's entrepreneurs must understand about developing cloud-based solutions for the public sector, which he calls "a market that is in desperate need of creative solutions to meet the growing demands of citizens." | | Delivering Outstanding Citizen Services Through Innovative, Low-Cost Microsoft Technology | | Grand Rapids, Mich., Westfield, Ind., and Hillsborough County, Fla., may be disparate communities but they share a link of delivering municipal 311-type, non-emergency services using on-premises or cloud-based, low-cost and quickly deployed Microsoft technology. Jeff Friedman's CityNext blog shares their stories – and Hillsborough County's video spoof of Matthew McConaughey's Lincoln commercial. | | | |
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