Welcome to the Microsoft Azure Blogathon. Get ready to join a community of Azure developer bloggers by participating in this unique contest that aims to create an ecosystem of learning and sharing valuable insights experienced by developers while building solutions on Microsoft Azure.
There is no doubt that your stories can help developers across the globe to scale in building Cloud Computing solutions, so be prepared to make a huge difference in the developer community.
There is a lot to achieve throughout the duration of this contest, as winners will be rewarded with prizes that include Microsoft Surface Pro 8, online voucher worth INR 2000, and much more!
Do note that a selected few winning blogs will get an exclusive feature on the official Microsoft Azure website, giving them global reach and recognition.
So get ready to experiment with your blogging skills and share your experiences with us to win exciting rewards.
Become a passionate Tech Expert and Community Leader
Feature on the official Microsoft Azure website and gain global recognition
Meet Microsoft Industry leaders and Azure Developer Community leaders
Become part of
the Jury panel
Connect with like-minded people and build your network
Become an inspiration and mentor to developers round the globe
Winnings are big at the Microsoft Azure Blogathon. Here are all the things that you can win during each of the four quarters:
The top 3 winners will get a Surface Pro 8
The next 25 best blog submissions will each receive an online voucher worth
INR 2000
The next 50 best bloggers will receive Special T-shirts
Selected blog entries will receive an Azure Certification Exam voucher.
Your blogs must be in-depth technical content preferably containing examples, technical details and useful & working source code. Your blog must cover relevant scenarios and use cases on the Microsoft Azure platform from one of these topics.
Our theme for Phase 4 is “Emerging Technologies” (on Azure) - Blockchain, Web3, AML for MLops, Data Scale Analytics/Data Platform, Cosmos DB, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Generative AI, GITHub Co-Pilot
Check out our Blogger’s Guide for guidance on how to write high quality blogs.
Winners of previous phases cannot participate/submit blogs in the upcoming phases.
One participant is eligible to make ONE blog submission only. More than one blog submission will be disqualified.
The participant/winner/content shall be disqualified:
Microsoft Azure reserves the right to change the prize details without notice.
The prizes are subject to availability with transport/courier services available and allowed.
Unless otherwise stated, all taxes, insurance, fees and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner; any applicable Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) or other applicable statutory charges will be applied on the prizes as per the prevailing laws in India.
Prizes are non-transferable and will only be awarded to the winner.
The winners will be contacted directly by email or phone.
In case of any disputes on the selection of the winners or on the submitted content of the developer blog, the decision by Microsoft Azure and the review panel shall be considered absolute; no further correspondence shall be considered in that regard.
You give Microsoft permission to publish and share the content on the Microsoft online resources, newsletters, social media and other platforms (you will still own all the rights to your submission).