Do you have any small business customers who are successfully benefiting from the use of Windows 7; and/or Small Business Server 2008; and/or Office 2007? Would those customers be happy to tell their story and participate in a written case study? If so...

Over the last month, I have spoken to many of you to get your feedback on what I can do to support the Community this year. Some of you have indicated that you’d like to get a better insight into our small business customer marketing campaigns. Good news...

This will be the biggest partner event that we’ve run in years – this isn’t Small Business Specialist specific but will give you the opportunity to network with other partner types. Taking place in Wembley, I recommend you register as soon as possible...

The skills team have asked me to promote the following – don’t forget that you need your Live ID to access the PLC to register: “Implementing and Administering Windows Small Business Server 2008 At this 4-day workshop, partners will gain first-hand knowledge...

This might be quite US focused but FYI. I’ll also find out if will be recorded. If so, I’ll circulate the link for those of you who couldn’t dial-in in person. If you do want to attend, you should sign-up early because attendance will be restricted to...

I’ve recently had a number of questions relating to Pinpoint so here is some further information that my Pinpoint colleague, Steven Sams, has put together specifically for the Community: “The Small Business Specialist Centre recently switched over from...

For those Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) who are readers, don’t forget that you can log onto: www.isvappcompat.com/uk to help make sure that your software applications are compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Once compatibility is...

For those Small Business Specialists located in the South East, there are some licensing courses coming up which might be of interest. Don’t forget that you will need to use your Live ID details to sign into the PLC. Licensing Cool’s is series of training...

Do your customers have Open Licence agreements ? Generally, which licence agreement type do you recommend to your customers? What more can we do to help you sell Open? Or indeed, have you used any of our resources to sell Open in the past – if so, what...

Recently, I’ve received a number of questions regarding the support options which are available to partners. Some guidance as follows: Firstly, you can check out what’s available to you by using this tool (filter according to your partner tier such as...

Digital Content Direct is a free service that allows you to have the latest Microsoft product information embedded in your website. The benefits of Digital Content Direct are: Your customers can find the latest Microsoft product information without leaving...

Interesting article from New York Times regarding how customer interest in SharePoint continues to increase. Are your customers interested in SharePoint? Is this a technology that you would like to hear more about and receive training on in FY10? If so...

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Do you have customers who have moved or recently purchased their first server? Or those who have an existing Small Business Server 2003 infrastructure and which employ less than 15 staff? If so, and you’d like to meet the TAP (Technical Adoption Programme...

Following a detailed review, and in light of the upcoming changes to the wider programme (now known as the Microsoft Partner Network), we feel that the SBSC should be managed on a local level via our Partner Engagement team. As such, Dell Quinn will be...

In March, we updated and launched the Microsoft Licensing Accreditations , which recognise those individuals who can recommend the most appropriate products and licensing options for their customers’ needs. In response to partner feedback requesting the...