Microsoft Partners


10 Tips for Selling Successfully When Times Are Tough

Microsoft partners can blunt the impact of the recession by maintaining focus with these handy tips.

Hardware Trends: Faster. Smaller. Cooler.

Every type of hardware -- from chips to PCs to wireless LANs -- is evolving to support new enterprise demands for mobilization, virtualization and conservation.

Partners, Pick up the Phone -- Customers Are Standing By

The Response Point phone system takes center stage at Microsoft's annual online-only event for entrepreneurs.

Intel Aims Modular Server at SMB Space

Offering includes diskless servers, Ethernet switches and a SAN-all in one box.

No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy

Tread carefully when working with Microsoft, especially where intellectual property comes into discussions.

A Report from Convergence

Microsoft's annual event for Dynamics partners and customers indicates that, after an awkward adolescence, its business-products line has grown up.

Bill Gates on the New Road Ahead

Mr. Gates Goes to Washington

Crouching App, Hidden OS

State of Vendor Leads: Worthless

New survey of resellers finds them struggling with poor leads, misaligned vendor marketing and continuing conflict with direct sales teams.

State of Vendor Leads: Worthless

Vendor leads often aren't worth the paper they're printed on, according to a new survey of resellers.

Green Is Good for Profits as Well as for the Planet

Microsoft and its partners are discovering that environmentally responsible computing isn't just a nice thing to do -- it's potentially lucrative, too.

Making a Successful -- and Safe -- Migration to Exchange Server 2007

Tapping Exchange for its best features may mean partnering with the right vendor to get you the full 64-bit experience.

P2P Power

Without official vendor backing, 100-plus partner companies have formed lively homegrown peer groups to support each other and kick-start their businesses.

Cloudy Future for Business IT

Cloud-based computing gets legs, and so does business in the cloud.

Microsoft's Upcoming Database Release An Expanding Database

SQL Server 2008 is adding functionality in all directions, opening new opportunity areas for partners. One area that isn't growing: the price tag.