We broke the news about the Big Easy Partner Subsidy offer coming back a few weeks ago. Then we announced several webcasts to help get you up to speed on how it works. Now, the Big Easy 2.0 is live! So head on out to the Big Easy website to check out...

We are very happy to announce that Microsoft’s exciting new release of the Small Business Server family has released to manufacturing! Earlier we announced that Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 will launch on November 12 th along with Microsoft’s new...

A couple of weeks ago in my, “ Guess what’s coming back? Here’s a hint: It’s BIG and it’s Easy… ” post, I told you about the Big Easy webcast that we ran this past Wednesday and how you should attend to learn about the new Big Easy coming online on August...

The creators of Small Business Server 2008 are coming to a city near you and you have the opportunity to join them for this inside look at SBS 2008. Hear first-hand from the creators and ask those tough questions only they can answer! This information...

Just released, an important new Microsoft Volume License brief, “ Application Server License Mobility ”, has been posted to the Microsoft Volume License Briefs site , which describes new Microsoft Volume Licensing rights that enable server application...

The Microsoft Partner Team has recently rolled out the Partner Business Network , which is a new online community for Microsoft Partners. The Partner Business Network is designed to be a platform for interacting with your peers to help you grow your business...

We are kicking off a series of sixteen online technical webcasts focused on SBS 2008 and EBS 2008. The series will include eight on SBS 2008 and eight on EBS 2008 and will run from August 21 st until September 10 th . To view the full lineup and register...

For those of you looking for new ways to expand your offerings and grow your business? Be sure to attend a Microsoft Dynamics™ partner event in a city near you being held in August and September, 2008. You can register either the morning CRM session ...

From the team that brought you the Microsoft Small Business Center , the Microsoft Small Business Show , and the Microsoft Small Business Summit , now the Microsoft Small Business Team has rolled out the Microsoft Small Business Facebook page. On the...

Shortly after Worldwide Partner Conference last year, I posted about the new SBSC PAL initiative and who the FY08 Worldwide SBSC PALs were. You can see these at: Who’s my PAL? And why haven't I heard about this? Microsoft PAL Initiative overview...

Over the years, the various components of the Microsoft SMB Channel Community have continued to grow and expand to better address the needs and requests of those in the Community. These components I am referring to are our MSSMALLBIZ.com WebSite , our...

E-Learning courses are an included benefit of Software Assurance to help clients get the most from their Microsoft technologies by providing access to electronic training courses they can access to be more proficient in using each software package. In...

With the announcement the other day of SQL Server 2008 RTMing , I have been seeing and receiving some questions as to whether SBS 2008 Premium would be shipping with SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008. I thought I would address this here on the Blog so...

Last September, Arnie Mondloch and I had the pleasure of announcing our FY08 SBSC Partner contest (“Partner Plunge”) during the keynote session at SMB Nation. Today, I have the pleasure of announcing the winners of the “Partner Plunge” contest and offering...

The time has come and SQL Server 2008 just released to manufacturing yesterday. SQL Server 2008 provides powerful new capabilities such as support for policy-based management, auditing, large-scale data warehousing, geospatial data, and advanced reporting...

August 15 th is just around the corner and that means so is the end of our X-Box 360 NASCAR 09 Pack giveaway. This is the giveaway I announced in my “ Tuning IT Up ” post back in May when we also launched the “ Tuning IT Up ” animated video promo for...

I have been receiving some questions from Partners regarding the beta SBS 2008 Exam that I mentioned in my “ Claim your free SBS 2008 (Small Business Server 2008) exam voucher from Microsoft, but hurry! ” post regarding whether or not that test would...

In my New Microsoft Midsize Business Solutions Brochure – Another exclusive offer here on the Blog post here on the Blog last week, I said that I would be giving the 50 FREE Microsoft Midsize Business Solutions Brochures to the first 50 people who replied...

Some of you may remember my post a month ago about the Microsoft Small Business Team giving away 5 Ways to Save and The Chance to Win 5,000 Gallons of Gas . Well, the economy doesn’t seem to be letting up, so neither are we! We want to continue to provide...

We are now only one week away from the 8/8/08 Olympic games – and a new way to watch the Olympics with dynamic new content is here! As you may or may not know, MSN and NBC have partnered to create “ the digital games ” powered by Microsoft Silverlight...

Since my “ What do you need to be more successful with your Microsoft Volume Licensing sales? ” post went live, I have been receiving input from a few people that they were having their mails bounce back when submitting their input. As such, I have modified...