Last summer I put up a post that offered a collection of free Microsoft eBooks across a variety of topics and the response was incredible. Because of the phenomenal response, I followed it up with a second post that contained another set of free eBooks...

Today is a very exciting day as the “Xbox – A New Generation Revealed” press event has arrived! Not only has the day arrived, but you have the opportunity to join us live for this exciting day from wherever you are, and here’s how: First, the event starts...

Tomorrow night is the 2013 SMB 150 Awards Banquet being held here on the Microsoft campus, and I am honored to be joining the other nominees who were selected to be an SMB 150 Award winner again this year. As I have mentioned in past years when I was...

Today I am happy to welcome Microsoft Virtual Academy to the Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App ! At approximately noon PST today, the Microsoft Virtual Academy stream was added into the Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App (through dynamic updating powered...

A couple of days ago, I put up a post here to let you know that we’re down to the final days to get your WPC 2013 Award nomination in, and to encourage you to get going on your WPC 2013 Partner of the Year Award nominations so that you get your chance...

Each year at Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), Microsoft recognizes partners who have delivered exemplary solutions built on Microsoft technologies through the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. This year is no exception, and once again, winners...

Last summer, I put up the Record revenues and satisfaction with Microsoft partners! Satisfaction survey is just around the corner and we’re ready for another great year together post here on my blog talking about the incredible results we received from...

Several years ago, we introduced a The Big Easy Offer, a program that provides Microsoft partner subsidy dollars to companies that purchase qualifying Microsoft products through various Volume Licensing programs, such as the Open Business, Open Value...

Last week I put up my How to Sell Office 365 through Open License and Full Packaged Product – What Partners Need To Know post to help make you aware of a ton of resources we have available for you for the upcoming Office 365 through Open License and Full...

If you’ve followed my blog for awhile, you know that from time to time I will share out some information about different scams floating around that I see or read about, etc. in order to help make sure you are aware of them and are protecting yourselves...

Back in January, I put up a post Announcing Office 365 through Open and the New Office availability! In there I mentioned the announcement we had made about the upcoming availability of Office 365 through Open, which is an incredibly exciting opportunity...

To help keep you up to date on some of the new, as well as some of the existing Windows 8 skills development and training resources we have available for you, I am sharing a collection of February updates here for you to use: What’s New: New in the Partner...

Just a few hours ago, the official Surface Blog went live with their “Welcome to the Surface Blog” post and the new blog was announced on the Surface Facebook page . Thanks to the power of dynamic updating (brought to you by Windows Azure), the new official...

Yesterday I sent out a series of tweets pointing people to the various different Microsoft Office 2013 Quick Start Guides, which are printable guides that contain useful tips, shortcuts, and screenshots to help you find your way around. In other words...

Yesterday, we announced the release of Office 365 Home Premium , which is a reinvention of Microsoft’s Office product line for consumers. The new offering includes the latest and most complete set of Office applications; works across up to five devices...

Back in October, we began offering a Windows 8 Pro upgrade offer of $39.99 for people upgrading to Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP (SP3). The promotional price is limited to one upgrade per PC and a maximum limit of five upgrade...

The very first MPN Live session of 2013 kicks off today and the topic on tap is Women Leading in the Tech World and their growing influence. The session will be broadcast live this morning at 10:30am PST here in Redmond and as always, you can join in...

  UPDATE: Thank you for your amazing interest in this promotion – all 2,000 free codes have been allocated to partners now.  If you registered to take an exam, please be sure to complete it before 6/30/13 when the code expires. If you need to...

Worldwide Partner Conference 2013 is approaching quickly, July 7 – 11, and it will be here before you know it. What will also be here before you know it is then end of your chance to save up to $500 on your WPC 2013 all access passes, so I wanted to make...

UPDATE: We have released the second set of 1,000 FREE Exam vouchers since the first set (below) were all claimed already. Here’s how to get one of the second set of 1,000 FREE vouchers . Here is a very exciting offer for partners everywhere (not just...

A New Year Monday was the first day of the New Year back at work for me, and first and foremost, as I stated in my Happy New Year 2013 wishes and a sincere Thank You from all of us at Microsoft post, I’d like to offer up a huge thank you to all of the...

Here’s some good news to kick off the New Year for our SMB partners. Originally when we launched the Small Business competency in the Microsoft Partner Network, we also announced a $999 promotion for the Silver Small Business competency that ran through...

It’s that time of year again, the voting for the 2013 SMB 150 is here. Last year, I had the honor to be nominated for and selected as a member of the SMB 150 , an award that honors individuals who have made a significant impact on the worldwide small...

Ok, here’s a post for some fun this holiday season. First, I’ll admit it, I am one of those people who really enjoys wrapping presents each year and like to come up with new, fun ways to wrap the presents. At first I started out with different kinds of...

Happy New Year, 2013, Microsoft partners! As we usher in the new 2013 year, in looking back, there are always those years you look back on that are those easy years, filled with all upside, and then there are those years you look back on that test your...