NEWS
- Microsoft Releases Preview Version of Windows Embedded 8 Standard
- Microsoft Finalizes StorSimple Acquisition
- Sinofsky: Departure from Microsoft a 'Break Between Product Cycles'
- Windows Phone's Market Share Slips, Nokia Smartphone Sales Struggle
- AT&T Begins Selling Office 365 to SMBs
Featured
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Innovation in the MPN
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Microsoft’s 50 Most
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Getting Ready for Windows 8
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30 Best Mobile Apps for
Microsoft Partners -
Windows Hardware Gallery: Thinner, Lighter, Faster
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On the Microsoft ‘Surface’
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The 2012 Microsoft Product Roadmap
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The Cost of Joining MPN
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How To Get Free Microsoft Product Licenses
Scott Bekker
- IBM Quadruples Financing Pot to $4 Billion
Jeff Schwartz
- Cisco Buys Cloupia for $125 Million
Barb Levisay
- Cloud Advocacy in Response to Disaster
Lee Pender
- Microsoft Dives Into the E-Book (But Not the Tablet) Nook
Selling Microsoft by Ken Thoreson
- Sales Leaders: Are You the Linchpin or the Weak Link?
- Playing Games with Sales
- 6 Steps in De-Emphasizing Outside Sales
Channeling the Cloud by Jeff Schwartz
- Windows 8 and Office 2013 Bring Skydrive to the Fore
- Why Microsoft Calls Windows Server 2012 a Cloud OS
- Microsoft Faces Major IaaS Battle Even with Windows Azure Revamp
- Can Microsoft Cloud Partners Compete with Windows Azure?
On Growth by Mike Harvath
- Seller Beware: Customers Want Vertical Partners, Not 'Generalists'
- To Get in Good with Microsoft, Find the Right Salesperson
- Why Microsoft's Services Partners Need To Specialize
- Now Is the Time To Become an IT Services Company
The Changing Channelby Howard M. Cohen
- Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' Era Means a Return to License Land
- Why Is Microsoft Putting the Squeeze on Partner Support?
- Don't Worry, the Cloud Won't Kill the Channel -- Just Change It
- Microsoft: Still Crazy After All These Years
WHAT'S NEW
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The 2012 Microsoft Product Roadmap
The star of last year's product roadmap was Office 365. Microsoft this year looks likely to pivot from the public cloud to the private cloud, while also shipping staples like SQL Server and releasing major betas -- and possibly final versions -- of blockbusters including Windows 8 tablet, client and server, and Office 15.
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Cloud Advocacy in Response to Disaster
As a cloud expert, you have the opportunity to teach your community about the options they have to protect their businesses.
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Cisco Buys Cloupia for $125 Million
Cisco on Thursday agreed to acquire cloud upstart Cloupia for $125 million in the company's latest bid to unify converged datacenters with cloud infrastructure and services.
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IBM Quadruples Financing Pot to $4 Billion
IBM announced to its partners on Thursday that it will provide $4 billion in financing over the next 12 months for credit-qualified clients.
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Avanade Buys Azaleos
Microsoft mega-partner Avanade this week announced plans to buy Microsoft National Systems Integrator Azaleos Corp. in a deal expected to close within a month.
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Sprint (Sort of) Updates Windows Phone 8 Plans