From product updates, to the Skype-to-Teams transition, to the latest Windows 10 release, here are the headlines that got the most attention from our readers this year.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- December 27, 2017
Deciding on the best deal structure for an M&A transaction requires careful evaluation. Here are a few things partners should look out for.
- By Reed Warren
- December 21, 2017
Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider program is growing rapidly, and that means growing pains. Potential CSPs should learn about some of the program's current challenges before making the leap.
- By M.S. Partner
- December 20, 2017
Oracle is expected to acquire Aconex, a provider of cloud-based collaboration solutions for the construction industry, for $1.2 billion U.S. or $7.80 per share.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 19, 2017
Businesses that migrate their on-premises workloads to the cloud using a "direct match" method are missing out on significant cost savings, according to a recent study by Microsoft Azure migration partner TSO Logic.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 19, 2017
Microsoft issued some good news recently to Mac users of its Skype for Business Server 2015 product. However, there's bad news for organizations still using the aging Office Live Meeting unified communications service.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 18, 2017
Microsoft is slated to release a new "Azure Migrate" solution within the next six months, a company executive said in a recent presentation.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 18, 2017
WEB EXCLUSIVE: From Microsoft mega-events like Build and Ignite to smaller one- and two-day training sessions, we've got your 2017 conference schedule covered.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 15, 2017
Microsoft's new Office 365 Teams collaboration service is inheriting some of the calling capabilities of Skype for Business, Microsoft announced this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 14, 2017
The Microsoft CEO's new book covers a lot of ground, but has just one reference to the company's broad community of partners. That's a cause for concern.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 14, 2017
Microsoft's new Unified Support plan will result in potentially substantial price increases for organizations when it takes effect in about six months, according to a recent report by Gartner Inc.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 13, 2017
In the last few years, the number of Cloud Solution Provider Indirect Providers operating in the United States has jumped from just five to more than 14. Indirect Resellers have lots of choices, ranging from distys to LSPs to cloud distys to CSP specialists.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 13, 2017
Recent data from Gartner indicates that worldwide server revenue went up by 16 percent in the third quarter of this year.
- By Becky Nagel
- December 12, 2017
Microsoft added two new virtual machine (VM) families to its lineup of Azure compute options this month: the lower-cost B-Series and the memory-intensive M-Series.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 12, 2017
As monster hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey struck this summer and fall, Microsoft partners prepped their customers, helped them keep businesses running or emergency operations going, and continue to support them in the storms' aftermath.
- By Barb Levisay
- December 11, 2017