Last spring we kicked off the first ever Microsoft Partner Network Interactive Leadership Forum which gave you, our partners, the opportunity to join us for a live online session with the leadership team here in Redmond to hear the latest and to ask your questions directly to them. Well, the next Microsoft...

As a member of the Microsoft Partner Network, you have access to a large collection of resources and benefits that you can use to run your business, train your staff, enhance your sales & marketing efforts, get support, and much, much more. One of these key benefits that partners receive is “Internal...

The week before Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, I put up my Up to 40% savings with the Worldwide Partner Conference Competency Exam Pack offer post here on the blog telling you about a very exciting offer for all attendees of WPC 11. Through the WPC11 Competency Exam Pack offer, All employees of partner...

On Tuesday, June 28, from 10-11 a.m. EDT, Steve Ballmer and the Microsoft Office Division will announce news detailing the latest on Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft’s next-generation cloud service and here is how you can join us live for the event! Now that the webcast is over, I am embedding the replay...

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 sizes around the world. Microsoft Office 365, which...

As I have mentioned in several of my recent posts, such as Simplifying your Microsoft Partner Network Portal Experience , we are constantly working to enhance the experience of our customers and partners to make it easier to do business with Microsoft and to simplify your access to resources and benefits...

Here’s a question I have seen from some partners, so I thought I would post the answer here for anyone else who may have this same inquiry.  The question goes something like this, “Hey, where did the Microsoft Partner Network Transition Tool go?!” As you know, we launched the new Microsoft Partner...

In my The new Microsoft Partner Network is here! post on Monday, I mentioned that in conjunction with the launch of the new Microsoft Partner Network, we would be making some additional enhancements to simplify your working with Microsoft, finding, and accessing information and benefits.  One example...

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...

Today is the day that the new Microsoft Partner Network arrives!  With the launch of the new Microsoft Partner Network comes some very exciting changes and benefits for partners around the world.  One of the most notable changes, as mentioned in my “ Microsoft Partner logo, branding, naming...

Have you ever looked back and seen days that may not have seemed like a big deal when they took place, but in retrospect were days that you will remember for a long time to come?  Well, I believe today is one of those days.  Why?  I’m glad you asked. Now you might think it could be because...

Earlier today, I posted about our Microsoft Office 365 announcement as well as the announcement of the beta for Microsoft Office 365 .  In that post I included several links to things like the beta program, Microsoft partner page for Microsoft Office 365, the Microsoft Office 365 website, the Microsoft...

Today in San Francisco, with customers and partners, Microsoft is very happy to announce Microsoft Office 365, which brings with it a transformational moment for Microsoft and the solutions we provide to companies around the world, as well as outlining a new frontier for our Microsoft Office business...

On Monday night, as we kicked off #WPC10 from here in Washington, D.C., I put up the Connecting with others – A HUGE value of #WPC10 (Look who I found) post here on my blog with pictures of some of the attendees I had a chance to connect with during the opening celebration.  Since that time, thousands...

On Monday, I put up a post here on the blog: Connecting with others – A HUGE value of #WPC10 talking about the value of the connections made here at Worldwide Partner Conference each and every year.  Yesterday, through the use of social media and the initiative of some #WPC10 attendees, another...

Yesterday at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Jon Roskill revealed some updates to the upcoming Microsoft partner branding/naming for partners in the Microsoft Partner Network during the keynote address.  As I mentioned on my Twitter account during the keynote, I am posting this updated...

Every year at the Worldwide Partner Conference, making connections, whether new ones with people you’ve never met before, or existing with people you already know and may not get to see very often, is one of the HUGE values!  This year at #wpc10, is no exception.  Last night the conference...

Here we are, just under a week from the kickoff of WPC 2010 in Washington D.C. and the excitement levels here in Redmond are off the charts!  With the incredible number of partners registered to join us this year (can we say ‘record-setting’ numbers?) for WPC 2010, it is bound to be the best WPC...

It is with emotions of excitement, nostalgia and pride that I announce a leadership change. Today, Microsoft announced that I will take on the role of corporate vice president of the Business & Marketing Organization (BMO) for North America, reporting to Robert Youngjohns, senior vice president of...

Since I put up my 5 for 1 Exam Pass offer from Microsoft! post here on the blog, I have been getting a lot of great feedback on the offer and also several questions about what other offers are available to help Microsoft partners get the certifications they need/want, especially with the upcoming new...

Back in February we kicked off the nominations process for the 2010 Partner of the Year awards across numerous categories, as I had mentioned in my, “ Submit your nominations for WPC 2010 awards today ,” post here on the blog.  Well, this morning I am happy to tell you that we have announced the...

Here’s a fantastic new offer that we are going to kick off at WPC designed to help you get the certifications you want and need!  Many of you already know that each year at WPC we kick off new things, share exciting news, and provide a ton of valuable pieces of information and resources to you,...

Here’s some good news that’s hot off the presses!  You may recall the 15% off Microsoft Action Pack Development and Design Subscription offer post that I put up here on the Blog back at the end of March, announcing the opportunity for Partner to pre-register for the new Microsoft Action Pack Design...

A few questions I have seen and received from some partners regarding internal use rights (IUR) software that they receive at various levels within the Microsoft Partner Network are: 1) When I earn a competency or advanced competency, how many licenses of Microsoft software do I receive to use in my...

  Can you believe we are just over a month away from WPC 2010?!  For those of you that have been to WPC in the past, and even those of you that haven’t but have been to other conferences, meetings, etc., you know that one of the big benefits that comes out of events like these is the personal...