Few dispute that SharePoint in the cloud is the future. The challenge for partners and customers is determining the best path to get there.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 10, 2013
The outgoing Microsoft CEO gave his "all in" cloud mandate over three years ago, but entrenched players like Amazon Web Services and Google have left Microsoft fighting to secure a foothold for its own cloud services.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 16, 2013
The recent revelations about the depth of the NSA's surveillance program are dragging old questions about cloud privacy back to the forefront.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 17, 2013
With the cloud landscape growing more crowded, the upcoming Windows Azure Pack could be what raises Microsoft's Cloud OS above the fray.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 29, 2013
Nearly a year after disclosing plans to take on Amazon Web Services in the cloud, Microsoft Windows Azure Infrastructure Services is now available.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 04, 2013
IBM has thrown its weight behind the OpenStack project, joining the likes of heavyweights HP, Intel, Cisco and Dell.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 03, 2013
You've heard the warnings before, but they're ringing true: If you're not able to provide value-added services, you're probably not going to profit from your relationship with Microsoft.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 13, 2013
Active Directory took its first step into the cloud with Office 365, but Microsoft is upping the ante with free access control in the forthcoming Windows Azure Active Directory.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 31, 2013
Microsoft this month is releasing SharePoint 2013 to volume licensees, a move that sets the stage for partners to accelerate their customers' shift to the cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 05, 2012
The release of Windows 8 and the launch of Office 2013 early next year promise to play a key role in bringing cloud computing to the mainstream.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 27, 2012
There are four key reasons Microsoft is touting its latest server as the start of a new cloud era. But will they be enough to seriously challenge VMware or Amazon?
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 01, 2012
A crowded field of IaaS providers that includes heavyweights Google, Amazon and HP will give Microsoft's new and improved public cloud a run for its money.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 19, 2012
Microsoft's recent cloud moves threaten to push providers away from Redmond and toward virtualization juggernaut VMware.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 16, 2012
Not always seen as the most partner-friendly cloud provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is taking key steps to reverse that perception.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 13, 2012
From Cloud Foundry to OpenStack, more vendors are promising portability to customers who don't want to be tied to Microsoft's cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 21, 2012
As cloud computing gets more competitive, market leaders and newcomers will continue to push pricing downward.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 03, 2012
The IT distributor is taking the effort it started with Software License Selector further into the cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 01, 2012
Windows Azure currently lags in the cloud wars, but new features expected to be rolled out this year might boost its odds against market leader Amazon.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 23, 2012
Partners would be ill-advised to ignore the growing popularity of app stores.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 11, 2012
A recent interview with Jon Roskill, Microsoft's channel chief, hints at a possible cloud requirement for the Microsoft Partner Network's highest tier.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 01, 2011
A report released in September based on a survey by CompTIA pointed out that transitioning to the cloud is not proving to be a cakewalk for all channel partners.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 16, 2011
To say cloud providers are less than forthcoming on their approach to cloud security would be an understatement.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 01, 2011
Hewlett-Packard is looking to make it easier for partners to offer its portfolio of services to customers.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- September 01, 2011
According to a recent report by Avanade, the nightmare of "cloud sprawl" is quickly becoming a reality for a growing number of executives. Here's how to guide your clients through the cloud-services minefield.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- August 16, 2011
The company's Hybrid Cloud Platform lets companies keep their data on-premises while leaving the managing to a provider. Everyone benefits.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- July 01, 2011