Below is the material for the #BestMicrosoftHack presentation that I use at Hackathons.

• Hackathon Entry Form: https://wakeupandcode.com/public_downloads/hackentry.docx

• Video: https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/raw-tech/Azure-for-Hackathons

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/shahedC3000/how-to-win-bestmicrosofthack-with-azure

Download PPTX: https://wakeupandcode.com/public_downloads/azure-for-hackathons.pptx

Azure links and resources:

• Azure: http://azure.com
• Portal: https://portal.azure.com
• Microsoft Hackers: http://microsofthackers.github.io/

BizSpark, MSDN Benefits, AzurePass:

• BizSpark: http://bizspark.com
• MSDN Benefits: https://msdn.microsoft.com
• AzurePass: http://www.microsoftazurepass.com
• Free Trial: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/

Azure App Service (Web, Mobile, Logic, API):

• Azure App Service
• Web Apps
• Mobile Apps
• Logic Apps
• API Apps
• Notification Hubs

Other APIs:

• Bing Developer Center (Maps, Speech, Translator, Search, Synonyms, etc)
• OneDrive API
• OneNote API
• Office365
• Cognitive Services: https://www.microsoft.com/cognitive-services
• Natural Language Processing: https://www.microsoft.com/cognitive-services/en-us/web-language-model-api
• Bot Framework : https://dev.botframework.com

Data, Storage, Analytics

• SQL Database
• SQL Data Warehouse
• Storage
• MongoDB
• HDInsight (Hadoop, big data)
• Machine Learning (Predictive Analytics)
• Oracle on Azure

Media Services, Internet of Things

• Media Services
• IoT Suite

Infrastructure:

• Virtual Machines
• Virtual Network