Microsoft Hosting University — Case Study

The curriculum

One campus, three lesson plans

Hosting University framed Microsoft's platform as a learning path. Service providers chose a track and followed it from fundamentals to advanced — Build, Manage, Scale.

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Lesson Plan 01

Build

Developer & hosting tools — choose the Microsoft servers and dev tools for flexible, manageable, efficient environments.

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Lesson Plan 02

Manage

Server management — operate and maintain hosting infrastructure with confidence and control.

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Lesson Plan 03

Scale

Cloud computing — grow from a single machine to multi-OS, cloud-scale deployments.

The experience

A Silverlight campus to explore

Bold, immersive screens built entirely in Silverlight — rich media presentation layers, animated product showcases and a self-guided tour. Click any screen to enlarge.

Home — Choose a Lesson Plan (Build / Manage / Scale) — **Welcome & lesson plans.** The campus entry point — pick Build, Manage or Scale and set your curriculum level.

Build — select a Microsoft product to learn more — **Build track.** An animated product showcase — select a Microsoft server or tool to dive into a self-guided lesson.

Inside the Build track

▣System Center▣SQL Server Web▣Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V ▣Windows Server 2008▣Expression Studio 4

Recognition

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Winner of 3 coveted 2010 Communicator Awards

Developed with the team at Merit Mile, Microsoft Hosting University took home the Gold Award of Excellence in the highly contested Websites — Computer / IT: Software category, chosen from a field of over 7,000 entries from across the US and around the world.

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About & role

Rich media, real results

Microsoft Hosting University provided a self-guided tour of the Microsoft Dynamic Data Center Toolkit (DDCTK) — using rich-media presentation layers and custom video production to engage viewers with technical content and, ultimately, qualify and capture DDCTK leads. I developed the Silverlight user experience.

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