Microsoft is usually the one to beat. But we're talking search, so this means Microsoft is looking up to a larger foe in Google.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz, Scott Bekker
- May 01, 2010
What makes you different from your competitors? The answer is simple and obvious.
- By Christa Ayer
- April 14, 2010
Partners say that customers are eager to deploy the 2010 release of the Microsoft collaborative computing platform.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- April 01, 2010
Solutions providers and their customers with established credit histories suddenly can't get financing. Is help on the way?
- By Anne Stuart
- April 01, 2010
Gold Certified Partner TechTurn is making a big business out of selling refurbished PCs and servers. A new program through Tech Data gives other Microsoft partners a way to get in on the opportunity to go green.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 01, 2010
This former disc jockey thinks cloud-based services is music to his ears.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- March 24, 2010
From a scaled-down Office client to the much larger role of Silverlight, here are seven things about Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 preview that stood out at last week's conference.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 22, 2010
If internal IT morale stands between you and an MSP, here are some tips for easing the transition.
- By Christa Ayer
- March 17, 2010
Why hosted IT services makes sense, especially during a recession.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- March 16, 2010
Now that Oracle has completed its Sun acquisition, HP and Microsoft renew their alliance. Partners are watching to see if and where they fit in the great game among the giant IT vendors.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- March 01, 2010
With customer expectations reset, businesses find themselves in uncharted territory as the economy improves. We canvassed experts for advice on setting your own pricing before the market sets it for you.
- By Joanna L. Krotz
- March 01, 2010
In our annual RCP reader survey, the channel community is slightly upbeat about the changes coming in the Microsoft Partner Network, but unsure about what lies ahead.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 01, 2010
How's this for a best practice? One Web hosting company sees a sensible answer in outsourcing.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- February 25, 2010
Companies tired of the "break-fix" model find a better way.
- By Christa Ayer
- February 17, 2010
Redmond will be releasing an arsenal of new enterprise technologies this year including upgrades of Office, SharePoint, SQL Server, Dynamics and more.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 01, 2010
Laptops and netbooks aren't just for road warriors anymore. Here's a look at just how big the portable-computer market is -- and the trends that are driving its growth.
- By Anne Stuart
- February 01, 2010
Microsoft's maturing virtualization stack offers opportunities for partners with customers of all sizes, including the "S" in SMB.
- By Scott Bekker, Jeffrey Schwartz
- February 01, 2010
Smartphones will grow exponentially in the coming years. If you're betting on one mobile platform, you may want to rethink that strategy.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 01, 2010
Learn how the latest version of Windows PowerShell can help you perform daily tasks and improve your efficiency.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- January 01, 2010
As CIOs largely reject the early crop of cloud services for business-critical apps, Redmond readies private and hybrid cloud platforms.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 17, 2009