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over 2 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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Before Jan 31st: don’t forget to get your discount fot TechEd Middle East (specially for MVPs and UG leads)
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over 3 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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Just a reminder, since I know how quickly time flies… If you’re an MVP or User Group lead - get your 10% off for TechEd Middle East pass and FREE ticket for each 10 teammates registered. Please use this link to get the promo code for your community. And...
Another option to share your opinion with Microsoft
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over 3 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
We’re piloting another way of receiving constant feedback from you guys. Can you please give the app below a hit and pass this 5 mins survey? Thanks in advance!
Microsoft Innovation Centers – find a local one to get help
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
As a program Microsoft Innovation Centers are really cool – they are really there to help students, entrepreneurs, academics, professional software developers, startups, IT professionals, industry organizations and local governments. And finally they...
Free soft and resources from Microsoft
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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Seems like the time to collect all the free stuff available from Microsoft and share this with the community (who still believes that we’re greedy corp only :)) Please read below and share with your friends - Free betas and trials at http://MSDN.microsoft...
Test post (ignore or learn about Windows Phone 7 :))
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
Check out new videos about Windows Phone 7 on MSDN portal and real devices on Microsoft.com . Also you may want to look some cool WP7 apps demos at Microsoftfeed.com
Have you shared your opinion with Microsoft?
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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Microsoft regularly conducts surveys for customers and partners to ask for your open and honest feedback (what we did right or wrong last 6 months). And we’re very much thankful for those who sharing the feedback. The only only problem that we seems are...
The best New Year gift for an IT geek? TechEd Middle East ticket!
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
Tech·Ed Middle East 2011 is going to be bigger and even more exciting. Here's a few of the highlights you can expect: Double bigger community! Yes, we're aiming for 3000 attendees Increased content - over 200 technical sessions Extended Instructor-Labs...
A glance back on last 12 month in Middle East and Africa
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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Time really flashes by - it’s already 1 year I work in Middle East and Africa. Should say that looking back and seeing tangible results - is always a good feeling :) So here is my glance backward… But a short confession first. I’m working with truly great...
TechEd Middle East 2011 – save the date!
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
While Microsoft Open Door will bring some of the great content of TechEd’s to countries across Middle east and Africa, TechEd Middle East is going to be a full-size amazing event where you can explore things you learn at Open Door deeper with the best...
Arabic Visual Studio 2010 Translation Wiki is released!
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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The only thing that I can say is “Wow” and “amazing job!”. Both of those coming from the bottom of my heart. Thanks a lot to great team of Ain Shams University (Egypt), Al-Yamamah University (Saudi Arabia) and Kuwait University (Kuwait). In the own words...
Microsoft Open Door events - sneak peak preview (updated dates)
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
In short: 17 cities in 15 countries till the end of 2010 and a few more in 2011. The main idea of Open Door events is to bring the best content of the biggest Microsoft international conferences (like TechEd and PDC) to the doors of local IT Professionals...
Congrats to winners!
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
So, this is the time to say big thank you to all who participated in the “Enter Island": IT’s the best job in the world”. 1500 people from 21 countries. You guys rock! The official congratulation is here . What I’d like to confess.. I’m a bit jealous...
Improving support: “Fix It” with less clicks
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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I wrote about FixIt earlier . It was a pretty powerful stuff by that time already. And now it’s even cooler . I love when I can be reasonably lazier as PC User – less clicks to solve issues with all those popping from time to time issues with hard and...
At a glance view on IT in the world (and MEA)
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
So here is an interesting report IT/technology and economy in the World . Can I ask you about a favor regarding this one? Please have a look on Strengths & Weaknesses report for your country and rate how close it is to reality – just drop a...
Enter Island: Thanks for a great start!
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
Guys, first of all thanks to all of you who joined the fun already! The reason why we launched this competition on April 1st is.. c’mon how could we miss this day and not to have fun? :) But in the same time, Microsoft can’t tell anything except...
IT’s is The Best Job in the World: Win trip to Mauritius
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
First of all, if you clicked the link to this blog today to verify if the e-mail you’ve got is not an April 1st joke – congrats this is not a joke! Microsoft just likes to keep IT Community entertained :) So to the point.. Today Microsoft Middle East...
Security: real-world vs. cyberspace
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
For some reasons not connected to work I thought about security much this week. Leaving the sad story of real-world security aside, let’s focus on cyber security for a moment. This isn’t pinky either. Especially here in MEA (remember picture of most infected...
Windows Phone 7 for Developers
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
Planning to earn some more money with your application for mobile devices? Looks like it is the time to check out what Windows 7 Phone Series can offer to you. Firstly, an interesting fact – did you know that 90% of the code could be reused in versions...
Free Silverlight learning course
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
Ok, super quick 2 “yes-no” questions, my friends.. Is your boss willing to pay for your learning at professional IT-courses? Does your boss expect that you stay top-notch professional and be better than other professionals available on the market? The...
Emirates Airline – from passenger and IT perspective
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
What a coincidence - I arrived this morning from NY by Emirates flight and the first e-mail that I found in my inbox was about Emirates Airline video is published on TechNet Edge ! So have to say 2 things here: 1) From my passenger’s subjective perspective...
Share your feedback with Microsoft team
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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Hi there! Twice a year we are conducting survey among our users and customers – so called Global Relationship Survey. And this is not a type of survey that everybody just fills and the results go nowhere. *All* Microsoft planns further activities based...
The start of really great week with TechEd
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
Why I do love TechEd? Not because of content – can read it all online and watch webcast or “how-do-I” videos. But TechEd is a great chance to really meet with the cream of the cream of Technical Community . And here in Dubai this is super special experience...
TechEd Middle East – 1 week to go
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
The same time next week we will be opening doors of the first in history TechEd Middle East . Knowing how much effort and passion the team here in Dubai and across MEA invested into TechEd – it will be a great experience for attendees. Be ready for some...
Attending MVP Summit? Get in touch with TechNet and MSDN team
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over 4 years ago
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Renat Minazhdinov - MSFT
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See the message from my colleagues from Redmond. I’d personally recommend to get in touch with them to make sure that TechNet and MSDN help you as MVPs to share your knowledge.. ---------------- The Server and Tools Online Group will have two sessions...
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