Community Centers

Connect with the community that’s right for your role or your business.

Microsoft Communities

  • Microsoft MVPs
    Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities.
  • Microsoft Technical Communities
    Microsoft technical communities provide opportunities to interact with Microsoft employees, experts, and your peers in order to share knowledge and news about Microsoft products and related technologies.

Communities for Your Business

Communities for IT Professionals

  • IT Pro Community on TechNet
    TechNet links you with communities across the world, from 3rd party sites that offer IT Professional related resources, discussions and users groups to online resources and communities from Microsoft.
  • TechNet Edge
    TechNet Edge is a place where IT professionals go to get the inside scoop on the latest and greatest technologies. You can do stuff like watch screen casts, check out interviews with people who develop the products, connect with your peers and speak what’s on your mind.

Communities for Developers

  • Developer Community on MSDN
    MSDN Developer Centers and Resource Centers pull together content and resources around specific products and technologies. They connect you to code samples, community sites, technical articles and documentation, upcoming events, and much more.
  • Channel 9
    Channel 9 provides direct, unfiltered, and open access to Microsoft’s cockpit. Meet the people who think up and build Microsoft’s technologies, interact with your peers, share your ideas and applications.
  • CodeZone
    Codezone connects you with top-rated user groups, meetings, community sites, blogs, forums, events and breaking news. Codezone is a place for developers to share and promote top-notch content and community resources.
  • CodePlex
    CodePlex is Microsoft's open source project hosting web site. Start a new project, join an existing one, or download software created by the community.
  • Port 25
    Port 25 is a community of open source experts at Microsoft. Port 25 hosts blogs, interviews and technical analysis focusing on open source in mixed Windows, Linux and UNIX environments.
  • Expression
    Express Yourself! Create and share your work with other members of the Expression Community. Get inspired. Get creative. Get noticed.

Communities for Enthusiasts

  • Channel 10
    Channel 10 is a place for enthusiasts with a passion for technology. Through a world-wide network of contributors, Channel 10 covers the latest news in music, mobility, photography, videography, gaming, and new PC hardware and software.
  • Express Versions – Visual Studio & SQL Server
    Join the communities developing around the Express editions of Visual Studio and SQL Server.

Student Communities

  • Channel 8
    Channel 8 is THE place to be for STUDENTS who want to code, connect and create technology. Stay plugged into tech news and share in the experience with students around the world just like you.