The Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) will release new improvements in November, 2010. We have reached out to many partners and customers around the world through Live Meetings, interviews, hands-on usability studies, forums, and events...

You may recall my ” Not only is SBSC staying, it is THE Small Business designation in the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) ” post back in May where I told you that Microsoft is not only keeping the Microsoft Small Business Specialist (SBSC) designation...

As you know, in October the Microsoft Partner Network membership changes will go into effect, and current Microsoft Partners that are Gold Certified Partners or Certified Partners today will be transitioning into the Gold and/or Silver level competencies...

It’s hard to believe it has been 15 years, as it seems so fresh in my memory…  Do you remember August 24, 1995?  Why is that date such a memorable one?  Well, it was the launch of Windows 95 and oh, what a day that was.  How many of...

“Cloud” – Now there’s a topic that I had multiple conversations with Microsoft partners about at Worldwide Partner Conference, as well as one that was covered in many presentations, communications, sessions, updates, etc. both at Worldwide Partner Conference...

Following on the great 5 for 1 Exam Pass offer that we announced just before Worldwide Partner Conference this year, there is now another Microsoft exam offer available for Microsoft partners to help you get the certifications you want & need called...

They are two small words, but ones that too often are not said, “Thank you.”  Well, I want to take this opportunity to specifically say, “Thank you,” to all of you that took time (even if it was only a few minutes) to take part in and submit input...

How many of you find yourselves looking for certain information you need and thinking, “How can I find this quicker?”  In this post, I will show you to do just that when it comes to information on the Microsoft Partner Network portal .  When...

Remember the Big Announcement! 50% Off Up-To-Date (UTD) Discount Extended to Office XP and Windows XP owners worldwide made on New Year’s Day? With that announcement, Microsoft made the 50%* Up-to-date discount available on versions of Microsoft Office...

Here is some great news for our volume licensing customers who may need access to older versions of some of their Microsoft products.  In September, several N-2 versions of products will be available for download on the Microsoft Volume Licensing...

Windows Intune is another one of the exciting announcements made at WPC10 this year that had a lot of people talking and asking for more, just like the Windows Azure platform I talked about here on the Blog yesterday.  Windows Intune, for those not...

During WPC10 this year, there was a LOT of excitement around the Windows Azure Platform and what this platform is bringing forward and making available.  Now here is a very exciting offer for developers in the U.S. that want to try out the Windows...

In my role as Partner Experience Lead here at Microsoft, driving towards the highest partner satisfaction is always a top priority. (and believe me, “ driving satisfaction” is literally a daily activity .)  At Microsoft, CPE (Customer & Partner...

What if I told you there was a way to easily see where to find your favorite functions from older versions of Microsoft Office (before the ribbon) in Microsoft Office 2010’s ribbon?  Would that be helpful for any of you?  Well, let me help you...

Yesterday, Microsoft released an out-of-band security update to address the .LNK vulnerability described in Microsoft Security Advisory 2286198. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-046 addresses one vulnerability in Windows, has a maximum severity rating...

Wow, how time flies!  For those of you wondering why it has been so quiet here on the blog, on my Twitter account , and from me in general, it’s because I have been out and now it’s time to get back to business…  Three weeks ago I was in Washington...

To keep you updated on the latest round of updates coming to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center, I am posting a quick update here to let you know about some modifications we will be making to the Microsoft Volume Licensing Website on Thursday...

On Monday night, as we kicked off #WPC10 from here in Washington, D.C., I put up the Connecting with others – A HUGE value of #WPC10 (Look who I found) post here on my blog with pictures of some of the attendees I had a chance to connect with during the...

Connecting and staying connected to people, whether for business or personal reasons, is one of the great opportunities with technology.  In today’s times, there are many different ways to stay connected online and with the initial launch of the...

On Monday, I put up a post here on the blog: Connecting with others – A HUGE value of #WPC10 talking about the value of the connections made here at Worldwide Partner Conference each and every year.  Yesterday, through the use of social media and...

Yesterday at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Jon Roskill revealed some updates to the upcoming Microsoft partner branding/naming for partners in the Microsoft Partner Network during the keynote address.  As I mentioned on my Twitter account...

Yesterday at WPC10 was a very exciting day with lots of great information being shared out throughout all of the keynotes and sessions and communications taking place.  Because of all of the things happening, I thought I would put up a quick post...

Every year at the Worldwide Partner Conference, making connections, whether new ones with people you’ve never met before, or existing with people you already know and may not get to see very often, is one of the HUGE values!  This year at #wpc10...

Here’s a great new update to the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit that will be demoed here at #WPC10 for partners that I think you may be interested in.  For those of you that follow my Blog regularly or subscribe to my RSS feed , you may...

For any of you that have been to a Worldwide Partner Conference in the past, you know that the amount of information coming out of the conference is incredible!  Whether it is announcements, facts and figures, offers, interesting tidbits, resources...