Welcome to 2012, everyone! I certainly hope you all had a fantastic holiday season and New Year’s Day. To kick off the 2012 year, I thought it might be fun to look back at 2011 quickly to see which of the posts here on the blog you all came to and visited the most. With that, below is a list of the top...

Overnight, the new V 2.3 version of the Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App for Windows Phone went live in the Windows Phone Marketplace. For those of you that currently have a previous version of the Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App installed on your phone, you too probably received the update notice...

As many of you know, Microsoft has it’s Download Center that provides you with a bunch of downloadable items, with new ones being added/updated on a daily basis. A question that I was asked via email recently is, “Are there other download locations I should be looking at for Microsoft items besides the...

Looking to simplify your cloud migration planning? If so, you will want to check out the newly released Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 6.5 Beta. This new version of the MAP Toolkit brings several new features to help you in your cloud migration planning, including: Hyper-V Cloud Fast...

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 from our partners on what they would like to see...

You heard about it at WPC, you’ve been reading about it everywhere, you’re peers, customers and competitors are talking about it, evaluating it, adopting it, and selling it, so what are you doing with cloud in your business as a Microsoft partner and how are you making the transition? To help you in...

Just before Worldwide Partner Conference a few weeks ago, I announced the Version 2.0 of the Microsoft Partner Info app for Windows Phone was releasing with several new categories of information as well as a new interface: Microsoft Partner Info V. 2.0 is here with WPC app integration and more! In that...

Day 3 here at Worldwide Partner Conference brought with it the always popular Kevin Turner, a “bringing it all together” with Jon Roskill, and this year’s fantastic guest speaker, Sir Richard Branson. All in all, in my opinion, a great way to kick off the third day here at WPC11. This day also brought...

Here we are at the beginning of Day 3 of Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2011. I don’t know about you, but I thought yesterday was a great look into some of the great solutions available today and some more on the way, not to mention some of those really cool demos! In case you missed it, I posted...

Well WPC 11 day 2 picked up right where day 1 left off, with tons of fantastic energy and excitement, then added a bunch of eye catching demos, attention grabbing statistics, some exciting announcements, and even more. To help make sure that all of you, whether you are joining us in person or virtually...

Day one of the 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference is now behind us and what a start to the conference it was! This year more than ever, not only can the attendees who are joining us here live be a part of the excitement but also partners around the world can join in on numerous parts of WPC11 online as...

Back on March 18th, we announced to the world that the Microsoft Partner Conference 2011 awards submission process was now open , and since that time, partners from all around the world have been submitting their nominations and success stories into the pool of applicants competing for this year’s Partner...

Today, the v. 1.3 release of the Microsoft Partner Information Mobile App will be coming to Windows Phone and Android users around the world, and it brings with it some very exciting new additions! (If you’re an iPhone owner and want the Microsoft Partner Info app, you might want to tell Apple! ) Here...

Over the years, we’ve been bringing you the latest updates in the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit that enables you as partners to help your clients do assessments and planning for migrations within their environments. Now, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 Beta is available...

Earlier this week, I announced the launch of the new Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App , available to partners around the world to bring information, resources, and more directly to them right on their phones. In that announcement, I mentioned that the launch version did not include any product team...

As many of you know, Microsoft tech-Ed North America kicked off yesterday morning in Atlanta and continues through Thursday of this week. Now what if you are not able to be at Tech-Ed 2011? Well, too bad for you. No, I’m just kidding. While we would absolutely love to have as many of you as possible...

I received an inquiry from a partner today that I thought was a very reasonable question with a great ask, so I thought I would put together a quick post to share this with all of you. Here was the question: “For some reason, I can’t get to the Digital WPC home page today (not sure of reason), but I...

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 links to tips and information about award nominations...

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 on each of these: SQL Server $50 Application Compatibility...

As you have probably heard many times, Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 is coming up July 10-14th, and I couldn’t be more excited! Worldwide Partner Conference is definitely one of my favorite events of the year, not only for getting to see partners from around the world that I have had the pleasure...

It is hard to believe how fast this week has flown by and that it is Friday already; however, in looking back over the past 7-10 days, it has been a very busy time with lots of information being shared and discussed and great feedback from partners about these. Some of you may remember back in January...

What are you doing Thursday, March 10th from 7:00 – 8:30 am PST?  If you are a Microsoft partner, I would like to invite you to join us for a unique opportunity designed just for you: an interactive online forum with the leadership team of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group. UPDATE: Microsoft...

Here is a very exciting offer for all of the developers out there, or anyone looking to start utilizing or evaluating the Microsoft Windows Azure platform for their solutions.  Microsoft is currently offering a promotion that will allow you to try out the Microsoft Windows Azure platform for 30...

Microsoft’s Windows Azure offerings are definitely a hot topic right now and one that is driving a ton of interest and excitement across customers and partners alike.  As such, I wanted to share out a great series posted up on the Channel 9 site around Windows Azure called the “Windows Azure Jump...

Earlier today in my The new Microsoft Partner Network is here! post, I mentioned that here at Microsoft, we are continually working to enhance your experience with Microsoft, to make it easier to do business with Microsoft, and to simplify your navigation of and access to resources and benefits from...