A couple of weeks ago, the Microsoft Office 365 beta opened up publicly and I put up a post here on the blog about not only the opening of the public beta itself, but also about several resources and sources of information that you can use to learn more...

In case you haven’t seen it yet, Microsoft reported its third quarter financial results today. After reading through the announcement today, I thought I would share just a few highlights from the announcement and why I think “history” is such an appropriate...

Just a quick heads up for all of my readers that we’ll be doing some scheduled upgrades and maintenance to our blogging platforms this afternoon starting around 4:00 pm PDT. While these upgrades and maintenance are taking place, my blog will be offline...

Last month I put up a post here on the blog to let you know that Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 Awards submission opened up to partners around the world as well as sharing what the various awards are, how to submit your nomination, as well...

As always, I am happy to help make you aware of some current offers available to you right now that you can take advantage of. Here s a list of a few Microsoft Platform Ready offers, with some brief information and links to further information for you...

Here is some great news for our Cloud Essentials and Cloud Accelerate partners in the Microsoft Partner Network . Effective today, all Cloud Essentials and Cloud Accelerate partners will be entitled to receive Microsoft Office 365 Beta as a partner benefit...

Can you believe the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference is just a few short months away? It is going to be here before you know it, and I cannot wait! (In case you somehow haven’t seen me say it before, I love Worldwide Partner Conference and getting...

How many of you received your notice that the Windows Phone “NoDo” update is available to you yesterday? If you did, I am putting up this post to share my experience and a tip for you in the event you encounter a similar experience as me. Yesterday, like...

How would you like to have a large collection of learning resources available to you, right at the click of your mouse? Well, this is exactly what the Microsoft TechNet Learning Resources site provides, which is why I am putting up this post to make sure...

Today, Microsoft announced the public availability of the Office 365 beta in a total of 38 markets and 17 languages in all! You may recall the October 19th announcement of Office 365 and all that Office 365 is bringing into reach for businesses of all...

I am VERY happy to bring you this latest official update on the availability of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Essentials for Microsoft partners. This post provides the...

This week, Microsoft posted the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2011, which includes updates for products such as Windows and Office. This summary includes the following Bulletin IDs: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-018 -  Cumulative...

Ok all of you Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 attendees, it’s that time again! Yesterday the WPC Connect site went live as well as the WPC Connect Wall , both of which are fantastic tools to help you connect with other WPC11 attendees while you are...

How many of you have ever asked yourself this about your company? Before you answer, read the question again, carefully. It’s not “Why do people do business with you?” it is, “Why do people WANT to do business with you?” A subtle difference, but a very...

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to present on the U.S. West Region Partner call on “ Making Money with Open Value and Open Value Subscription .” During the parts of the call where I was not presenting, it was really nice to have several of the partners...

Updated Status April 14, 2011:   Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 now available for download through Microsoft partner digital distribution site As of today, April 14, 2011, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Standard...

Here is a good question that came in this morning regarding the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC): “If I have a Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement for a Microsoft product, what versions of that product are available for download through...

Over the past few years, I have been sharing many stories and examples here on the blog of updates and changes that Microsoft has made to various programs, interfaces, and more based on direct input and feedback from you, our partners. Well, here is another...

Here is a contest being run for Microsoft partners that let’s them not only highlight their skills at building Windows Phone 7 apps, but also gives them a chance to win a free pass to Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2011. The contest is currently...

Over the weekend, I believe I may have discovered some of the earliest roots of Bing and how it came to be the high-performance decision engine that it is today, with speed at the core of it's heritage (and why Bing continues its momentum in gaining market...