Microsoft Partner Tips


Leveraging the MPN for Cloud Channels

Partners who are "in the cloud" can get specific help with sales, services and marketing.

MPN: What You Need To Know If You're a Dynamics Partner

Dynamics partners have always had different needs than other Microsoft partners, and the MPN has very different requirements of its business applications partners.

Checklists for Transitioning To Microsoft's New Partner Network

Microsoft checklists outline process, collect tools for partners to switch over to the MPN.

Cloud Strategies: Yours and Microsoft's

Microsoft's determination to dominate the market for online services has never been as evident as it was at the 2010 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). Why is it moving so aggressively into that space?

11 Former Microsoft Executives: Where Are They Now?

Stephen Elop blasted a hole in the Microsoft org chart last month by stepping into the CEO job at Nokia.

So You Think You Know Windows 1.0?

For the 25th anniversary of Windows 1.0 -- the Microsoft product at the root of the modern Microsoft channel -- take our quiz about the market forces, Microsoft personalities and technical specs of the earliest version of the OS. How much do you remember about the debut of Windows? Take our quiz!

Microsoft Admits BPOS Downtime

SLAs reportedly affected by three BPOS interruptions in August and September.

Forecasts Suggest Slower PC Growth Ahead

IDC, Intel revising forecasts downward for second half of 2010.

Smartphone Adoption Beating Expectations

IDC upgrades 2010 growth forecast for converged mobile devices.

Microsoft Launches Cloud Champions Club

Three-tier model brings field resources, MDF, per-deal subsidies to U.S. partners.

Microsoft Financing Back on the Fast Track

Program expands to rely on a broader base of banks worldwide.

Watch Out for the Mammals

Success in the small business space has always been Microsoft's to lose.

IT Spending Growth?

With fingers crossed, IDC calls for 6 percent bump in IT spending for all of 2010.

Gathering Clouds: Microsoft Has a Lot up There, What's Next?

In our three main features this month, we're looking at three different ways Microsoft is bringing its traditional products to the cloud.

What Is Microsoft Thinking?

CFO Peter Klein makes the case for Microsoft's financial upside in cloud computing at the Microsoft Financial Analyst meeting.