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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cloud leader Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a few updates to its partner program on Tuesday that benefit partners that have developed specialized technical practices and focus areas. 
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - November 29, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Many of Microsoft's partners are eager to learn how its pending $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn will affect their businesses, though some worry it will only help the company undercut their own offerings. 
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - November 17, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT services executives need to take a hard look at their businesses right now to make certain they are fully in sync with -- and preferably ahead of -- the market.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - October 25, 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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The industry doesn't need as many IT services firms as there are presently. The market knows this, the vendor companies know this, customers know this and you know this.
                    
			            - By Mike  Harvath
 - October 05, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Based on its talking points at WPC, Microsoft considers these four business models as critical for moving its partners into the future.
                    
			            - By M.S.  Partner
 - October 03, 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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In the two-horse race between AWS and Microsoft Azure in the public cloud, only one can be considered to have a robust ecosystem of platform partners. And it's not Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
 - September 21, 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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The new education program, announced by Microsoft at this summer's WPC, seems to raise more questions for partners than answers.
                    
			            - By Howard M. Cohen
 - September 15, 2016
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's promised pay-as-you go version of Windows 10 Enterprise is now available through its Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program.
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - September 01, 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