As you know, on November 1, 2010, we launched the Microsoft Partner Network which brought with it the focus on competencies and the ability to achieve gold and silver competencies. As noted in my The Microsoft Partner Network: Gold Competencies &...

Today is a very exciting day as the Build event kicks off at 9:00 am PDT. For those of who are attending in person, you will be right in the midst of the excitement happening throughout the event. Now what about the rest of you that are not able to attend...

Wow, what an exciting day today with the BUILD keynote kicking off the day and the excitement exploding from there! Now that the keynote is over, I am putting up a quick post to help you find all of the fantastic information that was shared today, as...

Since the initial V 1.0 release of the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app in May, it has continued to evolve in terms of interface and information that it brings directly to the phones of partners everywhere based on input and feedback we have received...

Once again, one of the most popular promotions that we have offered over the years, the Big Easy Offer , is back! That’s right, the Big Easy Offer that provides a subsidy check to customers who make qualifying license purchases that they can they use...

Attention all U.S. Microsoft partners. Have you submitted your entries yet for the 2011 ASPIRE award that the U.S. Partner Team is offering, which is being sponsored by Ready-to-Go Marketing? If not, then you have just over a week left to submit your...

What an incredibly exciting day yesterday as Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ began being distributed broadly around the world! By the way, wondering when the Windows Phone 7.5 update will be coming from your phone service provider? If so, take a look at the...

Ok, admit it. How many times have you gone to Bing , or a different, less reliable search engine, or even searched directly on the Microsoft Partner Network portal for information and found a link directly to the information you are looking for; however...

As you are probably aware, this year will mark the end of daylight saving time in the Russian Federation. What this means is, in basic terms, they have decided to cancel daylight saving time (DST) in the country and will not “fall back” to Russian Standard...

Ok, so this one may not be directly business related; however: Yes, I’ve been known to enjoy a cup of coffee now and then (yeah, yeah, maybe more than one…) Being from Seattle (you know, the place that literally has Starbucks stands in the parking lot...

The excitement around Windows Phone continues to grow, especially with Windows Phone 7.5 (codename "Mango") just around the corner and all of the new features that is going to bring with it! As such, we are bringing a new series to a number...