Duration: 12 Nov, 2011 - 20 Jan, 2012

Sign up for Windows Azure

1. Sign up for Windows Azure.
2. Credit card is required just like any other cloud computing providers.
3. Eligible Windows Azure offers:
1. 90 days Free Trial - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/free-trial/
2. Windows Azure benefit for MSDN Subscribers - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/msdn-benefits/
3. Windows Azure benefit for BizSpark members - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/scenarios/startups/
4. Read the terms and conditions properly
5. Note: For all usage that exceeds the free allocation above, customers will be charged at standard rates. To avoid charges customers should closely monitor their usage.

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1. Go to https://mocp.microsoftonline.com
2. Sign in using your Windows Live ID
3. 
   Click ¡®Manage my subscription¡¯
4. Take a screen clipping of your subscription like the diagram above. You can use the Snipping Tool in Windows 7.
5. Email this to admin@techinsights.my

First Win

Setup Windows Azure

Setup your hosted service, storage and SQL Azure by following the link here

Deploy DotNetNuke

1. Deploy DotNetNuke, a full-fledge content management system on the Windows Azure platform.
2. Go to this website to learn more on how to deploy. {link here to techinsights}
3. Email the URL of your DotNetNuke application in the cloud (e.g., http://dnn.cloudapp.net) to admin@techinsights.my
4. Please continue to leave your DotNetNuke application running on Windows Azure in order to qualify for the final stage of this contest.

Alternatively you can deploy Orchard CMS, Umbracco CMS or Wordpress on Windows Azure.

Please double check your Windows Azure instance setting is set to Extra Small in order not to overuse your trial account allocation.

Second Win

Complete the steps above before 19 Dec, 2011 and we will send you RM30 shopping voucher so that you can shop for your Christmas present!

Customize DNN and Tell us why you should win

1. Customize your app on Windows Azure.
2. Post your link on Tech Insights page on Facebook, http://fb.me/Techinsights together with a short writeup why your app should win the prize
3. The panel will judge your Facebook writeup and make sure your app is running.

Win

1. The winners will be based on the most creative writeup on Tech Insights's Facebook page.
2. Prizes are as such:

• 1st Prize ¨C 1 x HTC Mozart Windows Phone 7 (OS upgradable to Windows Phone 7.5)
• 2nd Prize ¨C 1 x Garmin GPS
• 3rd Prize - 1 x Microsoft Arc Touch mouse