Microsoft's message is at times layered thick with marketspeak, so it's up to all of us to let Microsoft know whether or not we hear their message clearly.
- By Paul DeGroot
- June 01, 2008
For many partners these days, the question isn't <i>whether </i>to develop vertical expertise. It's how to do it. Here's what you need to know to tap into these markets.
- By Rich Freeman
- June 01, 2008
The Lone Star State's largest city offers plenty of extracurricular activities for attendees at this year's Worldwide Partner Conference.
- By Lee Pender and RCP Staff
- June 01, 2008
What does it take to tackle a niche market? Ken has some advice before jumping in.
- By Ken Thoreson
- June 01, 2008
- By Anne Stuart and RCP Staff
- June 01, 2008
What we know -- so far -- about the next version of the Windows client.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 01, 2008
Channel leaders who have established themselves as trusted advisors tell how they made their clients' businesses their business.
- By Fred Bayles
- June 01, 2008
By adding key Microsoft System Center Essentials capabilities to its N-central 6.5 multi-customer management solution, N-able is creating a single powerful console for both tools.
- By Joanne Cummings
- June 01, 2008
In a deal that could spell trouble for Dynamics partners, Salesforce.com and Google are integrating some of their key CRM and productivity apps.
- By Lee Pender and Kurt Mackie/RCP Staff
- June 01, 2008
The storage giant's acquisition of the British consulting firm provides a stepping stone for expansion in the United Kingdom and beyond.
- By Anne Stuart and RCP Staff
- June 01, 2008
Sure, schmoozing is a big part of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. But to get the maximum benefit from the event, you need to do more than mingle. Here are our picks for a dozen-plus sessions that you won't want to miss.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 01, 2008
A weakening economy might have been in the news for months now, but the results of <i>RCP</i>'s second annual salary survey show that a possible recession isn't yet hitting partners' pockets. In fact, on the whole, executives at partner companies are doing better than they did in 2007 -- and high demand for their skills may keep that trend going.
- By Lee Pender
- June 01, 2008
Internal Microsoft e-mails made public by the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit against the company reveal infighting, partner favoritism and a general sense of confusion -- none of which, it turns out, is all that unusual in the software industry.
- By Lee Pender
- May 01, 2008
As Microsoft moves into the online hosting space, partners need to pay close attention to not only what the company is saying, but what it's actually doing as well.
- By Paul DeGroot
- May 01, 2008
As recession trickles through the economy, those in IT need to make sure operations remain ship-shape through it all. Here's a guide.
- By Anne Stuart
- May 01, 2008