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The SharePoint Online Site Collection Upgrade Experience–Part 2
In Part 1 of this post, we walked you through resolving the “Upgrade is currently disabled for your...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/28/2013
The SharePoint Online Site Collection Upgrade Experience–Part 1
Recently, we have seen questions coming in from Partners about the site collection upgrade...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/28/2013
New Azure Troubleshooting Resource
I wanted to take just a minute today to share a new resource we’re bringing to you on MSDN Channel 9...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/23/2013
Is it supported on Windows Azure Virtual Machines?
I have seen a few questions recently about support* for hosting various products on Windows Azure...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/22/2013
Is VB 6.0 Keeping You on Windows XP? There is a way out.
In Partner Services we’ve been getting questions lately from Partners working with customers to...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/21/2013
Free Development, Testing, and Demo Resources from Microsoft (and you could win an Aston Martin)
Stop and ask yourself one question. Do you have an MSDN subscription? For so many of our...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/20/2013
How to create your first app for Windows Phone
Our friends over at the Windows Phone Dev Center posted a great article last week titles “How to...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/19/2013
Which Azure Execution Model Should I Use?
I was talking to someone last night, and he asked a question that why should we use Azure Cloud...
Author: Kadamb Goswami Date: 08/15/2013
Windows 8.1 to Launch on October 18th
Windows 8.1 will begin rolling out worldwide as a free update for consumers on Windows 8 through the...
Author: Kadamb Goswami Date: 08/14/2013
WS2012, SC2012 R2 is coming this October!
Microsoft made the public announced today about the availability for Windows Server 2012 R2 and...
Author: Kadamb Goswami Date: 08/14/2013
Office 365 Mail Flow Troubleshooter
The Office 365 Support team has just released a guided mail flow troubleshooter here:...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/13/2013
MVA Live Q&A: Windows Azure
MVA Live Q&A: Windows Azure: Did you recently attend our Windows Azure for IT Professionals Jump...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/13/2013
Windows Store Apps with HTML5 Refresh - Free Jump Start Training
Discover how to make your Windows Store apps for Windows 8 even better by taking advantage of the...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/13/2013
Microsoft Project webcast series
Ready to learn how Microsoft Project can help you get more out of your projects? The new Project...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/13/2013
Administering Office 365 for Small Business Jump Start
If you are planning on taking the new 74-325 exam, and haven’t visited the awesome Microsoft Virtual...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/13/2013
Windows Azure Delegate Accounts
This video demonstrates how to enable, view and delete account delegates for a business account in...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/09/2013
Partner Technical Services at TechEd
Lead Partner Solution Consultant Marc Perez presented a session on Designing for High Availability...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/06/2013
Exchange Server 2013 Deployment Assistant Updated!
The Exchange team just announced the latest updates to the Exchange Server 2013 Deployment...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 08/06/2013
New MPN Learning Path Tool
If you have not yet seen the new MPN Learning Path Tool, take a few minutes to check out the video...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/05/2013
Building Windows Store Apps for iOS Developers Jump Start
Attention iOS developers! View this Jump Start to learn how to develop and monetize apps for Windows...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 08/05/2013
Setting Up Remote Desktop on Windows Azure
If you’ve ever used a Windows Azure virtual machine you know how valuable a Remote Desktop...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 07/19/2013
Remote Desktop Services are now allowed on Windows Azure
In case you missed it, Luis Panzano, posted some details on his blog about the changes to Remote...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 07/18/2013
User Experience Design Competency coming to the Microsoft Partner Network
In the past few years, we've focused on improving the user experience and design of our platforms,...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 07/16/2013
Deploying Office 365 Single Sign-On using Windows Azure
In a cloud world, Single-Sign-On is becoming increasingly important, as users want to sign in to...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 07/15/2013
Troubleshooting Outlook Connectivity Issues
If you are an Exchange or Office 365 Administrator, it is likely that you have seen Outlook...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 07/02/2013
Windows Azure for IT Pros Jump Start
The Microsoft Virtual Academy has assembled an excellent collection of training materials for IT...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 07/01/2013
Windows Store App Development - Skill Builder Training (Advanced Series)
if you’ve been tracking with us in the Windows Store App Development Skill Builder series, you know...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/25/2013
You can still join //build
If you are one of the lucky ones in SF for //build, you can stop reading now - seriously - go have...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/25/2013
Windows XP Application Upgrade Resources
I know many of you are hard at work getting your customer’s internal applications ready for upgrade...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/25/2013
Upgrading Apps off Windows XP - We can help
it should come as no surprise that Windows XP will no longer be supported as of April 8, 2014. ...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/21/2013
FREE eBooks from Microsoft
Hi Everyone. I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this opportunity to get some free eBooks. ...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/21/2013
Office 365 Mail Flow Troubleshooting
A common support call we receive from Partners is around mail flow issues such as “why was an...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 06/20/2013
Developers - Where Do You Connect?
This question is for all the Developer focused Partners out there. Where do you go to connect,...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/17/2013
Windows Azure: Announcing Major Improvements for Dev/Test in the Cloud (re-post)
If you missed it earlier this week, the Azure team announced some significant changes to their...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 06/05/2013
SQLite WinRT wrapper for Windows Phone
Wanted to share a very nice posting from our friends over at the Windows Phone Developer Blog. ...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/31/2013
Developer Partners, I Want Your Feedback
Calling all developers. I’m one of the Product Managers who determines what kind of technical...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/29/2013
Premier Field Engineering Shares their Development Experiences
Microsoft has a team of highly skilled engineers that are out there in the trenches every day...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/29/2013
Windows 8 App Mashup Webcast Series (free live workshops)
Join Microsoft Technical Evangelists for four app mashup webcasts designed to walk you through start...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/28/2013
WebView Magic Tricks: Zoom Levels
One of our experts, Matt Small, has just posted an excellent 3 1/2 minute video on using zooming in...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/28/2013
SharePoint Online, External Sharing End-to-End (Ignite Webcast)
Time/Date: Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 @ 10am PT (60 minutes) Description: SharePoint Online has a...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/22/2013
Dynamics CRM - Creating Workflows (free training)
The Microsoft Services team is excited to bring some free training on Dynamics CRM 2011. This...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/22/2013
Office 365 PowerShell Series
For Partners only, we have a series of 3 training videos that have just been released to the Partner...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2013
Migrating Mailboxes to Office 365
In the previous Office 365 Mailbox Migration Strategies session, Gabor discussed the options for...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2013
Lync Online Hybrid Deployment
Interested in learning more about your options for deploying Lync in a Hybrid configuration with...
Author: Sean Earp [MSFT] Date: 05/20/2013
Is Your App Failing Certification?
The Microsoft Services team is often called in to help when an application fails certification. In...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/16/2013
Dynamics CRM - Customizations (free training)
Once again the Microsoft Services team is excited to bring you some training. This training,...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/16/2013
Dynamics CRM - Creating Dialogs (free training)
The Microsoft Services team is pleased to bring you some Dynamics CRM training. Based on real-world...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/16/2013
Windows Store App Development - Skill Builder Training
In case you missed the kickoff to our Windows Store Skill Builder Series, head on over to part 1 to...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/16/2013
Spotlight – Windows Dev/Design Center
If you have ever built a Windows Store application without browsing to Design Center:...
Author: Nick Johnson (MSFT) Date: 05/16/2013