Microsoft Partners


Outsourcing: Is There an Uptick Ahead?

Analysts split on outsourcing's prospects in a downturn.

By The Numbers: A Miserable Quarter for PC Sales

Netbook sales and a very weak professional market contributed to a grim Q4 2008 in PC sales, reported Gartner.

Reorg Update: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group Turns Over

Allison Watson fills holes in her team with Thompson, Brown.

Reorg: Muglia Takes a Step Up

Veteran Microsoft executive joins Redmond's presidents, sees growth opportunities on several fronts.

IDC Survey: Channel Confidence Sinking

Channel companies who resell PCs reported lower confidence in their business in Q4 2008; services expected to be key to survival.

VMware Launches Partner University

VMware on Monday joined the growing list of major software platform firms with a virtual partner training campus by launching a nine-language Partner University.

Microsoft Holds the Line on Custom Support Pricing

Microsoft changed course on its "custom support" policy by holding down a routine price increase this year.

LightEdge's UC Service Taps BroadSoft-Microsoft Partnership

Unified communications (UC) has emerged from the Internet cloud thanks to a partnership that brings together LightEdge Solutions, BroadSoft and Microsoft

Bad Economy Good for Cloud Computing, Microsoft Exec Says

A weakened economy will serve as a catalyst to push enterprises from on-premise computing to accessing services over the Internet cloud, according to Microsoft exec Doug Hauser, who delivered an address on Wednesday at the Thomas Weisel 2009 Technology and Telecom Conference.

Channel Gets a Crack at Windows 7

Microsoft has begun aggressively reaching out to the channel to prepare for the release of Windows 7.

EMC and Microsoft Push Out Virtualization Partnership

EMC and Microsoft formally renewed a partnership on Tuesday, extending their collaborative efforts on virtualization, content management and security solutions for the enterprise market through 2011.

SaaS: S+S Gets Private-Label Option

Joint Microsoft-HP program gives partners the option to put forward their own brand and control customer billing.

Marketing Lessons from the Obama Campaign

Microsoft partners can learn some valuable marketing lessons from Obama's campaign successes. Here's a list of eight that you can pu tot use now.

Channeling Power: Women Band Together in the Microsoft Partner Ecosystem

By banding together, women IT executives hope to drive new opportunities for themselves, the next generation-and the entire partner community.

Piecing Together Your Virtualization Model

Rapid growth in virtual technology means partners with the right business plan can reap serious profits.