Microsoft Director of Business & Sales Operations - Eric Ligman
Eric Ligman, Microsoft Director of Business & Sales Operations Blog
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all
I just wanted to take a quick moment to send out our personal wishes to all of you for a very Merry...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 12/25/2011
Microsoft Partner Network Interactive Leadership Forum replay now available
As you may recall, earlier this week we hosted the latest Microsoft Partner Network Interactive...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 12/09/2011
Announcing a Microsoft Small Business Competency?
Thanks again to all of you that joined us for yesterday’s Interactive Leadership Forums. Given...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 12/07/2011
A sincere offering of thanks to you all this Thanksgiving Day
As in past years, I wanted to take a few moments to reach out to all of you and offer up my thanks...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 11/24/2011
Join us for the next Microsoft Partner Network Interactive Leadership Forum – Dec. 6th
Last spring we kicked off the first ever Microsoft Partner Network Interactive Leadership Forum...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 11/23/2011
How and where to access downloads from Microsoft
As many of you know, Microsoft has it’s Download Center that provides you with a bunch of...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 11/17/2011
Thank you isn’t enough for all of your support and understanding
There are times in life where the words, “Thank you,” are so insufficient in their ability to convey...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 11/14/2011
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.5 Beta Now Available
Looking to simplify your cloud migration planning? If so, you will want to check out the newly...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 10/25/2011
Check out the expanded Microsoft Partner Exam Academy, including Messaging and Communications competency training.
You may recall back on August 15th when we announced the Microsoft Partner Exam Academy: Announcing...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 10/24/2011
How to save 40% on dozens of Microsoft certification practice exams today
As you know, Microsoft provides a bunch of training and learning resources for our partners to help...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 10/18/2011
How to successfully sell Microsoft Office 365 web series
Are you looking to get started with or increase your current Microsoft Office 365 business? If so,...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 10/14/2011
Woohoo! We’re pleased to announce the Microsoft acquisition of Skype has closed.
This is truly an exciting day! You may recall the announcement back on May 10th of Microsoft’s...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 10/13/2011
Where do those questions and the feedback come from?
Yesterday I was asked a (rather ironic) question by a partner that I thought was a perfect topic to...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 10/07/2011
Looking to provide refurbished PCs? What you need to know about the Microsoft Refurbisher Program
On the way home from an offsite meeting yesterday afternoon, I had a voicemail from a colleague of...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 10/05/2011
Welcome Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango!’ Mobility partners, are your profiles up to date?
What an incredibly exciting day yesterday as Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ began being distributed...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 09/28/2011
How and where you can watch the Build Windows event keynote and be part of the excitement
Today is a very exciting day as the Build event kicks off at 9:00 am PDT. For those of who are...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 09/12/2011
Certified and Gold Certified partners, your Microsoft partner logo and software usage rights are about to expire
As you know, on November 1, 2010, we launched the Microsoft Partner Network which brought with it...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 09/12/2011
A tip to see if that information on the Microsoft Partner site is U.S. only or Worldwide
Ok, admit it. How many times have you gone to Bing, or a different, less reliable search engine, or...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 09/08/2011
Windows Phone Camp coming to a U.S. East Region city near you
The excitement around Windows Phone continues to grow, especially with Windows Phone 7.5 (codename...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 09/07/2011
Microsoft Partner Network License Calculator – See how many Internal Use Right licenses you receive
As a member of the Microsoft Partner Network, you have access to a large collection of resources and...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/31/2011
How to see what eLearning courses you get included in your Software Assurance benefits
As many of you are probably already aware (and if you’re not, you should be), one of the very...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/30/2011
Join us for Cloud Business Model Transformation Jump Start
You heard about it at WPC, you’ve been reading about it everywhere, you’re peers, customers and...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/25/2011
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Visual How Tos
One of the key things I like to share here on the blog is any resource I find here at Microsoft, or...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/22/2011
Welcome to the new Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) experience
I am happy to announce that the updates I mentioned in my Changes coming to Microsoft Volume...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/16/2011
Announcing Microsoft Partner Exam Academy
Here’s a question for you… How many of you have thought about or decided to pursue a Microsoft...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/15/2011
Microsoft August 2011 Security Bulletin posted - Webcast tomorrow
Today, Microsoft posted the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2011, which includes...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/09/2011
New mobility competency benefits + Windows Phone hardware and service plan discounts for partners
For those of you that were at Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 with us in Los Angeles, you may have...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/08/2011
Want to be a Microsoft VLSC preview site tester? How to let us know.
In my Changes coming to Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) August 15th post here on...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/04/2011
How to, for some typical/requested items in the new VLSC interface
As I mentioned in my Changes coming to Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) August 15th...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/01/2011
Changes coming to Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) August 15th
On August 15th, we will be releasing an update to the Microsoft® Volume Licensing Service Center...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 08/01/2011
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 launch, information, and resources for you
As you probably know, on September 8, 2011, we are conducting our Global Virtual Launch Event for...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 07/29/2011
Congratulations to all of the U.S. FY11 SMB Partner Awards winners!
The FY11 U.S. SMB Partner Award winners from the East Region, Central Region, and West Region were...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 07/26/2011
Final week to take advantage of the WPC11 Competency Exam Pack offer
The week before Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, I put up my Up to 40% savings with the Worldwide...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 07/25/2011
New feeds slipstreamed into the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app today
For those of you with the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app installed on your phones, here is some...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 07/22/2011
Microsoft Australia Partner Conference now less than 5 weeks away. Are you attending?
Here we are, just a week out from the end of an amazing Worldwide Partner Conference that had...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 07/21/2011
Another year of connecting with fantastic people at WPC11! Thank you!
Before Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, I put up my Looking forward to meeting you and adding some...
Author: Eric Ligman Date: 07/19/2011