by Rabon Bussey, Partner Technology Advisor for Microsoft Lync, Microsoft US Partner Team With the Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston just a few weeks away, I have put together a list of the sessions about Unified Communications and about Lync that...

by Jason Leonardelli, Worldwide Partner Conference Lead for the Microsoft US Partner Team Big. Modern. Entertaining. Impressive. I’m talking about the Houston Museum of Natural Science . It’s one of the top museums of its kind in the country and it’s...

A common question I hear from partners is about demonstrating their relationship with Microsoft to customers. Most often, the request is related to the partner using the Microsoft logo, Microsoft product logos, and Microsoft services logos in its sales...

If your company has a Microsoft competency, a Microsoft Action Pack Develop and Design subscription, or membership in Cloud Accelerate, your Microsoft Partner Network benefits include access to personalized advisory services from experienced Microsoft...

The new, limited-time Cloud Now offer can help you close Microsoft Office 365 deals with small and midsize businesses. With Cloud Now, US customers earn partner subsidy payouts on eligible Microsoft Online Services subscription purchases. A customer can...

by Jonathan Friebert, Public Policy Manager and Director of Voices for Innovation Have you ever been frustrated about how taxes and regulations impact your business? Or worried about how data privacy and security laws could affect your cloud computing...

A blog series for US partners by Jenni Flinders, Microsoft US Vice President, Partner Strategy and Programs. Successful businesses today require a corporate culture and an accepting business environment where the best and brightest minds—employees with...

Here is the latest news and information for US partners. As a US-based member of the Microsoft Partner Network, you received an email version of this newsletter, with content specific to your company’s business and your role (more about this in our MPN...

  The 2013 Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, Texas, is just a few weeks away, and the Microsoft US Partner Team wants you to be there. You’ll hear from Microsoft executives like Steve Ballmer and Kevin Turner; learn about our strategies, initiatives...

By Peter K. Han , Microsoft Vice President of US OEM Today’s tablets are ready for business, and businesses are ready for tablets. I want to help you feel energized and prepared to capitalize on these converging realities in the enterprise IT marketplace...

by Jeff Shuey , Director of Strategic Alliances at Winshuttle Things to know before, during, and after the Worldwide Partner Conference to make the best use of your time and get the most out of the event. Some are easy, some will take a little work, and...

by Julie Golding, US MPN Lead If your company has the Microsoft Server Platform competency , note that there are new requirements that align to the release of the Microsoft Certification exams for Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Partner Network members...

Now that you can start building your conference schedule in WPC Connect, here is an updated list of the sessions in the U.S. Subsidiary track. Each session in the list below is linked to its description in the publicly available Session Catalog, and I...

Partners enrolled in the Microsoft Cloud Deployment program have an opportunity to earn up to $3,000 per customer engagement using the new Microsoft Office 365 FastTrack deployment model, if their deployment engagement starts before June 15 and is billed...

by Julie Golding, US MPN Lead If you are new to the Microsoft Partner Network, or are exploring your opportunities to deepen your engagement with Microsoft, you will want to understand what the Microsoft competencies are, and why they matter to both you...

by Sarah Knutson, US SMB Cloud Telesales Manager Are you tired of Microsoft Office 365 prospects not returning your phone calls or responding to your emails? Are you finding it increasingly difficult to forecast when a deal will close? Are you frustrated...

by the Microsoft US Partner Hosting and Cloud Services Team The most recent US Cloud Channel Connection webcast, Journey to the Cloud with Desktop Hosting , was recorded on May 8 and presented by a panel of experts from Microsoft and nGenx, a desktop...

A blog series for US partners by Jenni Flinders, Microsoft US Vice President, Partner Strategy and Programs. As we rapidly approach the Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, I’m pleased to announce the United States 2013 Partner of the Year Award winners...

by Jeff Shuey , Director of Strategic Alliances at Winshuttle How does a first-time WPC attendee (aka a “WPC Newbie”) get the most out of the event? Follow the Four F’s of WPC and I predict you will have a very successful WPC experience.   First...

The US partner newsletter contains the latest partner-related information and news to help you utilize your membership benefits, understand your opportunities and close business, and build your skills. Role-based training recommendations for this issue...

by the Microsoft Cloud Partner Support Team Over the last month, our support centers experienced higher than anticipated customer and partner technical support volume. We anticipate this will continue through the June timeframe, until our action plans...

In light of the challenging economic climate, many small and mid-sized businesses today are turning to virtualization to help them do more with less—for example, by scaling infrastructure to support growth without spending a fortune on server hardware...

If you are a partner who serves small and midsize businesses, the Worldwide Partner Conference is an incredible opportunity for you to hear firsthand about the revenue growth opportunity in this dynamic customer segment and how Microsoft can help you...

by Erik Moe, Partner Relationship Marketing, Microsoft U.S. Marketing & Operations The Microsoft U.S. team is in the early stages of designing a partner appreciation program, and your input and feedback will help us determine what benefits you would...

by Peter K. Han , Microsoft Vice President of U.S. OEM Sometimes you have to look at something a little differently to see new information. In this post, we look to new ways to better illustrate the facts, the risks, and how to take action against the...