Not always seen as the most partner-friendly cloud provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is taking key steps to reverse that perception.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 13, 2012
Microsoft focused on the basics of Windows 8 during its Day 2 Tech-Ed keynote on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2012
IT has reached another inflection point beyond the client-server era, said Satya Nadella, Microsoft's president of Server and Tools Business, during Day 1 of Microsoft's Tech-Ed event in Orlando, Fla.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 11, 2012
In many ways, the channel is eagerly waiting for Microsoft to catch up to the market with its next OS. Will customers stand still long enough for the new OS to catch on?
- By Scott Bekker
- June 11, 2012
Pittsburg-based Microsoft partner GrapeCity has acquired .NET component and tool vendor ComponentOne, the company announced at a pre-TechEd event in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday.
- By Becky Nagel
- June 10, 2012
Microsoft's smartphone operating systems, Windows Phone and the aging Windows Mobile, will eventually pass Apple's iOS to be the No. 2 most-used smartphone OSes in the world, according to researchers at IDC.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 07, 2012
Microsoft detailed its vision of a world of connected devices on Wednesday at the Computex event in Taipei, Taiwan.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 07, 2012
Microsoft is planning the most significant upgrade yet to its Windows Azure service, giving the cloud platform long-awaited Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) capabilities and support for Linux instances.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 07, 2012
If the initial session list is any indication, Microsoft is stacking its forthcoming Worldwide Partner Conference with lots of Windows Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM content. But its staple products will get their turns in the spotlight, too.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 07, 2012
There's only one "thought-processor" tool that has helped me develop perhaps thousands of different kinds of projects.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- June 05, 2012
IT security is having a banner year, and channel partners are reaping the benefits. From protecting Macs and PCs to securing the cloud, there's no shortage of great channel opportunities based on emerging threats, surging technologies and vendor momentum. Here are a few of them.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 04, 2012
The "release preview" of Windows 8 and the "release candidate" (RC) of Windows Server 2012 were made available for download on Thursday by Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 01, 2012
Changes to Microsoft's U.S. end user license agreement (EULA) contracts effectively limit its customers' legal rights.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 31, 2012
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Here are the top five mobile apps to help partners navigate the Microsoft channel from day to day.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 31, 2012
Google on Tuesday announced the expansion of its Chromebook laptop line and some improvements to its Chrome operating system, potentially setting the stage for a battle against the traditional PC model.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 31, 2012