Microsoft Partner Tips


The Case for Windows 11 Will Be Made with Security and Telemetry

Steering a Windows 11 move will be rough without measuring the gains or losses along the way, so says Cambridge, Mass.-based Microsoft partner Aternity.

Top 10 Microsoft Partner Tips of 2018

The tech landscape is evolving, and the channel along with it. Here are the year's best tips from channel experts for Microsoft partners trying to navigate the shifting IT ecosystem.

The 3 Critical Components for Microsoft Partner M&A Nirvana

Heed these tips to avoid spending time and money only to have your transaction go sideways in the 11th hour.

Tips for Taking Your Microsoft Partner Business Global

Per shares advice for Microsoft partners interested in expanding their geographical markets beyond their own borders.

Marching Orders 2018: Guidance for Microsoft Partners from the Experts

Tips for managing the Microsoft relationship, for women in the channel, for correcting course on the business and for someday making an exit.

Partners: It's Time To Embrace 'Shadow IT'

In which Per reminds partners that the biggest IT purchasers are not necessarily IT departments, but the executives and business units that are enabling the growth of so-called "shadow IT."

Structuring a Partner M&A Sale: Asset or Stock?

Deciding on the best deal structure for an M&A transaction requires careful evaluation. Here are a few things partners should look out for.

RCP Reader's Choice Awards 2017: The Year's Top Products for Microsoft Partners

The very best in each of 23 categories as chosen by the RCP audience.

7 Signs that a Partner Is M&A-Ready

The best candidates for mergers or acquisitions have well-documented and purposeful M&A strategies that result in at least one of these characteristics.

How To Speak Microsoft in the 'One Commercial Partner' Era

The channel and field reorg in Redmond is unleashing a flood of new terms and initialisms. Are OCP, TCM, ECM, PDM, PMA, RVP and STU all getting to be TMI? Use this glossary FTW. HTH.

You're Doing Your Web Site Wrong: How Microsoft Partners Can Win on the Web

A review of the Web sites of the RCP 200 reveals best practices and interesting trends -- as well as areas for improvement -- in the public face that Microsoft partners present to the world.

2017 Rocket Award: AgileThought's Three-Pronged Recipe for Growth

A well-oiled hiring process, a commitment to new-client acquisitions and a more industry-focused strategy are the keys to success for the 2017 RCP Rocket award winner.

More Ways Tax Advisers Can Help Your M&A

Besides answering questions about valuation, tax advisers can help partners settle the many other tax obligations that are part of selling any IT services company.

How To Win at Cloud Hosting in a Microsoft-AWS-Google World

Done right, hosting can be very profitable for partners, but it's hard to compete with the mega-vendors without taking a co-location approach.

What Will Microsoft's FY18 Restructuring Mean for Partners?

The landscape inside Microsoft is in flux as the company reorganizes its sales structure. For partners, the chaos presents both threat and opportunity.