As you know, I have been sharing several pieces of information here on my blog about the upcoming Microsoft Partner Network Small Business Competency which launches in June. What has been fantastic is the amount of feedback all of you have been sharing...

Last week I put up the What are the requirements to earn the Microsoft Partner Network Small Business Competency? post here on the blog to bring you more information about what the actual requirements are to attain the Microsoft Partner Network Small...

Today the new 2.7 version of the Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App released to the Microsoft Windows Phone Marketplace and brings with it a collection of new additions to the Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App. First, let me offer my thanks to all of you...

How would you like to help shape the future of the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC), such as the License Summary and the Relationship Summary, as well as the future design of our next generation Licensing Applications? If so, then you...

Earlier this month we announced Details on the Microsoft Partner Network Small Business Competency that talked about what it is, some of the benefits of the Microsoft Partner Network Small Business Competency, etc. and this morning on today’s MPN Live...

At this year’s Microsoft Management Summit, the building excitement around Microsoft private cloud and Microsoft System Center 2012 reached new heights as Brad Anderson announced the General Availability of Microsoft System Center 2012. With System Center...

Tomorrow is the next in our series of MPN Live events, which bring together Microsoft hosts, Microsoft partner guests, hot topics, fantastic insights, live interaction, and even an incredible giveaway: A free, all-access pass to Worldwide Partner Conference...

Last month I put up my I’d love your votes in the SMB 150 2012 SMB Awards! Here’s how you can vote post here on the blog after finding out that I had been nominated for this year’s SMB 150 awards, and asked for your vote if you felt my contributions were...

Have you ever started a new Microsoft Office Excel, Word, or PowerPoint file and been getting pretty far along when you accidentally close the document before saving it (or lose power and the computer shuts down, etc.)? Here’s a helpful little tip for...

Last month I let you know about the fact that the Windows Phone discount program for partners now includes monthly specials , and that in March we we offering the Samsung Omnia W through this offer. For April, we have a new offering available to you through...

At the beginning of March, we officially announced the Small Business Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network . If you looked at the comments from that post, you also saw that I said, “We will announce more program details in April,” in response to...

Last month I put up my Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Virtual Labs Available To You Online, plus many more SQL Server 2012 resources post here for you that contains a ton of free resources and information for you on Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Last week, I...

Following the publishing of my Microsoft April 2012 Security Bulletin posted post this morning, it didn’t take too long until I received the following inquiry: “Do you have a single list of the actual downloads for the security updates by product?” Well...

This week, Microsoft posted the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2012, which includes updates for products such as Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, .Net Framework, SQL Server, Forefront, and Microsoft Developer Tools. This summary...

Recently, I let you all know about the Big Easy Offer and how to participate in it in my Money, money, money! Are you claiming yours through the Big Easy offer? post. One thing I called out in the post, to help avoid confusion, is the fact that the Big...

Recently, I put up my Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Virtual Labs Available To You Online, plus many more SQL Server 2012 resources post here on the blog and the response has been incredible! Tons of people have been taking advantage of the large collection...

In case you missed the news, the Big Easy Offer is back! Yes, The Big Easy Offer 8 is now in market, enabling your clients to receive a subsidy payout of up to 30% for additional purchases of Microsoft software licenses or associated services. For those...

For all of you in the SMB market, you know that “community” and “peers"are a very important part of what you do and one of the key ways that information gets shared, questions get answered, and ideas are brought to life. Because of this, knowing...

With each passing day, we get another day closer to Worldwide Partner Conference 2012, which is July 8-12th in Toronto this year. I absolutely love Worldwide Partner Conference and it is by far my favorite conference of the year! What is also getting...

Last night, I received an online ping via social media from The VAR Guy (@TheVARGuy ) asking for a little direction and assistance from a social media perspective when it comes to navigating and following the information coming out of Microsoft. After...

Last year at Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, we announced the launch of the Windows Phone discount program for our partners that had earned a competency within the Microsoft Partner Network . Through this special discount offer, Microsoft partners...

Over the past week, I have put up several post pointing you to free virtual labs we have available to you online as well as collections of additional resources for these items. Since I started posting them, I have been receiving great feedback on them...

We’ve just come off the exciting SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event and the buzz about SQL Server 2012 continues to grow! Following on to my Windows Small Business Server 2011 TechNet Virtual Labs Available To You Online, plus more Small Business Server...

This week, Microsoft posted the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2012, which includes updates for products such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Microsoft Expression Design. This summary includes the following Bulletin IDs...

Shortly after I put up my SharePoint Server 2010 MSDN Virtual Labs Available To You Online, plus more SharePoint 2010 resources post here on the blog, I started to get input and feedback from partners not only about that post specifically, but also requests...