Introduction..

So this is a new blog focussing on two hot areas for Microsoft this year notably: Search and High Performance Computing. The target audience will be channel partners interested in engaging with Microsoft and learning more on where they can get resources to help. I promise that the majority of this blog wont be links to other areas of MS resources but rather a discussion area for the topics around these subjects as well. And of course all comments are very welcome - those amusing ones will definitely make it on :)

By way of intro, I have worked in Microsoft UK now for 5 years - 3 of which were in the Enterprise and Partner Group (EPG) and the last 2 in the Small and Medium Solutions and Partner Group of SMSP. Roles have taken me from generalist roles to subject expert roles around Mobility and lately Security and finally to the newer areas of HPC and Search.

The areas open for discussion here are not competitor bashing but rather the advantage that I believe partners and customers can derive from using our technology - Search will be focus on business search inside the firewall and HPC looking at our foray into that arena and how MS will be changing the dynamics in the market to the benefit of customers and partners alike.

Look forward to your comments - all welcome!