For all you Dynamics partners out there, have you heard about the Exam Cram sweepstakes going on? Here’s the gist of it – we want to help you achieve the certification requirements for your organization so we’ve got a couple of promotions waiting for...

  One of our teammates thought you’d like to know about this new course from Core Infrastructure Optimization University called Integrated Virtualization . It’s a one-hour Web seminar that will help you to identify opportunities, engage customers...

Free Friday: Training to help you manage your projects The last time we featured project management courses in The Learning Curve, it was a hot topic for our Gold partners. Our Project Management 101 series is valuable training for anyone who is currently...

If you haven’t already registered for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference , you still have time! If New Orleans food isn’t enough reason to attend, we thought we would share some of the things we’re most looking forward to at WPC: 1. Meeting partners...

Today the Microsoft Gear Up LicenseWise tool is transitioning to the worldwide version of Microsoft LicenseWise for Volume Licensing. Check it out! LicenseWise makes your life as a partner easier – there are tools to help you create customer quotes, find...

If you receive The Learning Curve, you’re probably aware that we’ve launched a new Training & Events RSS Feed . Woo hoo! We’re really excited about the feed because it’s a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date on upcoming events, new promotions and...

How are you doing on your Windows 7 training? We hope the quick Partnercasts are making it easy to squeeze in a little training time. If you want more of these, brief, targeted trainings, here is the link to all available Windows 7 Partnercasts . We have...

We’re sure you’ve heard the buzz – Windows 7 RC is now available for download. Ready to get familiar with this new operating system? Below are brief, hand-picked trainings from the Partner Learning Team to help you ramp up. Let us know how you like them...

This solution-selling webcast series has a SWEET prize opportunity, can help you learn how close more deals, and most importantly, can help you to better understand your customers’ needs. Sessions include: Controlling the Elevated Risk of Buys in this...

Ah yes, developers, there’s now training available on Microsoft’s latest operating system that’s specific to your role. View our new Learning Package called Windows 7 Technical Training for Developers . This series introduces Windows 7 with an emphasis...

Certification has been a hot topic in our conversations lately – one example would be in today’s issue of The Learning Curve newsletter, where you’ll find several discounted exam voucher offers to help you on your road to certification. The goal is to...

Each Friday we’ll be featuring a free training opportunity that will help you grow in some way – your knowledge, your business, your customer base, and more. This week’s featured training will help you do just that – understand how to highlight the business...

To help prepare you for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, we’ve got a series of 3-day in-person trainings available for our partners in Atlanta, Irvine, New York City, and Chicago. If you’re looking to stay ahead of the market by delivering...

Alright sales professionals, we’ve got a brand-new series just for you, and it’s all about Solution Selling , the industry standard for sales execution process and the preferred sales methodology of Microsoft. This five-part series presented by Sales...

Deb mentioned in the April 13 issue of The Learning Curve that we continually try to improve our training options based on attendee feedback, so we thought we’d follow her note up with some things you and your peers have said about our trainings and what...

“How to Pitch Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) to Your Customers and Leverage the Spotlight on Cost Data” is being offered this Monday, March 9 through Partner Academy Live. The class will focus on the new presentation that will help you show...

I just wanted to take a moment to remind you about our Sales in Tough Times Web seminar series. Uncertain economic times don’t have to translate to reduced sales performance. By honing your sales skills and learning how to shorten your sales cycle, reduce...

I was reading an article the other day about the 10 best certifications available to the IT community. Would you believe it that out of a list of certifications designated as having significant value for a wide range of technology professionals, Microsoft...

Today we launched the next generation of our very popular Gear Up Sales Toolkit, and wow, is it slick! Dubbed the "eToolkit", and available on the Gear Up Web site at http://www.ms-gearup.com/eToolkit (you will need to login with your existing Gear Up...

Our new training-focused newsletter for partners, The Learning Curve, is chock-full of information on the courses available to you on a variety of topics. In the September 8 issue, we covered Windows Vista, Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft System...