Were you able to join us for the three MPN Live sessions that we hosted on February 9th from Toronto, Canada? If you weren’t (or even if you were and you want to see any of them again), I have some very good news for you… The replays are now available to stream online from wherever you are. To make it...

A couple of weeks ago, we broadcast the latest episode of MPN Live direct from our Microsoft Headquarters here in Redmond, Washington. Tomorrow we will be broadcasting the next round of MPN Live shows, three total, this time live from Toronto, Canada, where Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 will be taking...

As you (should) recall, waaaaaaaay back in November of 2010 (my how time flies, doesn’t it?), the former “Microsoft Gold Certified Partner” and “Microsoft Certified Partner” brands were officially retired, put to rest, put out to pasture, however you want to phrase it. Just like any good friend that...

Yesterday we announced the availability of Kinect for Windows,now both from the hardware perspective as well as the SDK perspective. This is a very exciting announcement and will unlock a ton of potential for developers everywhere. I can’t wait to see what this enables! With this announcement, I thought...

For all of you Microsoft partners out there that are taking advantage of the huge collection of fantastic free training and learning resources available to you on the Microsoft Partner Learning Center as part of your membership in the Microsoft Partner Network , I wanted to give you a quick heads up...

At Worldwide Partner Conference last summer, we kicked off the MPN Live sessions from the floor of WPC. For those of you not yet familiar with MPN Live: MPN Live is a roundtable talk show program where Microsoft partners connect on issues of interest. For the current series, they are being streamed live...

As the countdown continues to the launch of the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server, the excitement levels continue to rise and rise, and why shouldn’t they given all that SQL Server 2012 brings with it?! To help make sure you are aware of your opportunity to participate in our Virtual Launch event...

Think your phone is fast or are you in the market for a new phone and looking for something with true speed? Have you tried out a Windows Phone yet? If you haven’t, maybe this will get your attention… As you probably know, the International Consumer Electronics show (CES) took place a couple of weeks...

Today, some exciting news and announcements were shared regarding private cloud and the launch of Microsoft System Center 2012 . Hopefully you were you able to join us live this morning for the “ Transforming IT with Microsoft Private Cloud ” webcast with: Satya Nadella, President, Server and Tools Business...

As you may have heard, in May 2012, we will be combining two of the existing Microsoft Partner Network competencies (Systems Management and Virtualization) into a new unified competency (Management and Virtualization). As a Microsoft partner, these two areas are huge business opportunities and now you...

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...

As 2011 draws to a close and the new 2012 year begins for all of us around the world, I want to offer up my Happy New Year wishes and say “Thank You” to all of the Microsoft partners worldwide. Also, as I have done in past years, I caught up with a few others here at Microsoft that I think you as Microsoft...

As we approach the end of 2011 and the beginning of the new 2012 year, many people are in the process of taking care of last minute items to close out the year. As you are going through those lists of things to get in before the end of the year, I wanted to make sure that you remembered the Microsoft...

As you may recall, earlier this week we hosted the latest Microsoft Partner Network Interactive Leadership Forum session, which gives you, our partners around the world, the chance to hear directly from the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group leadership team here at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond on...

Thanks again to all of you that joined us for yesterday’s Interactive Leadership Forums . Given the online commentary and chatter taking place today resulting from the mere mention of the launching of a Microsoft Small Business Competency as part of the Microsoft Partner Network during the sessions,...

Ever since /build, the excitement over Windows 8 has continued to grow and grow and grow. Lately, there have been several pieces of information, announcements, resources, and more that have come out around Windows 8, including several yesterday, so I thought I’d share a collection of some of the ones...

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...

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...

Today marks a great day here in Redmond, WA and around the world as the Microsoft Partner Network officially hits it’s one year anniversary! Wow, can you believe it has already been a year? Oh how time flies when you are having so much fun, and believe me, working with the Microsoft partners around 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...

You may recall back on August 15th when we announced the Microsoft Partner Exam Academy: Announcing Microsoft Partner Exam Academy which is a resource designed for our partners to connect you with preparation materials (including free and for-fee) you need to get yourself ready for the Microsoft certification...

As you know, Microsoft provides a bunch of training and learning resources for our partners to help them achieve the skills and competencies that are right for their businesses, as well as those that they are looking to add into their portfolio. One such example of these resources is the Partner Exam...

Are you looking to get started with or increase your current Microsoft Office 365 business? If so, we have an online training series that we are offering for partners to help you get started and build your Microsoft Office 365 practice. Plus, this series is being offered via the web, so you can attend...

Yesterday I was asked a (rather ironic) question by a partner that I thought was a perfect topic to put up here in case any of you are wondering the same. The question went like this: “I subscribe to your blog and have seen several of your posts talk about the subject coming from a question (or feedback...