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Also with Bizspark you can have, if I remember well, like 150E/month to spend on azure for 3 years. Considering that almost any IT startup can access to bizspa

by yulaow 13y ago

Also with Bizspark you can have, if I remember well, like 150E/month to spend on azure for 3 years. Considering that almost any IT startup can access to bizspark, it is a nice thing to at least try it. Also I love the fact they are distributing their sdks for other os (linux and osx) and that they are all opensource on github

bignaj 13y ago
You can also get free access to Azure with a MSDN subscription which is nice for those who have one :)
- sixothree 13y ago
  Ours gets us $100 / month credit. Which previously was not quite enough for one medium vm.
city41 13y ago
It's also worth pointing out that BizSpark imposes no requirements or obligations on the startup. You are free to join BizSpark and never use any of its services and you don't owe MS anything at all.
- sachinag 13y ago
  They got rid of the $100 thing?
  - martydill 13y ago
    Yup, graduation is now completely free.
- tszming 13y ago
  It is also worth point out you can add up to 8 developer accounts (now seems to be 4?) under bizspark programme and the $150 credit is per developer, so the total saving for 3 yrs is up to $43200 (crazy?) Also, you can enjoy additional discounted hourly rate for up to 33%, aws/google can't compete with that. [1] http://spiffy.sg/startup/how-to-maximize-and-activate-your-bizspark-msdn-benefits-for-windows-azure/ http://spiffy.sg/startup/how-to-maximize-and-activate-your-b... [2] http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0057p/ http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0057p/
ritwikt 13y ago
+1 to that Bizspark is an awesome program for startups. We are running linux on it w/o any issues [~3 servers come free] Best part - there are no restrictions on what s/w stack you run..
neotek 13y ago
It gets even better than that if you're in an approved accelerator / incubator: you get $60,000 USD in hosting credits, at a rate of $5,000 a month. We're entirely hosted on Azure using their Linux VMs and have had a great experience with them so far.
- topbanana 13y ago
  Hmm, that doesn't really seem fair on those of us not going down that route
  - Styn 13y ago
    I think the reasoning is that if you convince an accelerator/incubator to accept you your product has a higher chance of succeeding. This will mean that the chance of you still existing (and starting to pay) after 3 years should be significantly higher.
    - michaelt 13y ago
      Many companies have discounts that they can afford to give, but they make it a bit of a hassle to get them, so the bulk of customers keep paying full price but they can also retain the miserly customers at a reduced profit margin. For example, some food retailers publish discount coupons in newspapers, so the discount is only available to people willing to go through the hassle.
NicoJuicy 13y ago
It's 115 € / month, but 150 $ / month and indeed, it's for 3 years. (i'm Bizspark myselve) And also, the support was awesome! (needed help transfering everything to another account)
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by yulaow 13y ago

bignaj 13y ago

You can also get free access to Azure with a MSDN subscription which is nice for those who have one :)

sixothree 13y ago
Ours gets us $100 / month credit. Which previously was not quite enough for one medium vm.

city41 13y ago

It's also worth pointing out that BizSpark imposes no requirements or obligations on the startup. You are free to join BizSpark and never use any of its services and you don't owe MS anything at all.

sachinag 13y ago
They got rid of the $100 thing?
- martydill 13y ago
  Yup, graduation is now completely free.
tszming 13y ago
It is also worth point out you can add up to 8 developer accounts (now seems to be 4?) under bizspark programme and the $150 credit is per developer, so the total saving for 3 yrs is up to $43200 (crazy?) Also, you can enjoy additional discounted hourly rate for up to 33%, aws/google can't compete with that. [1] http://spiffy.sg/startup/how-to-maximize-and-activate-your-bizspark-msdn-benefits-for-windows-azure/ http://spiffy.sg/startup/how-to-maximize-and-activate-your-b... [2] http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0057p/ http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0057p/

ritwikt 13y ago

+1 to that Bizspark is an awesome program for startups. We are running linux on it w/o any issues [~3 servers come free] Best part - there are no restrictions on what s/w stack you run..

neotek 13y ago

It gets even better than that if you're in an approved accelerator / incubator: you get $60,000 USD in hosting credits, at a rate of $5,000 a month. We're entirely hosted on Azure using their Linux VMs and have had a great experience with them so far.

topbanana 13y ago
Hmm, that doesn't really seem fair on those of us not going down that route
- Styn 13y ago
  I think the reasoning is that if you convince an accelerator/incubator to accept you your product has a higher chance of succeeding. This will mean that the chance of you still existing (and starting to pay) after 3 years should be significantly higher.
  - michaelt 13y ago
    Many companies have discounts that they can afford to give, but they make it a bit of a hassle to get them, so the bulk of customers keep paying full price but they can also retain the miserly customers at a reduced profit margin. For example, some food retailers publish discount coupons in newspapers, so the discount is only available to people willing to go through the hassle.

NicoJuicy 13y ago

It's 115 € / month, but 150 $ / month and indeed, it's for 3 years. (i'm Bizspark myselve) And also, the support was awesome! (needed help transfering everything to another account)

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