MICROSOFT Join the Tech Elite V2 SUMMER CONTEST 2013

MICROSOFT “Join the Tech Elite v2” SUMMER CONTEST 2013

Microsoft Virtual Academy platform contest for IT Professionals and Developers

OFFICIAL RULES

Common terms used in these rules:

These are the official rules that govern how the Microsoft promotion called “Join the tech elite v2” will operate. This promotion will be simply referred to as the “Contest” throughout the rest of these rules.

In these rules, “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to the applicable Microsoft entity listed in Section 13 below, the Organizer of the Contest. “You,” “yourself” refers to an eligible Contest entrant.

1. CONTEST DESCRIPTION:

This is a skill-based Contest and chance plays no part in the determination of the winner(s).

The Contest aims to provide participants access to a cloud-based learning experience focusing on Microsoft Technologies and products. The Contest rewards the participant that successfully passed as many Microsoft Virtual Academy courses as possible from the selected courses for the developers and IT professionals section and gained the most points in their respective country and respective section during the month of August 2013.

The Contest includes 2 sections: 1 for the IT professionals and 1 for the developers.

A) IT PROFESSIONALS SECTION OF THE CONTEST

The IT Professionals dedicated MVA courses subject to this Contest are the following 59 courses in English and 32 courses Russian. Please note you can take the course in as many languages as you want, but for this contest they will be counted in only one language.

Windows Server 2012 Courses in English (23 courses)

1. Licensing Windows Server 2012

2. Windows Server 2012 Training: Technical Overview

3. Build a Private Cloud with Windows Server & System Center Jump Start

4. Introduction to Hyper-V Jump Start

5. Microsoft Solution Accelerators for the Datacenter and Private Cloud

6. Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals Jump Start

7. Microsoft Virtualization: VMware Professionals

8. Office Hours Recording (1/15/2013) | Windows Server 2012 & Windows 8

9. Upgrading Skills to Windows Server 2012 Jump Start

10. Using Microsoft VDI to Enable New Workstyles Jump Start

11. Windows Server 2012 Essentials

12. Windows Server 2012 Jump Start: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution

13. Windows Server 2012 Training: Networking

14. Windows Server 2012: Identity and Access

15. Windows Server 2012: Management & Automation

16. Windows Server 2012: Server Virtualization

17. Windows Server 2012: Solution Accelerators

18. Windows Server 2012: Storage

19. Windows Server 2012: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

20. Windows Server 2012: Web and Application Platform

21. Migrating to Windows Server 2012 Training

22. Windows Server 2012 Direct Access Training

23. Move to Hybrid Cloud with System Center & Windows Azure Jump Start

Windows Server 2012 Courses in Russian (11 courses)

1. Windows Server 2012: Серверная виртуализация

2. Windows Server 2012: Сетевая инфраструктура

3. Windows Server 2012: Системы хранения данных

4. Windows Server 2012: Управляемость и автоматизация

5. Введение в Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services

6. Введение в Windows Server 2012 RDS и Application Virtualization 5.0

7. Миграция на Windows Server 2012 – Часть 1

8. Новые возможности Windows Server 2012. Часть 1. Виртуализация, сети, хранилища

9. Новые возможности Windows Server 2012. Часть 2

10. Что нового в Windows Server 2012 - обзор возможностей

11. Секреты виртуализации Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

System Management Courses in English (20 courses)

1. Private Cloud Licensing

2. System Center 2012: Transform The Datacenter Immersion

3. Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud

4. MVA Live Q&A: Microsoft Virtualization

5. MVA Live Q&A: System Center 2012

6. Private Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Management

7. Private Cloud Training: Service Delivery and Automation

8. Private Cloud: Application Services Management

9. Private Cloud: Infrastructure Components

10. System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Updates

11. System Center 2012 SP1: Capabilities

12. System Center 2012: Data Protection Manager (DPM)

13. System Center 2012: Licensing Overview

14. System Center 2012: Operations Manager (SCOM)

15. System Center 2012: Orchestrator (SCO) & Service Manager (SCSM)

16. System Center Advisor

17. What’s New in System Center 2012

18. Enable the Consumerization of IT Jump Start

19. Microsoft Tools for VMware Integration & Migration Jump Start

20. System Center 2012 Service Manager: Planning, Deploying, Managing

System Management Courses in Russian (12 courses)

1. System Center App Controller: Обзор и интеграция с Windows Azure

2. System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012

3. Обзор System Center 2012 Orchestrator

4. Обзор System Center Advisor

5. Обзор System Center Data Protection Manager 2012

6. Обзор System Center Operations Manager 2012

7. Частное облако. Вводный курс.

8. Новые возможности Частного облака

9. Обзор System Center 2012

10. Построение частного облака с помощью System Center 2012

11. Применение System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Часть 1

12. Управление виртуализацией

Windows 8 Courses in English (12 courses)

1. Licensing Windows 8

2. Microsoft Licensing Fundamentals

3. Operating and Managing a Secure Windows 8 Environment

4. Deploying Windows 8

5. Exploring Windows 8

6. Planning and Preparing for Windows 8

7. Tune Your Site and Web Apps to Maximize Traffic Jump Start

8. Windows 8 for IT Pros Jump Start

9. Windows Intune - Manage & Operate

10. Windows Intune - Planning

11. Windows Intune for IT Professionals Jump Start

12. Windows 8 Security Insights

Windows 8 Courses in Russian (4 courses)

1. Обновление сертификации MCITP до MCSA Windows 8

2. Технический обзор Windows 8

3. Развертывание Windows 8 на предприятии

4. Разработка приложений Windows 8 с использованием Windows Azure Mobile Services

Windows Azure Courses in English (4 courses)

1. Configuring and deploying Microsoft's Private Cloud

2. Datacenter For A Private Cloud : Windows Server 2008 R2

3. Overview of Windows Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS)

4. Windows Azure for IT Pros Jump Start

Windows Azure Courses in Russian (5 courses)

1. Разработка приложений Windows 8 с использованием Windows Azure Mobile Services

2. HPC-кластеры по запросу в Windows Azure

3. Создание облачных веб-приложений в Windows Azure Web Sites

4. Обзор безопасности Windows Azure

5. Введение для разработчика: хранилища в Windows Azure

If any new courses will be launched in the course of the month of August 2013 under the above mentioned courses clusters (Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, System Management and Windows Azure) they will be automatically added into the competition courses list.

b) DEVELOPERS SECTION OF THE CONTEST:

The Developer dedicated MVA courses subject to this Contest are the following ones (18 courses):

1. Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Jump Start

2. Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start

3. Building Apps for Windows Phone 8 Jump Start

4. Building Business Apps with Visual Studio Lightswitch

5. Building Web Apps with ASP.NET Jump Start

6. Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start

7. Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C# Jump Start

8. MVA Live Q&A: Programming Windows with Charles Petzold

9. Programming in C# Jump Start

10. Tune Your Site and Web Apps to Maximize Traffic Jump Start

11. Windows 8 UX Design Jump Start

12. Advanced Windows Store App Development using C# Jump Start

13. Planning & Designing a Lync Server 2010 Jump Start

14. Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 (exam 70-498) Jump Start

15. Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012 (exam 70-497) Jump Start

16. Administering Visual Studio TFS 2012 (exam 496) Jump Start

17. Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 Jump Start

18. XAML Deep Dive for Windows & Windows Phone Apps Jump Start

If any new courses will be launched in the course of the month of August 2013 under the above mentioned courses clusters (Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Visual Studio 2012) they will be automatically added into the competition courses list.

All eligible entrants will be judged using the criteria described below to determine winners.

2. WHAT ARE THE START AND END DATES?

The Contest commences at 12:01 AM on August 1st 2013 (CET) and ends at 11:59 PM on August 30th 2013(CET).

3. CAN YOU ENTER?

You are eligible to enter this Contest if you meet the following requirements:

You are a legal resident of the any of following countries Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and you are 18 years or older at the time of entry; and

§ You are NOT an employee of Microsoft Corporation or an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary; and

§ You are NOT involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest; and

§ You are NOT a governmental official; and

§ You are NOT an immediate family (parent, sibling, spouse, and child) or household member of a Microsoft employee, an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary, or a person involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest.

This Contest is void outside the geographic area identified above and wherever else prohibited by law.

4. WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ELIGIBLE ENTRY?

To be eligible for judging an entry must meet the following content/technical requirements:

· Sign in/Register for free on Microsoft Virtual Academy platform (MVA) with a Microsoft Live ID. There is no minimum level of technical expertise required. To access the MVA portal, click on: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Home.aspx

· Learn and gain points by completing as many of the required IT professional focused Microsoft Virtual Academy courses as possible in the course of month of August 2013. The Microsoft Virtual Academy courses are accessible at the following address : http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Studies/SearchResult.aspx

5. HOW WILL MY ENTRY BE POTENTIALLY USED?

Other than what is set forth below, we are not claiming any ownership rights to your entry. However, by submitting your entry, you:

· are granting us an irrevocable, worldwide right and license, for the duration of the protection of the copyrights to: (i) reproduce, copy, modify or alter your entry with all known all later developed means; (ii) use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your entry and all its content in connection with this Contest and any future contests organized by Microsoft; and (iii) feature your entry and all its content in connection with the promotion of this Contest in all media (now known or later developed);

· except where prohibited, hereby waive any and all so-called “moral rights” or any similar right that you may have or hereinafter acquire in the entry and all its content, and to the extent that you cannot, you hereby consent to us doing or omitting to do any act that would otherwise infringe such “moral rights” or any such similar rights;

· agree to sign any necessary documentation that may be required for us and our designees to make use of the rights you granted above;

· understand and acknowledge that that Microsoft and other entrants may have developed or commissioned materials similar or identical to your submission and you waive any claims you may have resulting from any similarities to your entry;

· understand that we cannot control the incoming information you will disclose to our representatives in the course of entering, or what our representatives will remember about your entry. You also understand that we will not restrict work assignments of representatives who have had access to your entry. By entering this Contest, you agree that use of information in our representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of our products or services does not create liability for us under this agreement or copyright or trade secret law;

· understand that you will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your entry, other than what is described in these Official Rules.

Please note that following the end of this Contest your entry may be posted on a website selected by us for viewing by visitors to that website. We are not responsible for any unauthorized use of your entry by visitors to this website. While we reserve these rights, we are not obligated to use your entry for any purpose, even if it has been selected as a winning entry.

If you do not want to grant us these rights to your entry, please do not enter this Contest.

6. HOW DO YOU SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY?

HOW DO I TAKE PART IN THE CONTEST?

To take part in the contest please:

1. Sign in/Register for free on Microsoft Virtual Academy platform (MVA) with a Microsoft Live ID. There is no minimum level of technical expertise required. To access the MVA portal, click on: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Home.aspx

2. Do the self-assessment; collect as many points possible while completing as many of the required MVA courses during the contest time frame. If you are an IT professional, take part in the IT professional dedicated contest. As a developer, please take part in the developer contest.

The IT PROFESSIONALS dedicated MVA courses subject to this contest are the following 59 courses in English and 32 in Russian language:

Windows Server 2012 Courses in English (23 courses)