This is a re-post from the ISV Developer Community blog . Are you pondering the business opportunity behind Azure? Is Azure right for your solution? Do you need an Azure 101? If so, register for the upcoming Windows Azure Discover Events. We’ll provide...

This is a cross-post from the Microsoft U.S. West Region Partner Team blog. Our popular Channel Development events are back for 2012, with several scheduled in the West Region , starting February 21 in Mountain View, CA. These events focus on partner...

It may be a couple months before SQL Server 2012 launches, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start learning about it now. Take advantage of our learning plans to find out what’s new, how to license it, as well as technical insights that...

We wanted to remind you about the training recommendations sent to you in last Friday’s partner newsletter, including quick picks for Windows 7 and Lync. As stated in the newsletter, you can find training opportunities and recommendations anytime on the...

Here is a great resource for current and aspiring Microsoft Sales Specialists . It’s the Time to Thrive Webcast series, which features training by industry-leading speakers and Microsoft business group leaders to help you improve your selling skills....

Partners, I just want to share some of the more recent positive Microsoft momentum stories in the news. New York Times on WindowsPhone Gizmodo on why people should switch to Bing CNET on Nokia 900 as best of show at CES Wired on our...

We wanted to make you aware of a one-day event that focuses on building a Cloud Services practice: The Business Model Transformation Workshop . This event was designed specifically for senior management teams of Microsoft partners like you who want to...

Here is the schedule of Practice Accelerator, Power Start, and Momentum online workshops for February. These Technical Enablement workshops offer you information to understand the market opportunity and build your Microsoft product knowledge: Power...

We wanted to remind you about the training recommendations sent to you in last Friday’s partner newsletter, including quick picks for SBS 2011 and Azure. As stated in the newsletter, you can find training opportunities and recommendations anytime on the...

Architects are essential to both real project success (going beyond just on-time and on-budget to true customer satisfaction) as well as maximizing consulting delivery cost to value. The organizations who lead with architecture from pre-sales through...

This offer is exclusively available for Microsoft Partners and is designed to make it as easy as possible for partners’ to meet competency requirements and showcase their organization's skills. MPN Competency Exam Packs allow you to save up to...

Thanks to those of you who attended our featured Partner Training Sweepstakes courses in December. We’ll be drawing our December prize winners soon, so good luck and keep a hopeful lookout for an email from the U.S. Partner Learning Team. The January...