It takes a special set of skills and attitudes to be a great Microsoft solution provider. In this second-annual listing, Redmond Channel Partner magazine presents 200 of the best in the United States.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- June 26, 2017
As Microsoft expands the reach of FastTrack quarter-by-quarter with little guidance on what's coming next, partners struggle to stay ahead of the program with higher-value services.
- By Barb Levisay
- June 12, 2017
With services like Azure, Dynamics 365 and Windows 10 also propelling growth, partners can expect Microsoft to keep expanding the program's scope to even more products.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 07, 2017
"You offer a service you didn't invent, a formula you didn't invent, a delivery method you didn't invent."
- By Scott Bekker
- May 08, 2017
We were on the money with much of our forecast for Microsoft's FY2017, but there have been a few surprises. For starters, what ever happened to the company's "active usage" mantra?
- By M.S. Partner
- April 26, 2017
Will a revised Partner Seller Program with less access and fewer resources be worth the trouble of enrolling?
- By Scott Bekker
- April 24, 2017
In its second-annual listing, Redmond Channel Partner calls out the best and brightest technologies and programs for the Microsoft channel from the last year.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- April 12, 2017
Big ideas from channel experts to help Microsoft partners succeed in 2017.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- January 31, 2017
Howard asked partners what their biggest grievances are with Microsoft. They were more than willing to share.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- July 26, 2016
Microsoft has long favored its licensing partners -- until now. The upcoming retirement of a dozen MPN competencies, including Volume Licensing, marks a turning point in how Microsoft does business through the channel.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 06, 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
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a major, cloud-oriented streamlining of the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) competencies that it uses to identify and validate the expertise of its partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 13, 2016
In this first of-its-kind award list for the magazine, Redmond Channel Partner's editors pick the hottest, most interesting, most game-changing technologies and programs for the Microsoft channel in the last year.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- April 04, 2016
For cloud-bound partners, navigating Microsoft's various resources can be a time-consuming task. Here are some handy maps to help you figure out where to go for what you need.
- By Barb Levisay
- March 28, 2016
For years, there's been conflict between MCS and Microsoft's closest enterprise partners -- sometimes boiling, sometimes just steaming. It's time for Microsoft to start communicating honestly and openly with partners about the role, and compensation model, of MCS.
- By Barb Levisay
- December 03, 2015