A quick primer on how Microsoft's field salespeople are compensated -- and how you can make that knowledge work for you as a partner.
- By M.S. Partner
- December 12, 2013
Microsoft this week took part in the Dell World event to lay out various virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) capabilities enabled by Windows Server 2012 R2.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 11, 2013
From our Windows 8 and Surface 2 reviews to our MPN roadmap, here are the in-depth articles RCPmag.com readers paid the most attention to this year.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- December 11, 2013
Few dispute that SharePoint in the cloud is the future. The challenge for partners and customers is determining the best path to get there.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 10, 2013
The Microsoft product release wave reportedly code-named "Threshold" comprises at least three future product "SKUs" (stock-keeping units) for Windows, according to a recent report.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 09, 2013
Time runs out on new sales of the venerable Windows Small Business Server this month. Having had plenty of warning, the SMB partner community is already moving on.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 09, 2013
The Windows 8.1 "preview" beta release that became available in June will expire in January 2014, according to a Microsoft blog post.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 09, 2013
Microsoft recently released Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for Exchange Server 2013, as well as Update Rollup 3 (RU3) for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 06, 2013
Microsoft refreshed its lineup of PC-tablet hybrids this fall with the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2. The hardware is compelling, but channel incentives are lagging.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 04, 2013
Microsoft's proposed $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business has received the approval of federal antitrust regulators.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 04, 2013
Microsoft has not yet fully described its latest licensing changes, but organizations that specialize in translating the company's complex licensing offerings warned this week that they may include some unpleasant surprises for organizations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 03, 2013
All successful salespeople are socially well connected within their communities.
- By Ken Thoreson
- December 03, 2013
Microsoft may be readying a spring 2014 update for Windows 8.1, as well as a wave of product releases for spring 2015, according to a report Monday by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2013
Alan Mulally and Satya Nadella have emerged as the two leading candidates to succeed outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- December 02, 2013
Microsoft recently beefed up its Windows Azure offerings, making some services generally available and others available as "previews."
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 02, 2013