With Microsoft’s monster acquisition closed, partners look ahead to the opportunities. Dynamics 365 and Learning are obvious highlights, but details from Redmond remain scarce.
- By Barb Levisay
- March 06, 2017
HP's three-in-one Elite x3 Windows phone targets the enterprise and the channel.
- By Paul Ferrill
- March 01, 2017
Big ideas from channel experts to help Microsoft partners succeed in 2017.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- January 31, 2017
The results are in for the first-ever Redmond Channel Partner magazine Reader's Choice awards.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- December 12, 2016
Microsoft's high-volume cloud infrastructure partners and its business applications partners have distinct identities. For the new Dynamics 365 effort to succeed, those two partner types will need to cooperate.
- By Barb Levisay
- December 05, 2016
WEB EXCLUSIVE: To help you get your 2016 travel calendar in order, we've compiled a list of upcoming events geared toward those who have a stake in Microsoft technologies. The list spans behemoth Microsoft-helmed conferences like the Worldwide Partner Conference and Build, as well as smaller, third-party-sponsored regional events.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 29, 2016
Nearly a year after the release of the Cloud PBX Skype for Business option to Office 365, both Microsoft partners and telecom providers are eyeing what they see as a potentially huge growing market.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 24, 2016
Coping with Microsoft's newly frantic pace of cloud product updates, partners are thrilled to at last be moving as fast as the competition, but the pressure is on to get better at advising customers.
- By Barb Levisay
- October 17, 2016
This year's award winner is Crestwood Associates, a small ERP partner that overcame an uncertain start, two recessions and an overall trend of channel consolidation to achieve multiple consecutive years of double-digit growth.
- By Gladys Rama
- October 10, 2016
We ask partners grappling with the realities of transitioning their businesses to the cloud: Is it worth it?
- By Barb Levisay
- September 26, 2016
By most measures, the public cloud market is a two-horse race between AWS and Microsoft. Partners are increasingly seeing the benefits of tying their fortunes to both cloud vendors, but doing so requires a good deal of training, planning and trust.
- By Gladys Rama
- September 19, 2016
Microsoft rewrote its whole playbook for taking a new client OS to market with the Windows 10 release. A year later, the company's financials and analyst reports reveal how well it's working out -- for Microsoft and the ecosystem.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 12, 2016
As partners scramble to find their place in the new cloud environment, the ISV category is expanding to include all different types of partners.
- By Barb Levisay
- August 08, 2016
The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference sets the tone for partners for the year ahead. RCP analyzed the WPC session catalog to bring you everything you need to know to get the most out of the show or to track it from the office.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 01, 2016
If Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn closes as expected, partners may have new opportunities. But unique challenges add complexity to the already difficult integration inherent in big deals.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 27, 2016
The Internet of Things is everywhere. RCP looks at how Microsoft partners are getting involved and starting to make money in this burgeoning field.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 20, 2016
Microsoft partners are evaluating whether the Windows Server 2016 generation Azure Stack improves enough upon the Windows Server 2012-era Windows Azure Pack to meet customers' demands for private or hybrid cloud solutions.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 08, 2016
Who are the best Microsoft solution providers in the United States? You'll find them in Redmond Channel Partner magazine's first-ever list of the top 200 Microsoft partners, from huge generalists and deep specialists to well-connected influentials.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- June 01, 2016
WEB EXCLUSIVE: New product enhancements and expansions announced at the conference take aim at Kaseya's competitors, even as CEO Fred Voccola promises collaboration.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 05, 2016
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Improvements like a new SharePoint Framework and more robust mobile apps have Microsoft partners bullish about the platform's direction.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 04, 2016