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Helping partners understand the value of Microsoft solutions.
Great Azure Resources - IT Pro Career Center & IT Pro Cloud Essentials
Josh Condie - I've been meaning to repost this Mike Niel (Microsoft CVP) blog from April for some...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/14/2016
Do you have the right level of Azure support for your customers?
Rob Waggoner One of our Partner Sales Executives, Terry Stein (@TerryStein_MSFT), put together an...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/14/2016
Looking to Expand your Office 365 Practice with Microsoft Multi-Cloud Solutions? Check out SMB Live Rewind!
Jeff Stoffel I have heard from many of you how much you enjoy attending our SMB Live events. I have...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/09/2016
Missed the June Regional Insider Call? We’ve Got You Covered!
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners! Were you unable to attend the June Insider call for your region? Well...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/08/2016
Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) click-through demos
Tim Tetrick In a recent blog post, Microsoft demo tools and hands-on experiences for partners, I...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/02/2016
EMS Webinar: Holistic Security Centered on Identity
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Partners! Wanted to make all aware of an upcoming webinar focused on Identity...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/02/2016
SQL Series Part 3 : SQL Server 2016 Licensing
Onur Dogruoz Partners, Now let’s have a quick look at the licensing aspect of SQL Server 2016. First...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/01/2016
SQL Series Part 2 : SQL Server 2016 Editions
Onur Dogruoz Partners, Whenever we introduce new version of SQL Server, we are getting a lot...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/01/2016
SQL Series Part 1 : SQL Server 2016 is Here!
Onur Dogruoz Hello Partners, Earlier this month SQL Server team announced that SQL Server 2016 will...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/01/2016
Join us this Friday, June 3, 2016 for the last Regional Insider Call(s) of the fiscal year!
The last US SMB Partner Insider Call of the fiscal year is this Friday, June 3, 2016. Join us to get...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 06/01/2016
Calculating the variable cost of my Azure workload
Rob Waggoner Hello again, Don’t worry, this is not a dive into the Azure calculator, but I am going...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/30/2016
Azure Site Recovery Support for the Modern Portal
Rob Waggoner I love talking about the Enterprise capabilities Azure can bring to even our smallest...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/27/2016
Announcing Windows Small Business Server v.Next
Well, not really… The Small Business Server product line has officially been retired. But now that...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/26/2016
Are your passwords secure?
Rob Waggoner With the news of LinkedIn being compromised, it makes us all re-evaluate our password...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/26/2016
New usage reports for Office 365 rolling out
Jeff Stoffel You may have ran across new Office 365 usage reports for SharePoint, OneDrive for...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/24/2016
Advanced Support for Partners - Summer Promotion
Josh Condie - Repost for broad visibility of this exciting offer here Many of our Cloud Partners...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/20/2016
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite Workshop–Two Locations Left!!
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners, Are you looking to get more information on the Enterprise Mobility...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/20/2016
Microsoft, Synnex & ISV Offers to Accelerate and Close Deals Fast
Jeff Stoffel This Synnex exclusive webcast will cover how your organization can take advantage of...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/19/2016
SQL Server 2016 Readiness Opportunities
Jeff Stoffel With Microsoft SQL Server 2016 soon to be generally available, now is the time to...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/19/2016
Check It Out: Interactive Azure Platform One Page Resource
This is a resource that should find its way onto everyone's favorite list of you preferred browser!...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/17/2016
Webinar Invite: Learn about Advanced Support for Partners, Microsoft’s new cloud support offer and how you can save money with the Summer Special Promotion!
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Partners! Wanted to make all aware of this webinar that will be discussing...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/17/2016
Ten reasons you’ll love Windows Server 2016
With Windows Server 2016 coming to you and your customers. We just recently (4/27) announced the...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/16/2016
Missed the May U.S. SMB Partner Insider call?
Tim Tetrick We’ve got you covered. Catch up on all the great content you missed. Incentives in...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/11/2016
Microsoft Intune Device Wipe
Q: (from Kevin) The engineers in my office have been testing EMS thru our MPN subscription. They...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/10/2016
Annoucing the New Technical Documentation Experience: docs.microsoft.com
I happy to announce we are dramatically improving and changing how you can access Microsoft...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/05/2016
Cloud PBX E5 Walkthrough for Administrators
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners, With the release of E5 we wanted to put together some good examples...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/05/2016
How to use MPN Support Incident benefits to open Azure support tickets
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Partners! For many partners getting started on the Azure platform, getting...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/03/2016
Microsoft demo tools and hands-on experiences for partners
Tim Tetrick Hello Microsoft Partners! I wanted to take a few minutes to give an overview and...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/03/2016
Regional May US SMB Partner Insider call(s) are this Friday, May 6th
Rob Waggoner Join your regional call to get valuable and executable information to help your...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/02/2016
Exchange Online GAL Segmentation
Q: (from Matt) I have an Office 365 client who has kind of an unusual setup. First, he purchased...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/02/2016
Just how secure are the activities in your customer’s Office 365 tenants?
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners, Recently I was working with a partner who was concerned about their...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 05/02/2016
Cool storage now available in Azure
Rob Waggoner Question: Does Microsoft have a lower cost storage solution for items like Backup and...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/29/2016
Skype for Business for Mac client available in Public Preview!
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Partners! A fairly common ask we receive is “when will the Lync for Mac...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/28/2016
Join us for more of the Insider Morning Broadcast coming in May
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners! Because dozens of US SMB partners like yourself attended the first...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/27/2016
Windows 10 Azure AD Join
Q: (from John) You had also mentioned that Windows 10 is now more greatly integrated with Azure. Do...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/26/2016
Help Your Business and IT Staff Build Their Cloud Knowledge with FREE Resources from Microsoft!
They say getting started is the hardest thing to do. When you look at the amazing Microsoft cloud...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/22/2016
Cloud Platform University Technical Trainings
Tim Tetrick Hello Cloud Partners, Wanted to let you know that the Cloud Platform University has...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/21/2016
Side-by-side Installation Scenarios with Visio/Project and Office 365 ProPlus Click-to-Run
Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Partners! We get asked on occasion about the following scenario: The ability...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/19/2016
Follow Us On Twitter To Stay Up To Date…
Garrett Bundy Microsoft TS2 @msts2 Hello Partners, One common theme we have heard from you is you...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/15/2016
Software Asset Management: What’s in it for you?
Colin Esaias Hello Partners! Software Asset Management (SAM) is sometimes misunderstood. I wanted to...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/14/2016
Sign up now for FREE, hands-on training on cloud technologies!
Tim Tetrick Advance your cloud skills in our FREE, virtual classes led by experts. Want to become a...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/13/2016
Missed the April Insider call? Don’t Worry We Have You Covered!!!
Garrett Bundy Hello Partners! Missed the April Insider call? We’ve got you covered. Catch up on all...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/08/2016
How To View Assigned Licenses by User in Office 365
I recently got a question from a partner on how to see which users have been assigned a Power BI pro...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/07/2016
In-Person Office 365 Sales Training not to be missed
Jeff Stoffel I am excited to announce an upcoming Office 365 sales training opportunity – Drumbeat...
Author: MSFTTS2 Date: 04/01/2016