Partner View


Life as a Small Fish in Microsoft's Big Pond

Microsoft offers tools but not much help for smaller partners -- it's up to you to work up your strategy and deploy those tools to meet your goals.

Protect and Optimize Exchange Environments

Paying close attention to the particulars of your e-mail boundary can save you a lot of security grief.

Protecting Information Beyond Perimeter Defenses

Bluetooth, WiFi, Blackberrys, USB flash drives ... the IT landscape continues to expand beyond traditional servers and desktops, and so should your diligence to maintain security "out there."

Setting Up Shop Abroad

Running out of selling territory? Extend it overseas.

The Value of Reseller Training Centers

Starting up a training center related to your services carries with it high cost and lots of work, but the return on investment can prove to be worthwhile.

The Best Estimate

Even with a well-defined project plan, it's best to let the customer know that an estimate on deliverables is just that -- an estimate.

Selling to the Big Dogs

More C-level execs are at the negotiation tables. Learn how to sell to them.

3 Steps for Maintaining Regulatory Compliance

Secure your corporate IT infrastructure by assessing, assigning and auditing.

A World of Change for Content Distribution

New channels for distributing content are opening up great business opportunities.

Getting More out of Active Directory

Go ahead -- you can call 'em the "5 Golden Truths of Active Directory"

Find and Exploit Your Differentiator

Want a competitive edge in the marketplace? Tap into that which makes you unique.

Selling Microsoft's Security Story

The Trustworthy Computing initiative has brought significant improvements to some of Microsoft's technologies. Be sure you're taking advantage of them.