Standouts of this year's release calendar include Windows 10's next update milestone and Azure Stack's long-awaited launch.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 18, 2017
In Part 3 of a three-part Q&A from the Microsoft Inspire conference, Microsoft One Commercial Partner CVP Ron Huddleston talks about two of the most important new concepts for partners to understand to succeed in Microsoft's revised channel model.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 17, 2017
In Part 2 of a three-part Q&A from the Microsoft Inspire conference, Ron Huddleston, head of Microsoft's One Commercial Partner unit, explains how Microsoft is trying to simplify its partner-facing organization to work more effectively with its massive partner network.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 14, 2017
In Part 1 of a three-part Q&A from the Microsoft Inspire conference, Huddleston explains his philosophy on partnering and how his background at Salesforce.com and Oracle is informing his approach to the channel at Microsoft.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 13, 2017
WEB EXCLUSIVE: From Microsoft mega-events like Build and Ignite to smaller one- and two-day training sessions, we've got your 2017 conference schedule covered.
- By Gladys Rama
- July 10, 2017
Expect a year of continued focus on Azure, Office 365, Windows 10, LinkedIn/Dynamics and the attempt to find a new niche in the mobile space.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- July 10, 2017
Controversy swirls around the new name Microsoft slapped on the event formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). The structure, focus and audience, however, should feel familiar to any attendee of previous WPCs.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 06, 2017
It takes a special set of skills and attitudes to be a great Microsoft solution provider. In this second-annual listing, Redmond Channel Partner magazine presents 200 of the best in the United States.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- June 26, 2017
As Microsoft expands the reach of FastTrack quarter-by-quarter with little guidance on what's coming next, partners struggle to stay ahead of the program with higher-value services.
- By Barb Levisay
- June 12, 2017
Microsoft has taken some bold steps to democratize its mixed reality platform. Here's how some Microsoft partners are helping the company's efforts.
- By Gladys Rama
- June 05, 2017
As promising as it is, IoT has problems -- from security to reliability to management. And problems, of course, are good for Microsoft partners who can offer solutions.
- By Howard M. Cohen
- May 01, 2017
Will a revised Partner Seller Program with less access and fewer resources be worth the trouble of enrolling?
- By Scott Bekker
- April 24, 2017
In its second-annual listing, Redmond Channel Partner calls out the best and brightest technologies and programs for the Microsoft channel from the last year.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- April 12, 2017
With Microsoft’s monster acquisition closed, partners look ahead to the opportunities. Dynamics 365 and Learning are obvious highlights, but details from Redmond remain scarce.
- By Barb Levisay
- March 06, 2017
HP's three-in-one Elite x3 Windows phone targets the enterprise and the channel.
- By Paul Ferrill
- March 01, 2017
Big ideas from channel experts to help Microsoft partners succeed in 2017.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- January 31, 2017
The results are in for the first-ever Redmond Channel Partner magazine Reader's Choice awards.
- By Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff
- December 12, 2016
Microsoft's high-volume cloud infrastructure partners and its business applications partners have distinct identities. For the new Dynamics 365 effort to succeed, those two partner types will need to cooperate.
- By Barb Levisay
- December 05, 2016
WEB EXCLUSIVE: To help you get your 2016 travel calendar in order, we've compiled a list of upcoming events geared toward those who have a stake in Microsoft technologies. The list spans behemoth Microsoft-helmed conferences like the Worldwide Partner Conference and Build, as well as smaller, third-party-sponsored regional events.
- By Gladys Rama
- November 29, 2016
Nearly a year after the release of the Cloud PBX Skype for Business option to Office 365, both Microsoft partners and telecom providers are eyeing what they see as a potentially huge growing market.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 24, 2016