On Friday, Microsoft made the exciting announcement that Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 have all reached the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) milestone!  This is a very exciting time and one that has been reached after so much input and feedback from so many of...

At the end of March, I told you about the Microsoft VLSC update with “Add Open License” coming in April that includes several updates and usability enhancements as a part of our continued efforts to provide a convenient, online solution for customers and partners to easily manage their licensing agreements...

For those of you that have been following my Blog, ( http://www.MSPartnerBlog.com ), you have seen my prior posts about the two training series that the Microsoft UK Team have been putting on called the Business School and the Technical School.  Business Schools and Technical Schools are a series...

If you have followed my blog for any amount of time, you know that getting feedback from you and understanding your experiences with the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center site on an ongoing basis has been something I have been very focused on.  Now, here is another opportunity for you. ...

I am posting up a quick notice today to let you know about something I will be posting on Monday that may be of interest to you because I know that not all of you have subscribed to my Blog , so you don’t all get the automatic feed of posts, and that all of you do not come here on a daily basis, so you...

Last week I announced that Microsoft would be running a series of Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) Webcasts for Partners through Academy Live to take place on February 3rd, and it was great to see all of the Partners who joined us for these sessions yesterday!  Thank you for your...

As you may know, Microsoft® recently migrated the eOpen and MVLS sites to the new Volume Licensing Service Center website (VLSC) in order to ultimately provide a convenient, online solution for customers and partners to easily manage their licensing agreements and Microsoft products. We know that as...

Yes, we all know that money does not actually grow on trees (it would be great if it did though, wouldn’t it?); however, by taking advantage of any of the several current promotions that Microsoft is offering to its Partners to help their clients save money, it is about as close as you might get. ...

Are you wondering about how you can increase your Partnership with Microsoft or better understand what Partnership opportunities are available?  Maybe you are wondering what local resources may be available for you as a Microsoft Partner?  Or, one of many other questions.  Well, the Microsoft...

If you are a Microsoft Partner in the UK, here is a great opportunity for you to get tuned in to some great information from the Microsoft UK Team. The Microsoft UK Partner RSS feed provides you with information and updates on a variety of topics ranging from events, sales & marketing, hosting, Small...

How many times have you put through a proposal, only to have the budget for the services portion of it be drastically reduced due to increased hardware or software costs? Ever wish you could help protect or “create” some more budget to help your clients with that solution? Here’s a snippet from a live...

So, anyone here ever had a question about licensing? I’m guessing probably not. So, how many of you have had A LOT of questions about licensing (not just A question)? Now we’re probably a little closer, right? Well, here’s your chance to get answers to many of those questions in a live session next week...

Here on the Blog, I have posted about the In-person Licensing Bootcamps that we are doing across the U.S. in the East Region , Central Region , and West Region . Have you attended one yet? If not (or even if you have and want a refresher), why not attend our upcoming Virtual Licensing Bootcamp! That...

Over the past couple of weeks, I have posted the West Region and East Region in-person licensing bootcamp schedules with overviews and registration details for all Partners located in these areas. To finish off the remainder of the country, here is the information on the upcoming in-person licensing...

A couple of weeks ago, I presented one of the 5W/50 series of webcasts along with John Nicolau of VantagePoint Partners, an SBSC Partner out of the Midwest. This session was an encore presentation of the live seminar we gave at Worldwide Partner Conference this year based on the feedback we received...

Shortly after my In-person licensing bootcamps coming to the East Region post last week, I started receiving inquiries from Partners here in the West to see if there are any licensing bootcamps taking place near them. Well, I am happy to announce that, yes, we are going to be hosting some here in the...

We have run in-person licensing bootcamps across the US in the past and the feedback has continued to be phenomenal regarding how valuable these sessions have been for the Partners who have attended. Now, you have the chance to attend the next wave of in-person licensing bootcamps. If you have ever...

One of the great parts of my job is getting opportunities like Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) to talk with the Microsoft Partners from all across the country and the world and get real life feedback on how things are going, what’s working, what’s not working, and get suggestions/feedback directly...

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 the links in the post to include a secondary...

For those of you who were at or viewed the SMB Nation Keynote presentation last year, you may recall that I told you that helping you be successful in your Microsoft Volume Licensing sales was something we were going to focus on very heavily last year (July 2007 – June 2008). After all, it is only when...

For those of you coming to Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference , and for those watching the Digital WPC presentations, come join me on Thursday, July 10 th from 1:30 – 2:30 in Room 372 BCEF for the session SMB007 - More Money through Higher-Value Transactions with SMB Customers. During this session...

In case you did not see this yet, I am posting it here for all of you. Do you have questions about the Microsoft Open Value Subscription Program? Looking to learn more and get answers to those questions? Here’s your chance! Join me, Eric Ligman – Microsoft Sr. Mgr. of Community Engagement on the...

Over the past few months, I have given numerous webcasts about Open Value Subscription, how it works, etc. as well as shared many Open Value Subscription posts here on the Blog. Well, I thought you might want to hear a different person’s overview of Open Value Subscription for Partners as well as several...

Since New Year’s Day, I have been telling you about the upcoming launch of Open Value Subscription, the exciting new way to acquire your Microsoft technology on a subscription basis. Today, this new program goes live and can be ordered for your clients! Here are some of the resources you should look...

Here is your chance to participate in an interactive Product & Licensing Seminar to learn how to earn additional income and expand your services business. Demonstrating your expertise in providing licensing solutions and services around Unified Communications and Windows Server to customers opens...