A new initiative has been launched today for Microsoft Partner Programme members called Partner Skills Plus.  Partner Skills Plus helps partners develop their pool of technical professionals certified in current and new Microsoft products and technologies...

I thought I'd give everyone an update on my training for the Flora London Marathon 2008 which I'll be running on 13th April 2008 for Help the Hospices .  At the moment I'm training 5 times a week ending up with a long run on Sunday.  During...

The Microsoft Certification Second Shot offer that I blogged about earlier this week has been extended until 30th June 2008. Thanks to James for the update.

I'm often asked questions about the capacity limits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.  If you're also interested to find out how many Sites can be supported by a Site Collection, have a look at Plan for software boundaries (Office SharePoint...

A few partners have been doing some very cool work with SharePoint and Silverlight , Microsoft's platform for building rich web experiences.  Over the last couple of days, I've stumbled across a couple of great web parts for SharePoint that harness...

If you're planning to take a Microsoft Certification Exam , there's no time like the present to book and pay for it.  The Second Shot offer allows you to book your exam and get two chances to pass!  You need to make sure that you register for...

Yesterday we released an updated version of the Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino or Generic POP / IMAP servers.  This toolset can help you migrate from Lotus Domino to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and SharePoint.  Users, groups, personal...

We've just added a new set of pages on Microsoft.com to help you understand the new certification programme for Windows Server 2008.  · Introducing WS2008 certifications · WS2003 to WS008 transition path · Frequently asked questions...

Throughout my career working with Microsoft products and technologies, I've often been asked about best practices for the configuration of administrative and service accounts.  Carefully planning your administrative and service account strategy can...

If you're a Microsoft Certified or Gold Certified Partner, you can access free, unlimited competitive and technical help from our Telephone PTS service. Access to an ever-growing collection of hard-to-find reference materials, proof points, research content...

I thought I should let you all know that I've recently changed roles here at Microsoft. I'm still working as a Partner Technology Specialist (PTS), but I'll now be focusing on helping our partners understand Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimisation...

Thanks to my good friend Jon, I've been enlightened by Videojug a website containing answers to many a question in video. So if you ever need to know how to make Salmon Nigiri or find out how to perform the perfect golf swing , you'll find it there. Enjoy...

We've just released a very cool plug-in for Microsoft Office Outlook for Photographers called Microsoft Pro Photoshoot . This plug-in allows any photographer to create a list of their clients and equipment in Outlook and will help ensure that the right...