As the cloud fills every inch of the IT sky, and the Microsoft Partner Network goes into full effect, RCP's panel of experts offer their best tips for your business to thrive.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 01, 2011
Microsoft rolls out a set of programs, products and service offerings called Hyper-V Cloud.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 01, 2010
Microsoft executives know the switch to the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) is delicate.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 01, 2010
Guggenheimer explains why Microsoft still matters in a digital near-future that isn't necessarily PC-centric.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 01, 2010
In a field crowded with competitors, differentiation needs to be part of everything you do -- even how you attend a partner conference.
- By Keith Lubner
- July 01, 2010
An experiment with deal registration for Microsoft partners suggests that the company is looking for alternatives to its current reseller structure. As with many changes, this is fraught with both opportunity and risk.
- By Paul DeGroot
- July 01, 2010
As part of the Microsoft Partner Network overhaul, Microsoft is revamping the popular Action Pack program this month.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 01, 2010
When Microsoft wades into a market with an inexpensive, global solution with the weight of its vast partner community behind it, everyone else often heads for cover.
- By Paul DeGroot
- May 01, 2010
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
If you're attending Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington D.C. this July, here's 11 things to keep you eye out for.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 01, 2010
Now that Microsoft Windows Azure and SQL Azure are commercially available, partners need to consider how the company's new cloud services will change the landscape of how software and services are delivered.
- By Paul DeGroot
- April 01, 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
Are we continuing in a recession or coming out of one? No one can be sure. In our fourth annual Marching Orders feature, RCP's experts offer advice to put your company in good stead either way.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 01, 2010
For LARs, recent changes to the way Microsoft treats its reseller channel have really hurt.
- By Paul DeGroot
- January 01, 2010
As part of the recent overhaul of its partner program, Microsoft made a big bet on leveraging existing social networks.
- By Naomi Grossman
- December 01, 2009