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January 31, 2012 01:46 am GMT
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Paying To Serve: Microsoft Offers Accelerator-Backed Startups $60,000* In Azure Cloud Usage
The perks of getting into a top startup accelerator just got a little better. Microsoft is now offering startups in its new BizSpark Plus program$60,000 worth of costs for using its Azure cloud computing program. This includes any company that's a part of TechStarsorits affiliated Global Accelerator Network, as well as Seedcamp, Dogpatch Labs, and a list of others.Let's say your hot new startup has just launched to the public, gotten TechCrunched, and is dealing with its big first wave of traffic. This deal will let you quickly scale up to meet the demand without blowing your seed funding on emergency virtual machines. An open cloud services platform, Azure works with major development languages including node.js, java, php and Microsoft's own . net, among others -- the point, from Microsoft's perspective, is to get in with the next batch of companies before they get hooked on offerings from rivals like Amazon.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/lQGCxRXUvpE/
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